Mitoxantrone

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Mitoxantrone but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.


Overview:

Mitoxantrone
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Mitoxantrone has been shown in vitro to inhibit B cell, T cell, and macrophage proliferation and impair antigen presentation, as well as the secretion of interferon gamma, TNFa, and IL-2. For the treatment of secondary (chronic) progressive, progressive relapsing, or worsening relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Mechanism Of Action:
Mitoxantrone, a DNA-reactive agent that intercalates into deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) through hydrogen bonding, causes crosslinks and strand breaks. Mitoxantrone also interferes with ribonucleic acid (RNA) and is a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II, an enzyme responsible for uncoiling and repairing damaged DNA. It has a cytocidal effect on both proliferating and nonproliferating cultured human cells, suggesting lack of cell cycle phase specificity.

News Articles on Mitoxantrone

Zevalin® (Ibritumomab Tiuxetan) Demonstrated Activity in Several ...  -  ‎Dec 11, 2009‎
Bologna, Italy Introduction: In 2008 we published a multicenter non-randomized phase II trial of fludarabine and mitoxantrone plus 90Y-IT in untreated ... Benzinga

Genzyme's Mozobil shows promise in chemosensitization  -  ‎Dec 9, 2009‎
The patients were given Mozobil, and four hours later received the AML combination chemotherapy regimen mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine (MEC). ... pharmabiz.com

Quando la cura costa cara  -  ‎Dec 10, 2009‎
Io purtroppo mi sono rovinato perché ero seguito da un ospedale, camminavo con un bastone, mi hanno fatto il mitoxantrone; dopo due infusioni, ... Associazione Luca Coscioni

Preop Chemotherapy Could Aid Prostate Cancer Treatment  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
ORLANDO—Preoperative combination chemotherapy with docetaxel and mitoxantrone appears to be safe, and about 50% of men with high-risk localized prostate ... Renal and Urology News

IPF 2009 - Management of castrate resistant prostate cancer - Session Highlights  -  ‎Oct 25, 2009‎
Two major randomized trials found docetaxel every 3 weeks provided 20% improvement in survival (2.6 months) compared to mitoxantrone + prednisone. ... UroToday

BUYINS.NET: FFIV, PTV, OSIP, RJF, CFR, DST Expected To Be Higher After ...  -  ‎Oct 19, 2009‎
The company also offers Novantrone, a mitoxantrone for injection concentrate. OSI Pharmaceuticalsa products in Phase I clinical trials include OSI-906, ... Trading Markets (press release)

New Oral Agent, Tasquinimod, May Have Activity in Prostate Cancer  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
Chemotherapy agents for patients with HRPC include: Taxotere® (docetaxel), Emcyt® (estramustine), Novantrone® (mitoxantrone), ixabepilone, ... Cancer Consultants

Comparing notes: UK's cancer leaders discuss the latest advances  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
Also highlighted were results from SWOG S9921, a trial of adjuvant combined androgen deprivation with or without mitoxantrone chemotherapy in patients with ... Pharmafocus

… Dabur Pharma gets US FDA approval to market generic Mitoxantrone  -  May 21, 2008
...for the abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to market the generic version of EMD Serono's Novantrone or Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride injection. ... Forbes

Mitoxantrone for multiple sclerosis  -  Feb 28, 2008
Mitoxantrone (Novantrone) is an immunosuppressant, a type of medication that reduces the activity of the immune system. It has been used to treat leukemia ... WebMD

Prostate Cancer Trial Halted Due to 3 Cases of Leukemia  -  Jan 19, 2007
..."The initial studies of mitoxantrone were done in men with end-stage prostate ... Mitoxantrone has been approved for use in prostate cancer as well as in ... Washington Post

… acute promyelocytic leukemia following mitoxantrone treatment in...  -  Oct 19, 2006
Mitoxantrone, a DNA topoisomerase II inhibitor used in cancer therapy, was the first ... A recent report suggests that mitoxantrone induces in vitro ... Nature.com

US advice on heart tests for mitoxantrone  -  Jul 25, 2008
The Food and Drug Administration, which checks the safety of drugs in the United States, advises that you should have one of the following tests on your ... guardian.co.uk

High-dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone in consolidation therapy for...  -  Apr 21, 2005
Correspondence: Dr RF Schlenk, Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Robert-Koch-Strasse 8, 89081 Ulm, Germany. ... Nature.com

