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Cytarabine

Generic Name
Cytarabine
Brand Names
Cytosar, Vyxeos
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C9H13N3O5
CAS Number
147-94-4
Unique Ingredient Identifier
04079A1RDZ
Background

A pyrimidine nucleoside analog that is used mainly in the treatment of leukemia, especially acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia. Cytarabine is an antimetabolite antineoplastic agent that inhibits the synthesis of DNA. Its actions are specific for the S phase of the cell cycle. It also has antiviral and immunosuppressant properties. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p472)

Indication

For the treatment of acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia and blast phase of chronic myelocytic leukemia.

Cytarabine is indicated in combination with daunorubicin for the treatment of newly-diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) in adults and pediatric patients 1 year and older.

Associated Conditions
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Myelodysplasia-Related Changes, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Meningeal leukemia, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Leptomeninges, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), Treatment-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Blast phase Chronic myeloid leukemia
Associated Therapies
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Dexamethasone in Refractory or First Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-12-05
Last Posted Date
2023-09-21
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Toulouse
Target Recruit Count
142
Registration Number
NCT03765541
Locations
🇫🇷

Institut Paoli Calmettes, Marseille, France

🇫🇷

CHU de Limoges, Limoges, France

🇫🇷

CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac, France

and more 7 locations

HDM201 Added to CT in R/R or Newly Diagnosed AML

Phase 1
Withdrawn
Conditions
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Interventions
Drug: HDM201
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: anthracycline
Drug: liposomal cytarabine/daunorubicin
Drug: posaconazole
Drug: midazolam
Drug: midostaurin
First Posted Date
2018-11-30
Last Posted Date
2020-01-09
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Registration Number
NCT03760445

Acalabrutinib Plus RICE for Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL

Phase 2
Conditions
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-11-09
Last Posted Date
2022-07-22
Lead Sponsor
Swedish Medical Center
Target Recruit Count
47
Registration Number
NCT03736616
Locations
🇺🇸

Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States

Prexasertib in Combination With MEC in Relapsed/Refractory AML and High Risk MDS - a Phase I Trial

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-11-08
Last Posted Date
2019-06-12
Lead Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Target Recruit Count
2
Registration Number
NCT03735446
Locations
🇺🇸

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pinometostat With Standard Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia and MLL Gene Rearrangement

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-10-30
Last Posted Date
2024-06-11
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Target Recruit Count
6
Registration Number
NCT03724084
Locations
🇺🇸

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

🇺🇸

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Early Systemic Central Nervous System Prophylaxis in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Phase 2
Withdrawn
Conditions
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-10-25
Last Posted Date
2020-04-13
Lead Sponsor
Brown University
Registration Number
NCT03719560
Locations
🇺🇸

Roxanne Wood, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Ibrutinib, Rituximab, Venetoclax, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients with Newly Diagnosed Mantle Cell Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2018-10-18
Last Posted Date
2024-11-27
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
51
Registration Number
NCT03710772
Locations
🇺🇸

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

Venetoclax in Combination With Intensive Induction and Consolidation Chemotherapy in Treatment Naïve AML

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-10-17
Last Posted Date
2024-08-15
Lead Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Target Recruit Count
64
Registration Number
NCT03709758
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

🇺🇸

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Daunorubicin and Cytarabine With or Without Uproleselan in Treating Older Adult Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Receiving Intensive Induction Chemotherapy

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration
Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy
Drug: Cytarabine
Drug: Daunorubicin
Procedure: Echocardiography
Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan
Drug: Uproleselan
First Posted Date
2018-10-10
Last Posted Date
2024-12-17
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Target Recruit Count
670
Registration Number
NCT03701308
Locations
🇺🇸

Mercy Health - Perrysburg Hospital, Perrysburg, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

🇺🇸

Community Cancer Institute, Clovis, California, United States

and more 185 locations

Selinexor (KPT-330) Plus FLAG-Ida for the Treatment of Relapsing/Refractory AML

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2018-09-07
Last Posted Date
2020-05-20
Lead Sponsor
PETHEMA Foundation
Target Recruit Count
16
Registration Number
NCT03661515
Locations
🇪🇸

Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara,, Cáceres, Spain

🇪🇸

Hospital la Fe, Valencia, Spain

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Hospital Germans Tries i Pujol, Badalona, Badalona, Spain

and more 1 locations
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