Idarubicin

Idarubicin

Idarubicin (pron-en|ˌаɪdəˈruːbəsɪn) or 4-demethoxydaunorubicin is an anthracycline antileukemic drug that is currently combined with cytosine arabinoside as a first line treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. It belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics. FDA approved label can be found [http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2003/50734slr005_idamycin_lbl.pdf here] . It is distributed under the trade names Zavedos (UK) and Idamycin (USA).


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