… Multiple Sclerosis A combination between Mitoxantrone anti-cancer...  -  Jul 22, 2006
Mitoxantrone is an extremely powerful anti-cancer drug that is not recommended to be taken for long periods of time, as it can become highly toxic for the ... Softpedia

… of the effectiveness of docetaxel and mitoxantrone for the...  -  Apr 28, 2006
A scoping search identified a trial of docetaxel plus prednisone vs mitoxantrone plus prednisone, but did not identify any trials comparing docetaxel plus ... Nature.com

Fludarabine, mitoxantrone and dexamethasone as first-line treatment...  -  May 24, 2007
There is currently no consensus on the optimal treatment of T-cell large granular lymphocyte (T-LGL) leukemia. Conventional treatment including oral ... Nature.com

Paclitaxel and carboplatin versus mitoxantrone: lessons of an …  -  May 9, 2006
Cabrespine A et al. (2006) Randomized phase II study comparing paclitaxel and carboplatin versus mitoxantrone in patients with hormone-refractory prostate ... Nature.com

Wales News What is Mitoxantrone?  -  Nov 1, 2005
Mitoxantrone is primarily used as a chemotherapy drug for patients with leukaemia, but it has been licensed in the US as a means of slowing down the ... WalesOnline

Learn about Mitoxantrone Injection from Consumer Reports Health.  -  Jan 4, 2008
Mitoxantrone should be given only under the supervision of a doctor with experience in the use of ... Full Alert. Mitoxantrone injection is used to decrease ... consumerreports.org

… After Maximum Cumulative Mitoxantrone Dosing: Presented at  -  Oct 4, 2005
Mitoxantrone is the main treatment for aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) ... However, mitoxantrone is limited to a maximal cumulative dose of 140 mg/m 2 . ... DG News

Mitoxantrone as Induction Followed by Interferon Beta-1b Versus …  -  Oct 18, 2007
By Chris Berrie. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- October 18, 2007 -- Mitoxantrone induction in combination with methylprednisone prior to interferon beta-1b ... DG News

What is the current status of second-line chemotherapy for castration...  -  Sep 9, 2008
Mitoxantrone plus prednisone is frequently used in this setting. The retrospective analysis by Berthold et al. of mitoxantrone after first-line docetaxel in ... Nature.com

Mayne Announces FDA Approval of Mitoxantrone  -  Apr 11, 2006
PARAMUS, NJ, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc. announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval for the ... RedOrbit

Multiple Sclerosis; Clinical study of mitoxantrone is in progress to...  -  Mar 7, 2005
2005 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report focused on safety considerations of mitoxantrone treatment of multiple sclerosis. ... Pay-Per-View - Pain & Central Nervous System Week - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Mitoxantrone Can Extend Time to Disease Progression in Worsening …  -  May 7, 2007
By Maria Bishop. BOSTON, MA -- May 7, 2007 -- The results of the Registry to Evaluate Novantrone Effects in Worsening MS (RENEW) study continue to ... DG News

The blend of drugs that can 'stop MS in its tracks'  -  Jul 24, 2006
It involves a limited course of the chemotherapy drug Mitoxantrone, ... Mitoxantrone appears to work in MS sufferers by suppressing the immune system and ... Daily Mail

Multiple Sclerosis; Clinical study of mitoxantrone is in progress to...  -  Mar 8, 2005
2005 MAR 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report focused on safety considerations of mitoxantrone treatment of multiple sclerosis. ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Do estroprogestinic hormones protect against chemotherapy-induced …  -  Oct 6, 2008
This commentary discusses a paper by Cocco et al. that addresses the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) with the drug mitoxantrone in women of ... Nature.com

Novantrone Linked to Cardiotoxicity and AML in MS and Cancer Patients  -  May 25, 2005
Postmarketing reports have shown that mitoxantrone is associated with a risk of ... Mitoxantrone should not be administered to MS patients who demonstrate a ... Medscape

… : Watch Cardiac Function in MS Patients During and After Mitoxantron...  -  Jul 29, 2008
In March 2005, the labeling for mitoxantrone was changed to recommend that patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) be evaluated before ... DG News

