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.
Peking University, Institute of Hematolgoy, Beijing, China
Shanghai general hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong university school of medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Shanghai general hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong university school of medicine, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Children'S Healthcare Of Atlanta/Emory Univ. Dept. Of Pediatrics, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai, China
Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai, China
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China
Boris V Afanasyev, MD, Prof., Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Novartis Investigative Site, Uppsala, Sweden
The center hospital of Shanghai Fengxian District, Shanghai, China
Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University., Zhengzhou, China
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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