Role of cytarabine in paediatric acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with the combination of all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide: a randomized controlled trial

Role of cytarabine in paediatric acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with the combination of all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The combination of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) and arsenic trioxide (ATO) has been suggested to be safe and effective for adult acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL). As of 2010, the role of cytarabine (Ara-C) in APL was controversial. The aim of this study was to test the effic...

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Main Authors: Li Zhang, Yao Zou, Yumei Chen, Ye Guo, Wenyu Yang, Xiaojuan Chen, Shuchun Wang, Xiaoming Liu, Min Ruan, Jiayuan Zhang, Tianfeng Liu, Fang Liu, Benquan Qi, Wenbin An, Yuanyuan Ren, Lixian Chang, Xiaofan Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia
All-trans retinoic acid
Arsenic trioxide
Paediatric
Cytarabine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4280-2

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