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Preferred Label : Arsenic Trioxide;

NCIt synonyms : White Arsenic; Arsenic Sesquioxide; Arsenous Acid; Arsenous Oxide; Arsenous Acid Anhydride; Arsenic (III) Oxide; ATO;

NCIt related terms : Trisenox;

NCIt 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);

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: 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.;

UNII : S7V92P67HO;

InChIKey : MOQADKPFYVWPSE-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CAS number : 1327-53-3;

Drug name : Trisenox;

Chemical formula : As2O3;

NSC code : 706363;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:30621;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046018; CDR0000523452; 44;

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