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.
Hotel Dieu de Paris, Paris, France
A.Z. St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium
Innsbruck Universitaetsklinik, Innsbruck, Austria
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Klinikum der J.W. Goethe Universitaet, Frankfurt, Germany
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
Riverview Medical Center - Booker Cancer Center, Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Universitaetsspital-Basel, Basel, Switzerland
AZ Sint-Jan, Brugge, Belgium
H. Hartziekenhuis - Roeselaere., Roeselare, Belgium
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