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.
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Charles University Hospital, Prague (Praha), Czech Republic
City Hospital - Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
University of Miami Health Center, Miami, Florida, United States
North Shore University Hospital, Lake Success, New York, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fletcher Allen Health Care - Medical Center Campus, Burlington, Vermont, United States
Good Samaritan Hospital Cancer Treatment Center, Hatton Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Academisch Ziekenhuis der Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels (Bruxelles), Belgium
U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent, Ghent (Gent), Belgium
Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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