idarubicin hydrochloride
(I-duh-ROO-bih-sin HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A drug used
with other drugs to treat adults with acute myeloid
leukemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of
other types of cancer. Idarubicin hydrochloride
blocks a certain enzyme needed for cell division and DNA
repair and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of
anthracycline antibiotic and a type of topoisomerase
inhibitor. Also called 4-demethoxydaunorubicin and Idamycin PFS.