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Arsenic trioxide as a treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20425329     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogeneous bone marrow disorder primarily affecting older adults, for whom the only curative therapy, bone marrow transplantation, is rarely an option. New therapies, or novel applications of historical therapies, are desperately needed. Arsenic trioxide (ATO), which acts through proapoptotic, antiproliferative, and antiangiogenesis mechanisms, has been used successfully to treat a variety of hematologic malignancies, including MDS. As monotherapy or in combination with other agents, it can effect hematologic improvement in 22% to 26% of patients, with tolerable side effects. MDS patients whose cells express the EVI1 mutation in particular may derive benefit from this therapy.
Authors:
Mikkael A Sekeres
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current hematologic malignancy reports     Volume:  1     ISSN:  1558-822X     ISO Abbreviation:  Curr Hematol Malig Rep     Publication Date:  2006 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-28     Completed Date:  2010-07-28     Revised Date:  2010-09-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101262565     Medline TA:  Curr Hematol Malig Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  34-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. sekerem@ccf.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angiogenesis Inhibitors / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Apoptosis / drug effects
Arsenicals / administration & dosage,  pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
Clinical Trials as Topic
DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Myelodysplastic Syndromes / drug therapy*,  genetics
Oxides / administration & dosage,  pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
Proto-Oncogenes / genetics
Salvage Therapy
Thalidomide / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use
Transcription Factors / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Angiogenesis Inhibitors; 0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Arsenicals; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/MECOM protein, human; 0/Oxides; 0/Transcription Factors; 1327-53-3/arsenic trioxide; 50-35-1/Thalidomide

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