homoharringtonine/fever

Homoharringtonine is a cephalotaxine ester derived from Cephalotaxus harringtonia, which is a Chinese evergreen tree. A limited clinical evaluation of this drug in China revealed antileukemic activity, which prompted clinical trials in the United States. We have treated 43 patients with a variety of

We investigated the effects of combined treatment with homoharringtonine (HHT) and hyperthermia on cytotoxicity and transcriptional regulation of heat shock genes in human colon carcinoma (HT-29) cells. The drug (100 ng/ml) which inhibited protein synthesis by 93% protected cells from killing at 43

OBJECTIVE To assess complete remission (CR), the overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS) and adverse events of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) with homoharringtonine (HHT) plus ATRA, to evaluate the therapeutic effect by comparing HHT plus ATRA with daunorubicin plus ATRA

The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of HAI regimen [(homoharringtonine 2.5 mg/(m(2)×d), days 1 - 7; cytarabine 150 mg/(m(2)×d), days 1 - 7; idarubicin 9 mg/(m(2)×d), days 1 - 7)] for induction treatment of newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (except acute

Five phase II trials of the antitumor agent homoharringtonine were conducted in 80 patients who had advanced solid tumors. The five categories of solid tumors included malignant melanoma; sarcoma; and head and neck, breast, and colorectal carcinomas. The starting dose of homoharringtonine was

Homoharringtonine (HHT) is a plant alkaloid with potent myelosuppressive activity and little toxicity when used in a continuous infusion schedule. The antileukemic efficacy of HHT has been shown in acute myeloid leukemia, but has not been investigated in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).

Viruses are the major causes of acute and chronic infectious diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization, there is an urgent need for better control of viral diseases. Repurposing existing antiviral agents from one viral disease to another could play a pivotal role in this

A 77-year-old male was admitted to hospital after complaining of fever and a cough for three days. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma was confirmed following M protein identification and a bone marrow biopsy. The patient received chemotherapy regimens of bortezomib plus dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide,

A 30 years-old man was administrated with dizziness and fatigue for half month, and the big toe on his left foot got the prolonged bleeding of wound complicated with fever 7 days before the admission. The physical examination (PE) discovered that the case suffered from the anemic appearance, lower

OBJECTIVE Glivec was approved by Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2001 as a gene target drug for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and showed a good curative effect for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase. But its effectiveness was poor in patients with CML blast