Clofarabine
| Clofarabine | |
|---|---|
| Term | Clofarabine |
| Short definition | Clofarabine - (pronounced) (kloh-FAYR-uh-been) drug used to treat children and young adults ages 1 to 21 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is used in patients whose cancer has come back or has not improved after at least two other types of cancer treatments. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Clofarabine - (pronounced) (kloh-FAYR-uh-been) drug used to treat children and young adults ages 1 to 21 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is used in patients whose cancer has come back or has not improved after at least two other types of cancer treatments. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Clofarabine stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite. Also called Clolar
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