Long-Term Follow-Up Data of Mitoxantrone in Multiple Sclerosis Show …  -  Apr 7, 2006
By Claire Sowerbutt. SAN DIEGO, CA -- April 7, 2006 -- Five-year cardiac and haematological data from a large cohort of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients ... DG News

… Use of estramustine, vinorelbine, and mitoxantrone for hormone...  -  Nov 29, 2005
The treatment schedule consisted of estramustine capsules (140 mg 3 times daily on days 1 to 3 and days 8 to 10 per os), intravenous mitoxantrone (12 mg/m2 ... Pay-Per-View - Life Science Weekly - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Mitoxantrone Injection Side Effects from Consumer Reports Health.  -  Jan 4, 2008
Mitoxantrone should be given only under the supervision of a doctor with experience in the use of ... Full Alert. Mitoxantrone should be given only under ... consumerreports.org

… Pharmaceutical Partners receives US FDA approval for Mitoxantrone  -  May 11, 2006
According to IMS, sales in 2005 of mitoxantrone in the United States exceeded $76 million. APP expects to commence marketing mitoxantrone immediately. ... Pay-Per-View - Biotech Business Week - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Novacea Presents New Evidence That Its AQ4N Prodrug Candidate …  -  Apr 17, 2007
..."The study demonstrates that mitoxantrone alone has limited drug penetration ... However, when AQ4N is combined with mitoxantrone, AQ4N is able to permeate ... Genetic Engineering News - Genetic Engineering News (press release)

Docetaxel chemotherapy remains the standard of care in castration- …  -  May 5, 2008
Contemporary clinical trials with mitoxantrone and docetaxel have reversed this ... A randomized trial showed that mitoxantrone combined with low-dose ... Nature.com

Real-Life Mitoxantrone (Novantrone) Study Confirms Efficacy, Safety...  -  Oct 3, 2005
By Bruce Sylvester. THESSALONIKI, GREECE -- October 3, 2005 -- A real-life, postapproval study of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) confirms the drug's efficacy as ... DG News

Safety and Tolerability of Mitoxantrone for Worsening Multiple...  -  Oct 2, 2006
By Bruce Sylvester. MADRID, SPAIN -- October 2, 2006 -- Researchers report that the safety and tolerability of Novantrone (mitoxantrone) in long-term ... DG News

How to take Mitoxantrone Injection from Consumer Reports Health.  -  Jan 4, 2008
Mitoxantrone should be given only under the supervision of a doctor with experience in the use of ... Full Alert. tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are ... consumerreports.org

Bedford Laboratories(TM) to Begin Shipping Mitoxantrone Injection USP.  -  Apr 11, 2006
BEDFORD, Ohio, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bedford Laboratories(TM), a division of Ben Venue Laboratories Inc., has announced that it began shipping ... $4.95 - PR Newswire - ECNext

Treatment with COPAXONE(R) Plus Minocycline Showed Substantial …  -  May 4, 2007
COPAXONE([R]) has shown efficacy and safety both in combination with intravenous steroids and after induction with the immunosuppressant mitoxantrone; ... Free with registration - Business Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com

Multiple Sclerosis; Clinical study of mitoxantrone is in progress to...  -  Mar 11, 2005
2005 MAR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent report focused on safety considerations of mitoxantrone treatment of multiple sclerosis. ... Pay-Per-View - Drug Week - Factiva, from Dow Jones

A new drug improves long term survival for mantle cell lymphoma  -  Jul 2, 2007
The usual treatment is MCP(mitoxantrone, chlorambucil, and prednisolone), a type of chemotherapy. The Journal of Clinical Oncology found that by adding ... TopCancerNews.com

Positive Phase 2 Prostate Cancer results with YM BioSciences' Lead …  -  Oct 14, 2005
The paper reported that the prostate specific antigen (PSA) decrease and reduction of symptoms observed with tesmilifene plus mitoxantrone/prednisone ... DG News

Docetaxel Plus Prednisone Versus Mitoxantrone Plus Prednisone for …  -  Jan 4, 2008
To preliminarily investigate the efficacy of docetaxel plus prednisone and mitoxantrone plus prednisone for treating metastatic hormone-refractory prostate ... UroToday International Journal

How It Works  -  Nov 30, 2006
Mitoxantrone belongs to a group of medications that interfere with the growth of the ... Mitoxantrone is used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and ... WebMD

