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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Learning Center
Prescribed Medications
| 1. | cytarabine(Cytosar-U , Tarabine PFS) | ||
| 2. | etoposide(VePesid ) | ||
| 3. | DAUNOrubicin(Cerubidine ) | ||
| 4. | idarubicin(Idamycin , Idamycin PFS) | ||
| 5. | arsenic trioxide(Trisenox ) | ||
| 6. | tretinoin oral(Vesanoid ) | ||
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CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for treating leukemias or lymphomas. It is often given with other cancer drugs.
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Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; synthetic pyrimidine antagonist.
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Cytarabine (also known as ARA-C, and by the brand name Cytosar) is an anticancer agent that kills cancer cells. It is very frequently used with other anticancer drugs in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia (AML), lymphomas, and for leukemia...
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CYTARABINE, ARA-C (sye TARE a been) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine reduces the growth of cancer cells and can suppress the immune system. It is used for treating leukemias or lymphomas. It is often given with other cancer drugs.
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ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.
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ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative.
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Etoposide is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Etoposide is also known as the brand name VePesid.
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DAUNORUBICIN (daw noe ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute leukemias.
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Daunorubicin is an anti-cancer drug that kills cancer cells. The brand names are Dauno Xome for the liposomal formulation and Cerubidine for the daunorubicin hydrochloride formulation.
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IDARUBICIN (eye da RUE bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic anthracycline; structurally and pharmacologically related to daunorubicin.
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Idarubicin is a medication that kills cancer cells.
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ARSENIC TRIOXIDE (AR se nik trye OX ide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
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Antineoplastic agent.
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Arsenic trioxide, also known by the trade name Trisenox, is an antitumor agent used for a specific type of leukemia known as acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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TRETINOIN (TRET i noe in) is a medicine belonging to a class called the retinoids. It is similar to vitamin A. It is used to treat certain leukemias, such as acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
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Antineoplastic agent; retinoid.
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Tretinoin, a natural vitamin A metabolite, is an anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
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