Arsenic trioxide
- Generic Name
- Arsenic trioxide
- Brand Names
- Trisenox, Arsenic trioxide Accord, Arsenic trioxide Mylan, Arsenic trioxide medac
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- As2O3
- CAS Number
- 1327-53-3
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- S7V92P67HO
- Background
Arsenic trioxide is a chemotherapeutic agent of idiopathic function used to treat leukemia that is unresponsive to first line agents. It is suspected that arsenic trisulfide induces cancer cells to undergo apoptosis. In general, arsenic is known to be a naturally toxic substance capable of eliciting a variety of dangerous adverse effects. The enzyme thioredo...
- Indication
For induction of remission and consolidation in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), and whose APL is characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation or PML/RAR-alpha gene expression
- Associated Conditions
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Refractory Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Relapsed Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- Associated Therapies
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