OncoGenex Reports That Low Serum Clusterin Levels Were Predictive of ...  -  Jun 2, 2008
Median survival has been estimated at 11.4 months in the mitoxantrone plus OGX-011 group and 14.7 months in the docetaxel plus OGX-011 group. ... RedOrbit

ECTRIMS 2006 - Diagnosis and Monitoring of Multiple Sclerosis  -  Nov 21, 2006
Mitoxantrone is approved for the treatment of worsening ... Therefore, mitoxantrone favorably reduced the rate of new T1-hypodense lesion volume and reduced ... Medscape

Publication on Pixantrone Preclinical Studies Demonstrates Reduced …  -  Jun 26, 2007
The studies compared the cardiac side effects of equiactive doses of pixantrone to doxorubicin and mitoxantrone in mice pre-treated with a cardiotoxic dose ... Free with registration - PR Newswire - AccessMyLibrary.com

Randomized trial of two therapies for acute lymphocytic leukemia...  -  May 12, 2005
Patients treated with cytarabine plus high-dose mitoxantrone appeared to have a survival advantage at three, four, and five years. ... PsychCentral.com

OncoGenex Technologies Inc. Reports Lead Drug Candidate OGX-011 …  -  Feb 18, 2008
..."These data show that the combination of OGX-011 with docetaxel or mitoxantrone may improve treatment outcomes in second-line prostate cancer," said Dr. ... Lifescience-online

Teva Announces Approval of Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride Injection USP  -  Apr 12, 2006
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for the Company's ... Genetic Engineering News - Genetic Engineering News (press release)

Press Release: Publication on Pixantrone Preclinical Studies …  -  Jun 26, 2007
Publication on Pixantrone Preclinical Studies Demonstrates Reduced Cardiotoxicity Compared to Equiactive Doses of Doxorubicin and Mitoxantrone. from PR ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Press Release: Fludarabine, Mitoxantrone and Zevalin(R) Produces 96% ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Fludarabine, Mitoxantrone and Zevalin(R) Produces 96% Complete Remission Rate in First-Line Treatment of Patients with Follicular Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

drug delivery system, nanoparticle-encapsulated mitoxantrone, NanoDel...  -  Aug 1, 2005
NanoDel is utilizing its proprietary polymeric nanoparticle drug delivery technology to develop a formulation of mitoxantrone, for the potential treatment ... Pay-Per-View - R & D Focus Drug News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

… Announces FDA Approval of Mitoxantrone. - PR Newswire | HighBeam …  -  Apr 11, 2006
Mayne Announces FDA Approval of Mitoxantrone. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Radioimmunotherapy After Chemotherapy Effective for Non-Hodgkin …  -  Mar 13, 2008
The researchers aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of fludarabine (Fludar) and mitoxantrone (Novantrone) followed by radioimmunotherapy in untreated ... MedPage Today

Docetaxel Plus Prednisone or Mitoxantrone Plus Prednisone for …  -  Jan 25, 2008
The TAX 327 study compared docetaxel administered every 3 weeks (D3), weekly docetaxel (D1), and mitoxantrone (M), each with prednisone (P), ... UroToday International Journal

Docetaxel Plus Prednisone Or Mitoxantrone Plus Prednisone For …  -  Jan 20, 2008
UroToday.com- The TAX 327 study was reported in 2004 and evaluated patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) in three treatment arms; ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

√ Docetaxel Plus Prednisone or Mitoxantrone Plus Prednisone for …  -  Jan 17, 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The TAX 327 study was reported in 2004 and evaluated patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) in three ... UroToday International Journal

… Laboratories(TM) to Begin Shipping Mitoxantrone Injection USP. -...  -  Apr 11, 2006
Bedford Laboratories(TM) to Begin Shipping Mitoxantrone Injection USP. from PR Newswire. Highbeam Research – FREE Trial. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Randomized Phase 2 Study of IMC-A12 and IMC-1121B for Advanced …  -  Aug 26, 2008
IMC-A12 and IMC-1121B are administered weekly, whereas mitoxantrone is administered every three weeks with oral daily prednisone. ... Lifescience-online

Wales News MS sufferer battles drugs ban  -  Nov 1, 2005
But if he is to benefit from mitoxantrone, he must be prescribed it while he can ... "Mitoxantrone is licensed as a chemotherapy treatment for some types of ... WalesOnline

