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.
Honor Health Research Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Morristown Cancer Center, Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Univeritätsklinikum Halle, Klinik Innere Medizin 4, Halle, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover,Hämatologie, Hämostaseologie, Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation,, Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str, Germany
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences ,, Beijing, Beijing, China
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