Arsenic trioxide Mylan

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Arsenic trioxide Mylan is indicated for induction of remission, and consolidation in adult patients with:- Newly diagnosed low to intermediate risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) (white blood cell count, ? 10 x 103/?l) in combination with all trans retinoic acid (ATRA)- Relapsed/refractory acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) (Previous treatment should have included a retinoid and chemotherapy)characterised by the presence of the t(15;17) translocation and/or the presence of the promyelocytic leukaemia/retinoic acid receptor alpha (PML/RAR alpha) gene. The response rate of other acute myelogenous leukaemia subtypes to arsenic trioxide has not beenexamined.