Pixantrone Produces High Rate (77 percent) of Complete Tumor …  -  May 16, 2006
This trial examines the safety and potential efficacy for pixantrone when substituted for mitoxantrone in the FND-R regimen (fludarabine, mitoxantrone, ... Free with registration - PR Newswire - AccessMyLibrary.com

OncoGenex, Isis report Phase II success  -  Feb 15, 2008
OncoGenex and collaborator Isis Pharmaceuticals say that in a Phase II trial, OGX-011, in combination with either docetaxel or mitoxantrone, ... FierceBiotech

MS treatment in pill form trialled  -  Jun 20, 2008
Drugs currently available for relapse-remitting MS include glatiramer acetate, interferon, natalizumab and mitoxantrone. However, they all have to be ... Nursing in Practice

Orange County Business Journal Online  -  May 9, 2008
The drugs are ondansetron, which treats nausea and vomiting, and cancer treatments carboplatin, fludarabine and mitoxantrone. ... Orange County Business Journal - Orange County Business Journal

Drug Combo Shown to Reverse Multiple Sclerosis  -  Sep 19, 2006
Mitoxantrone is an anti-cancer drug so powerful that it is potentially toxic ... Patients were first given a limited course of mitoxantrone, before being ... FOXNews

Behind the Headlines: Can 'miracle' therapy reverse MS?(Multiple …  -  Aug 4, 2006
The two drugs used in the study were mitoxantrone, which is normally used to ... They gave mitoxantrone to patients who had had MS for five or fewer years ... Free with registration - GP - AccessMyLibrary.com

FDA Safety Labeling Changes: Novantrone, Mevacor, Nitro-Dur  -  Jul 6, 2005
Postmarketing reports have revealed that mitoxantrone is associated with a risk of ... Mitoxantrone should not be administered in patients demonstrating a ... Medscape

Very Active Multiple Sclerosis Patients Benefited from COPAXONE(R) …  -  Sep 29, 2006
Patients who received COPAXONE(R) after mitoxantrone showed a trend in experiencing ... "Mitoxantrone carries certain risks which limit its use to a maximum ... Genetic Engineering News - Genetic Engineering News (press release)

What's next? Rescue protocols for canine lymphoma.(SMALL ANIMAL)  -  Aug 1, 2007
Mitoxantrone is considered inferior to doxorubicin for the treatment of canine lymphoma ... Mitoxantrone has the advantage of not having a cumulative limit, ... Free with registration - DVM Newsmagazine - AccessMyLibrary.com

Taxotere® (docetaxel) Significantly Improves The Survival Of Patients...  -  Feb 26, 2007
All statistical comparisons were against mitoxantrone. A primary analysis performed in August 2003 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine in ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

… Adds to Its Broad Oncology Portfolio With the Approval of Mitoxantr...  -  Apr 11, 2006
According to IMS, sales in 2005 of mitoxantrone in the United States exceeded $76 million. APP expects to commence marketing mitoxantrone immediately. ... RedOrbit

Taxane is new standard for HRPC, but questions remain.(News)  -  Apr 1, 2006
Quality of life also shows improvement versus mitoxantrone" ... The SWOG 9916 trial compared docetaxel plus estramustine to mitoxantrone plus prednisone. ... $4.95 - Urology Times - ECNext

New drug combo fuels hope for MS patients | Article from Deseret News...  -  Jul 23, 2006
Mitoxantrone is so powerful that it is potentially toxic and can only be used ... Patients were first given a limited course of mitoxantrone, before being ... Pay-Per-View - Deseret News - HighBeam Research

Risk factors for invasive aspergillosis in neutropenic patients with ...  -  Feb 24, 2005
Patients with relapsed AML received two cycles of high dose cytarabin (3000 mg/m 2 given iv over a period of 3 h every 12 h on days 1–4) and mitoxantrone ... Nature.com

The outcome of intensive induction therapy in patients 70 years with...  -  Mar 8, 2007
Those who did not achieve CR with one course were given a second course with mitoxantrone, etoposide and cytarabine as described previously. ... Nature.com

QoL improves with 21-day docetaxel regimen: quality of life deteriorat...  -  Sep 1, 2006
Quality of life deteriorated for fewer patients overall (25.5%) on the mitoxantrone regimen compared with 28.4% of patients on the every-3-weeks docetaxel ... Free with registration - Urology Times - AccessMyLibrary.com

