One very promising therapeutic agent for myelogenous leukemia and potentially other forms of cancer is arsenic trioxide ( ATO ).
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By contrast, selenates and selenites are very toxic, having an oxidant mode of action similar to that of arsenic trioxide.
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After the introduction of the Biox treatment process, the arsenic trioxide was converted to arsenic pentoxide and deposited in tailings dams.
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By contrast, selenates and selenites have an oxidant mode of action similar to that of arsenic trioxide and are very toxic.
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The Shanghai specialists, scientists with research financing and international reputations, tried arsenic trioxide from Harbin with these patients, and they were awed.
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Both chemotherapies result in a clinical remission in approximately 90 % of patients with arsenic trioxide having a more favorable side effect profile.
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It oxidises readily in air to form arsenic trioxide and water, and analogous reactions take place with sulfur and selenium instead of oxygen.
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The combination therapy of arsenic trioxide and U . S . Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for treatment of certain leukemias.
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Researchers will probably ask the Food and Drug Administration next year to approve arsenic trioxide as a regular treatment for APL, Warrell said.
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However, rubber tree plantations had devastating environmental effects due to the use of arsenic trioxide, a carcinogenic compound, as well as adverse health effects.
