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)
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.
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Affiliated hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Hospital Ophir Loyola, Belem, Brazil
Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil
Hospital Amaral Carvalho, Jaú, Brazil
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