Gemtuzumab therapy for isolated extramedullary AML relapse following ...  -  Feb 27, 2007
Background A 19-year-old male with primary refractory acute myeloid leukemia received salvage therapy with mitoxantrone and cytarabine combination. ... Nature.com

Press Release: Pixantrone Shows Activity in a Preclinical Study of …  -  Feb 11, 2008
The study compared pixantrone with the related drug, mitoxantrone, ... Mitoxantrone has a broad immunosuppressive effect, but has cumulative cardiotoxicity ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Press Release: OncoGenex reports lead drug candidate OGX-011 …  -  Feb 15, 2008
..."These data show that the combination of OGX-011 with docetaxel or mitoxantrone may improve treatment outcomes in second-line prostate cancer," said Dr. ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

使用Mitoxantrone的病患需è¦?é¡?外的心臟檢查  -  Jul 30, 2008
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… Pharmaceutical Partners receives US FDA approval for Mitoxantrone  -  May 8, 2006
According to IMS, sales in 2005 of mitoxantrone in the United States exceeded $76 million. APP expects to commence marketing mitoxantrone immediately. ... Pay-Per-View - Biotech Week - Factiva, from Dow Jones

L'association de la mitoxantrone à la méthylprednisolone améliore la ...  -  May 12, 2006
Edan G, Miller D, Clanet M, et al. Therapeutic effect of mitoxantrone combined with methylprednisolone in multiple sclerosis: a randomised multicentre study ... EBM Journal (Abonnement)

'Impressive' Complete Remission And 'Survival Data In Relapsed...  -  Dec 25, 2006
This trial examined the safety and potential efficacy for pixantrone when substituted for mitoxantrone in the FND-R regimen (fludarabine, mitoxantrone, ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

VENCEN LA ESCLEROSIS MÚLTIPLE CON FÃ?RMACOS PARA EL …  -  Jul 22, 2006
La mitoxantrone es una droga para combatir el cáncer tan potente que puede resultar tóxica. Se usa solo por períodos cortos. Por ello, Boggild y sus colegas ... $2.95 - El Nuevo Herald - NewsBank

Taxane-refractory PCa: Regimens offer modest results: research paves ...  -  Sep 1, 2006
The options are few for these patients, and mitoxantrone/prednisone has become the ... "Mitoxantrone looks more active than we expected," Dr. Rosenberg told ... $4.95 - Urology Times - ECNext

Phase II study of oral capecitabine in patients with hormone-refractor...  -  Mar 23, 2005
Chemotherapy with mitoxantrone plus prednisone or prednisone alone for symptomatic ... Hydrocortisone with or without mitoxantrone in men with ... Nature.com

Article: Drug Combination Fuels Hope for MS Fight - AP Online | …  -  Jul 21, 2006
Mitoxantrone is an anti-cancer drug so powerful that it is potentially toxic ... Patients were first given a limited course of mitoxantrone, before being ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Drug Combination Fuels Hope for MS Fight | Article from AP Online | …  -  Jul 21, 2006
Mitoxantrone is an anti-cancer drug so powerful that it is potentially toxic ... Patients were first given a limited course of mitoxantrone, before being ... Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam Research

Radioimmunotherapy After Chemo Safe for Common Lymphoma  -  Mar 12, 2008
It found that radioimmunotherapy with the radioactive drug yttrium-90 (90Y) ibritumombab tiuxetan, following chemotherapy with fludarabine and mitoxantrone ... ABC News

'Impressive' Complete Remission and 'Durable' Survival Data in...  -  Dec 10, 2006
This trial examined the safety and potential efficacy for pixantrone when substituted for mitoxantrone in the FND-R regimen (fludarabine, mitoxantrone, ... Genetic Engineering News - Genetic Engineering News (press release)

Diagnosis, treatment of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) in dogs  -  Jul 1, 2008
The addition of adjuvant therapies such as piroxicam and/or mitoxantrone may ... As a single agent, mitoxantrone has been shown to have limited activity, ... DVM 360

טר×? תחילת הטיפול בקופקסון משיג תוצ×?ות טובות בהרבה מ×?שר טיפול ?  -  Sep 29, 2006
...הטוען ×›×™ חולי×? במחלת הטרשת הנפוצה ×?שר טופלו תחילה בתרופת ×”- Mitoxantrone ורק ל×?חר מכן עברו ... Bizportal

