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.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States
Keck Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Kansas Cancer Center and Medical Pavilion, Westwood, Kansas, United States
LAC & USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Vanderbilt University/Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Texas Oncology, Amarillo, Texas, United States
University of Leipzig, Hematology, Leipzig, Germany
Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii, Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland
Dolnośląskie Centrum Transplantacji Komórkowych, Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland
Uniwersyteckie Cenrum Medyczne, Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland
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