cytarabine

[ sahy-tar-uh-been ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a toxic synthetic nucleoside, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , used as an immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agent in the treatment of certain leukemias.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytarabine¹

cyt(osine) + arab(inoside) + -ine ²

Example Sentences

Luo, who initiated this research to improve existing therapies for AML, also treated animal models of leukemia with cytarabine alone and with eganelisib plus cytarabine.

From Science Daily

The team found that those treated with a combination of eganelisib and cytarabine survived longer than those treated with cytarabine alone, regardless of the leukemia's sensitivity to PI3Kgamma inhibition alone.

From Science Daily

Luo also discovered that leukemia cells that survive standard treatment with cytarabine tend to be more dependent on PI3Kgamma than they were prior to treatment.

From Science Daily

These surviving leukemia cells -- which are the cause of AML relapse -- could be vulnerable to combination therapy with eganelisib and cytarabine.

From Science Daily

He said cancer drugs like Filgrastim and Cytarabine, as well as some antibiotics, were in short supply.

From Reuters