Daunorubicin/cytarabine

Liposomal daunorubicin/cytarabine is a fixed-dose combination of liposomal bound cytarabine and daunorubicin that delivers the two medications in a 5:1 molar ratio.

Daunorubicin/cytarabine
Cytarabine
daunorubicin
Combination of
CytarabineAntimetabolite
daunorubicinAnthracycline
Clinical data
Trade namesVyxeos
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
License data
Routes of
administration
Intravenous
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
CAS Number
KEGG

It is used in the treatment of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC).[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "Vyxeos (cytarabine/daunorubicin liposomal) dosing, indications, interactions, adverse effects, and more". reference.medscape.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. "Vyxeos (cytarabine and daunorubicin) FDA Approval History". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  3. Chen EC, Fathi AT, Brunner AM (2018). "Reformulating acute myeloid leukemia: liposomal cytarabine and daunorubicin (CPX-351) as an emerging therapy for secondary AML". OncoTargets and Therapy. 11: 3425–3434. doi:10.2147/OTT.S141212. PMC 6003284. PMID 29928134.
  4. Cafaro A, Giannini MB, Silimbani P, Cangini D, Masini C, Ghelli Luserna Di Rorà A, et al. (October 2020). "CPX-351 daunorubicin-cytarabine liposome: a novel formulation to treat patients with newly diagnosed secondary acute myeloid leukemia". Minerva Medica. 111 (5): 455–466. doi:10.23736/S0026-4806.20.07017-2. PMID 32955826. S2CID 221842680.


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