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Tretinoin (Retinoic Acid) Summary

Description: An important regulator of GENE EXPRESSION during growth and development, and in NEOPLASMS. Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal VITAMIN A, is essential for normal GROWTH; and EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic. It is used in the treatment of PSORIASIS; ACNE VULGARIS; and several other SKIN DISEASES. It has also been approved for use in promyelocytic leukemia (LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE).

Also Known As: Retinoic Acid; all-trans-Retinoic Acid; Retin-A; Vitamin A Acid; Vesanoid Show All >>

Networked: 7123 relevant articles (529 outcomes, 834 trials/studies) for this Drug

Key Diseases for which Tretinoin is Relevant

  1. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia : 232 outcomes 93 studies in 1135 results
  2. Acne Vulgaris : 44 outcomes 66 studies in 302 results
  3. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 40 outcomes 94 studies in 853 results
  4. Leukemia : 36 outcomes 43 studies in 532 results
  5. Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) : 15 outcomes 19 studies in 146 results
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Drugs Related to Tretinoin

  1. arsenic trioxide (Trisenox)
  2. Tretinoin (Retinoic Acid)
  3. retinoic acid receptor alpha
  4. Retinoids
  5. Vitamin A (Retinol)
  6. hydroquinone (Black and White)
  7. Aligeron (AS 2)
  8. promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor alpha fusion oncoprotein
  9. adapalene (Differin)
  10. Benzoyl Peroxide
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Therapies Related to Tretinoin

  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  2. Microspheres (Microsphere)
  3. Remission Induction
  4. Aftercare (After-Treatment)
  5. Chemoprevention
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