The Use of Imaging in the Early Development of Neuropharmacological …  -  Jun 28, 2007
Imaging to support the clinical efficacy of mitoxantrone. Mitoxantrone is indicated for reducing neurologic disability and/or the frequency of clinical ... Nature.com

Il Pixandrone riduce gravità malattia MG, Cell T. vola  -  Feb 11, 2008
Lo studio ha comparato l'efficacia del Pixantrone con il Mitoxantrone, un farmaco di uso corrente nel trattamento della sclerosi multipla grave, ... Milano Finanza

Stage 4 neuroblastoma: sequential hemi-body irradiation or high-dose ...  -  May 17, 2005
Our aim was to explore the role of high-dose sequential cyclophosphamide, etoposide and mitoxantrone+melphalan in erasing residual neoplastic clones proving ... Nature.com

Prostate cancer drug cleared for free use  -  Jun 28, 2006
Another anti-cancer drug, mitoxantrone, is sometimes given to this group of ... In practice both Taxotere and mitoxantrone are given in conjunction with a ... Daily Mail

ixabepilone Bristol-Myers Squibb clinical data (phase II) (prostate...  -  Jun 13, 2005
Data from a randomized phase II trial of ixabepilone or mitoxantrone and ... mitoxantrone and prednisone patients and six third line mitoxantrone and ... Pay-Per-View - R & D Focus Drug News - Factiva, from Dow Jones

Aplidin synergizes with cytosine arabinoside: functional relevance of...  -  Aug 23, 2007
Aplidin was combined with methotrexate, doxorubicin, mitoxantrone, methylprednisolone, vinblastine and cytarabine at a fixed ratio of doses that ... Nature.com

Long-term follow-up of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas...  -  Jul 27, 2006
Conditioning regimen consisted of mitoxantrone (60 mg/m 2 ) and melphalan (180 mg/m 2 ) or carmustine, etoposide, Ara-C and melphalan followed by peripheral ... Nature.com

Graft clonogenicity and intensity of pre-treatment: factors affecting...  -  May 31, 2005
Every patient received two induction courses (IC) consisting of MAV (mitoxantrone 10 mg/m 2 once daily intravenously (iv) days 4–8, total dose 50 mg/m 2 ... Nature.com

Intensive consolidation versus oral maintenance therapy in patients...  -  Jan 26, 2006
Postremission therapy in older patients with de novo acute myeloid leukemia: a randomized trial comparing mitoxantrone and intermediate-dose cytarabine with ... Nature.com

Phase III trials in oncology: setting standards of care?  -  Feb 17, 2005
8 examined docetaxel plus prednisone and mitoxantrone plus prednisone in such patients. ... Hence, the issue is not whether a mitoxantrone or a taxane-based ... Nature.com

Imatinib mesylate for refractory acute myeloblastic leukemia harboring...  -  Jul 28, 2005
HDAC combined with mitoxantrone and vindesine had no response. On the basis of Western blot analysis (Figure 1b), he received imatinib at a dosage 400 ... Nature.com

A role for topoisomerase II in the formation of radiation-induced...  -  Jul 29, 2008
Promyelocytic leukaemic parental HL60 and mitoxantrone-resistant variants ... Harker WG, Slade DL, Drake FH, Parr RL (1991) Mitoxantrone Resistance in HL-60 ... Nature.com

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Mitoxantrone is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsCCRIS 7604; CHEMBANK1135; DHAD; DHAQ; Dhaq Hcl; Dihydroxyanthraquinone; Immunex; M6545; Mitox; Mitoxanthrone; Mitoxantron; Mitoxantrona [Inn-Spanish]; Mitoxantrone; Mitoxantrone 2hcl; Mitoxantrone Dihydrochloride; Mitoxantrone Hcl; Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride; Mitoxantronum [Inn-Latin]; Mitozantrone; Mitozantrone Hydrochloride; Novantron; Novantrone

Drug Category:
Mitoxantrone is categorized under the following by the FDA: Antineoplastic Agents; Analgesics; ATC:L01DB07

Dosage Forms:
Solution

Absorption:
poor (oral)

Interactions:
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Chemical IUPAC Name:
1,4-dihydroxy-5,8-bis[2-(2-hydroxyethylamino)ethylamino]-anthracene-9,10-dione





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