Idarubicin
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It belongs to the family of drugs called antitumor antibiotics.
It is currently combined with cytosine arabinoside as a first line treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
It is used for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia in blast crisis.
It is distributed under the trade names Zavedos (UK) and Idamycin (USA).
Side effects
Diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting are common among patients treated with idarubicin.
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