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*[[Hodgkin lymphoma]] | *[[Hodgkin lymphoma]] |
Revision as of 14:55, 19 June 2013
General information
Class/mechanism: Pyrimidine analog, mimics cytosine. Converted intracellularly into cytarabine-5-triphosphate (ara-CTP). Exact mechanism of action not known; believed to inhibit DNA polymerase, incorporate into DNA and RNA, and kill cells undergoing DNA synthesis (S-phase) and sometimes block cells from progressing from the G1 phase to the S-phase.[1][2]
Route: IV, IT, SC
Extravasation: no information
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Diseases for which it is used
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Transplant conditioning regimens
Patient drug information
- Cytarabine (Cytosar) patient drug information (Chemocare)[3]
- Cytarabine (Cytosar) patient drug information (UpToDate)[4]
Also known as
Alcysten, Alexan, Alexan 100, ARA, Ara-C, Arabine, Arabinosylcytosine, Arabitin, ARA Cell, Aracitin, Aracytin, Aracytine, Arabinofuranosyl Cytidine, Citagenin, Citaloxan, Citarabin, Citarabina, Citarabina Filaxis, Citarabina Martian, Citarabina Pharmacia, Citarabins, Citarax, Cylocide, Cylocide-N, Cytarabin, Cytarabin CS, Cytarabine, Cytarabine BVI, Cytarabine Comp, Cytarabine DBL, Cytarabine Faulding, Cytarabine FOT, Cytarabine Hydrochloride, Cytarabine Mayne Onco-Tain, Cytarabine Ocfosfate, Cytarabine Pfizer, Cytarabins, Cytarabinum, Cytarbel, Cytarine, Cytosar, Cytosar-U, Cytosine Arabinoside, Cytrosar, Depocyt, Depocyte, Erbabin, Erpalfa, Fauldcita, Groven, Ifarab, Iretin, Laracit, Medsara, Novutrax, P&U Cytarabine, Remcyta, Starasid, Tabin, Tabine, Trav Cytarabine, Udicil.
References
- Drug index
- Chemotherapy
- Nucleic acid analogs
- DNA synthesis inhibitors
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia medications
- Acute myeloid leukemia medications
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) medications
- Hodgkin lymphoma medications
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma medications
- Transplant medications