Arsenic trioxide
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| Term | Arsenic trioxide |
| Short definition | Arsenic trioxide (AR-seh-nik try ok side) A drug used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia that has a specific chromosomal abnormality, or gene called a fusionPML/RARA. It is used with tretinoin in some newly diagnosed adults. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Arsenic trioxide - (pronounced) (AR-seh-nik try ok side) A drug used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia that has a specific chromosomal abnormality, or gene called a fusionPML/RARA. It is used with tretinoin in some newly diagnosed adults. It is also used on its own in patients whose cancer has not improved or has come back after treatment with other anticancer medicines. Arsenic trioxide is also being studied to treat other types of cancer. Arsenic trioxide damages a fusion protein made by thePML/RARAfusion gene. This can help prevent cancer cells from growing and kill them. Also called Trisenox
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