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Preferred Name

Arsenic Trioxide

Synonyms

arsenic trioxide

Arsenic Trioxide

Arsenic trioxide

Arsenous Acid Anhydride

Arsenic (III) Oxide

Arsenous Oxide

White Arsenic

Arsenous Acid

Arsenic Sesquioxide

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE

ATO

Trisenox

Definitions

A small-molecule arsenic compound with antineoplastic activity. The mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide is not completely understood. This agent causes damage to or degradation of the promyelocytic leukemia protein/retinoic acid receptor-alpha (PML/RARa) fusion protein; induces apoptosis in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells and in many other tumor cell types; promotes cell differentiation and suppresses cell proliferation in many different tumor cell types; and is pro-angiogenic. (NCI04)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1005

Accepted_Therapeutic_Use_For

Myelodysplastic syndrome; multiple myeloma; chronic myeloid leukemia; acute myelocytic leukemia

ALT_DEFINITION

A drug used to treat acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) that has not gotten better or that has come back after treatment with other anticancer drugs. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

CAS_Registry

1327-53-3

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:30621

Chemical_Formula

As2O3

code

C1005

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157712

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173234

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C201600

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C174019

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128784

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

GDC

HemOnc

PCDC

DEFINITION

A small-molecule arsenic compound with antineoplastic activity. The mechanism of action of arsenic trioxide is not completely understood. This agent causes damage to or degradation of the promyelocytic leukemia protein/retinoic acid receptor-alpha (PML/RARa) fusion protein; induces apoptosis in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells and in many other tumor cell types; promotes cell differentiation and suppresses cell proliferation in many different tumor cell types; and is pro-angiogenic. (NCI04)

Display_Name

Arsenic Trioxide

FDA_UNII_Code

S7V92P67HO

FULL_SYN

arsenic trioxide

Arsenic Trioxide

Arsenic trioxide

Arsenous Acid Anhydride

Arsenic (III) Oxide

Arsenous Oxide

White Arsenic

Arsenous Acid

Arsenic Sesquioxide

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE

ATO

Trisenox

Has_Target

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53622

Is_PCDC_AML_Authorized_Value_For_Variable

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C274

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1909

label

Arsenic Trioxide

Legacy Concept Name

Arsenic_Trioxide

Maps_To

Arsenic Trioxide

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

43067

NSC Number

706363

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

43067

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

43067

Preferred_Name

Arsenic Trioxide

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C1005

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

Inorganic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0052416

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1934

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