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Old 09-30-2005, 07:33 AM
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Patient is a 10-year-old female with leukemia. Drug sounds like "Atra." Do not know if physician is using abbreviation or if this is the name of the drug. Dosage is 20 mg.

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Old 10-11-2005, 12:06 PM
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Hi there,

I'm too late for the report you were working on, but it's most likely ATRA. On search, I found:
ATRA-IV (formerly known as Atragen) for treatment of hematological and solid tumors. ... in the United States for treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. ...
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all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is used to cause the leukemia cells to mature into ... ATRA is used during remission and consolidation treatments and has ...


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