title: [Troxacitabine].
abstract: Nucleoside analogues are commonly used in the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumors. As antimetabolites, these drugs act by disrupting DNA synthesis and inducing apoptosis following their incorporation into DNA. Troxacitabine (Troxatyl) is the first nucleoside analogue with anticancer activity that has an unnatural stereochemical configuration. Its broad preclinical antineoplastic spectrum led to its clinical development. Summaries of the preclinical data and of the initial phase I and II clinical trials are presented.
authors.affiliation: Shire BioChem Inc., 275, boulevard Armand-Frappler, Québec, Canada, H7V 4A7. henriettegourdeau@videotron.com
authors.forename: Henriette
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gourdeau
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jolivet
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D003596:Cytosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004148:Dioxolanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004148:Dioxolanes; C074908:troxacitabine; D003596:Cytosine