Cytarabine

Generic Name
Cytarabine
Brand Names
Cytosar, Vyxeos
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C9H13N3O5
CAS Number
147-94-4
Unique Ingredient Identifier
04079A1RDZ
Background

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 P...

Indication

For the treatment of acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia and blast phase of chronic myelocytic leukemia.
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Associated Conditions
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia With Myelodysplasia-Related Changes, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Meningeal leukemia, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Leptomeninges, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), Treatment-Related Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Blast phase Chronic myeloid leukemia
Associated Therapies
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Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Plus Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-09-17
Lead Sponsor
Scotland and Newcastle Lymphoma Group
Registration Number
NCT00003815
Locations
🇬🇧

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Comparison of Different Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2016-02-23
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
3054
Registration Number
NCT00005945
Locations
🇺🇸

Medical City Dallas Hospital, Dallas, Texas, United States

🇺🇸

Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

MD Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States

and more 127 locations

Stem Cell Transplantation Compared With Standard Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in First Remission

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2023-06-18
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
1929
Registration Number
NCT00002514
Locations
🇺🇸

Drexel University College of Medicine - Center City Hahnemann Campus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

🇺🇸

MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado, United States

and more 91 locations

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy, Combination Chemotherapy, and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2023-09-01
Lead Sponsor
University of Nebraska
Target Recruit Count
50
Registration Number
NCT00006695
Locations
🇺🇸

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Rituximab, Chemotherapy, and Filgrastim in Treating Patients With Burkitt's Lymphoma or Burkitt's Leukemia

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2023-08-21
Lead Sponsor
Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Target Recruit Count
105
Registration Number
NCT00039130
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Illinois Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

🇺🇸

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

🇺🇸

Greenebaum Cancer Center at University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

and more 28 locations

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Filgrastim and/or Tretinoin in Treating Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-12-19
Lead Sponsor
Medical Research Council
Registration Number
NCT00005863
Locations
🇬🇧

Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Filgrastim and Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hodgkin's Lymphoma or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2017-11-29
Lead Sponsor
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Target Recruit Count
213
Registration Number
NCT00005985
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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