Cytarabine (Ara-C)
About This Drug
Cytarabine is used to treat cancer. It is given in the vein (IV), as an injection under the skin (subcutaneously), and as an injection into the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (intrathecal).
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Cytarabine is used to treat cancer. It is given in the vein (IV), as an injection under the skin (subcutaneously), and as an injection into the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord (intrathecal).