Retinoic acid and arsenic for treating acute promyelocytic leukemia

PLoS Med. 2005 Jan;2(1):e12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020012.

Abstract

What were the critical steps in the development of ATRA and arsenic as treatments for APL? Researchers in Shanghai tell the story and look to the future

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arsenic / pharmacology
  • Arsenic / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Tretinoin / pharmacology
  • Tretinoin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Tretinoin
  • Arsenic