title: Present results of the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes with low-dose cytosine arabinoside. Preliminary results of a cooperative protocol (38 patients) and review of the literature.
abstract: In vitro differentiating agents causing little bone marrow aplasia have been proposed as a specific therapy of myelodysplastic syndromes with excess of blasts. A critical review of the published data is presented. The preliminary results of a cooperative protocol using very low dosage of cytosine arabinoside (3mg/m2/twice daily) with or without androgens are given.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005474:Fluoxymesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D005474:Fluoxymesterone