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Related Subjects: |Differentiation syndrome |Tretinoin (All-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) ) |Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia |Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia (AML)
ATRA has marked a major advance and become the first-choice drug in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia
Name | Starting Dose | Frequency | Route |
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Tretinoin | 45 mg/m2 daily in 2 divided doses maximum duration of treatment is 90 days, consult product literature for details of concomitant chaemotherapy. |