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Therapy Name | Cytarabine + Romidepsin |
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Therapy Description | |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Cytarabine | Cytosar-U | Ara-C | Cytosar-U (cytarabine) is a cytidine analog that, when incorporated into DNA, inhibits DNA synthesis and repair (PMID: 32524309). | |
Romidepsin | Istodax | FK228|FR901228|NSC 630176|depsipeptide | HDAC Inhibitor 45 | Istodax (romidepsin) inhibits Class I HDACs, resulting in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and decreased tumor cell growth (PMID: 12208741, PMID: 12234611, PMID: 21258344). Istodax (romidepsin) is FDA approved for patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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KMT2A rearrange | acute lymphoblastic leukemia | sensitive | Cytarabine + Romidepsin | Preclinical - Cell line xenograft | Actionable | In a preclinical study, Istodax (romidepsin) enhanced the effects of Cytosar-U (cytarabine) in acute lymphocytic leukemia cell lines harboring a KMT2A rearrangement in culture, and in cell line xenograft models, demonstrating decreased leukemic cells by 73% (PMID: 27443263). | 27443263 |
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