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Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) : Drugs

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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. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antimetabolite antineoplastic agent; synthetic pyrimidine antagonist.
Source:AHFS
CYTARABINE LIPOSOMAL (sye TARE a been LIP oh som al) is a chemotherapy drug that is given into the spinal fluid. It is used to treat lymphoma and other cancers that are in the fluid surrounding the brain. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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 a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat testicular cancer, lung cancer, and other cancers. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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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. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic podophyllotoxin-derivative.
Source:AHFS
Etoposide is a chemotherapy medicine used to treat cancer by destroying cancerous cells. Etoposide is also known as the brand name VePesid.Etoposide is approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to treat refractory testicular cancer and sma...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
DAUNORUBICIN (daw noe ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute leukemias. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; anthracycline glycoside antibiotic.
Source:AHFS
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.Daunorubicin is available in two different formulations, the da...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
MITOXANTRONE (MYE toe ZAN trone) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and advanced prostate cancer. It is also used to treat certain types of multiple sclerosis. This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; a synthetic anthracenedione.
Source:AHFS
Mitoxantrone, also known by its trade name Novantrone, is an anticancer agent effective against certain kinds of leukemias. It is also used in Multiple Sclerosis(MS), and was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1987.Mitoxantrone is used...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
IDARUBICIN (eye da RUE bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine is used to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; semisynthetic anthracycline; structurally and pharmacologically related to daunorubicin.
Source:AHFS
Idarubicin is a medication that kills cancer cells.As of 2001, idarubicin is approved to treat only one single cancer, acute myelocytic leukemia(AML) in adults. Recent research suggests that using idarubicin rather than the more traditional daunor...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Antineoplastic agent.
Source:AHFS
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). This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
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.Arsenic trioxide is used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients who have not respo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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). This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Antineoplastic agent; retinoid.
Source:AHFS
Tretinoin, a natural vitamin A metabolite, is an anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL).Tretinoin is given to APL patients with the goal of bringing on a remission. The drug is being investigated as a treatment...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
GEMTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN (jem TOOZ oo mab OH zoe ga MYE sin) is a monoclonal antibody. This medicine changes the way the body's immune system works. By interfering with a specific protein, this medicine can stop cancer cell growth. It is used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
Source:GOLD
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin is a humanized monoclonal antibody produced by recombinant DNA technology that binds specifically to CD33, a protein that is found on the cell surface of most leukemic blasts, the abnormal, cancerous cells in acute myeloid le...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Antineoplastic agent; recombinant DNA-derived humanized anti-CD33 monoclonal antibody.
Source:AHFS
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