Clinical Implementation of Arsenic Trioxide

• Published in: Chinese herbal medicines Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 308 - 313
• Main Authors: Sun, Lu-yao, Wang, Hong, Zhou, Jin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2016
• Subjects: acute; acute promyelocytic leukemia; advantages; arsenic trioxide; effects;therapeutics; leukemia;advantages;arsenic; promyelocytic; shortcomings; side effects; therapeutics; trioxide;shortcomings;side; side effects; therapeutics; acute promyelocytic leukemia; advantages; arsenic trioxide; shortcomings

Introduction of arsenic trioxide（ATO, As2O3） to the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia in the 1970s enlightened an effective treatment approach for the disease. Decades later, knowledge on this agent’s further functions has rapidly advanced so that it has entered common use in hematology and...