clofarabine
(kloh-FAYR-uh-been)
A drug used to treat children and young adults aged 1 to 21 years with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It is used in patients whose cancer came back or did not get better after at least two other types of anticancer treatment. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Clofarabine stops cells from making DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Clolar.