title: Small doses of ARA-C in the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia: differentiation of myeloid leukaemia cells?
abstract: Three patients with acute myeloid leukaemia were treated with small doses of ARA-C (10 mg/m2/12 h, subcutaneous injections) and complete remission was obtained. The small doses of ARA-C, the progressive evolution, the absence of aplasia before remission, the simultaneous presence of normal islets of promyelocytes and leukaemic myeloblasts, favour a differentiating role for the drug rather than an antimitotic effect.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine