Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox)

General information

Class/mechanism: Causes damage or degradation of PML-RAR alpha fusion protein, causes apoptosis-type changes in NB4 human promyelocytic leukemia cells in vitro.^[1]^[2]^[3]
Route: IV
Extravasation: irritant

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Diseases for which it is used

Patient drug information

History of changes in FDA indication

9/25/2000: Initial FDA approval for "induction of remission and consolidation in patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) who are refractory to, or have relapsed from, retinoid and anthracycline chemotherapy, and whose APL is characterized by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation or PML/RAR-alpha gene expression."

Also known as

Brand names: Arsenol, Arsenox, Leusenox, Trisenox

References

[insert-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) package insert

[2] Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) package insert (locally hosted backup)

[3] Trisenox manufacturer's website

[4] Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) patient drug information (Chemocare)

[5] Arsenic trioxide (Trisenox) patient drug information (UpToDate)

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