ACTINOMYCIN

Actinomycin D is one of the older chemotherapy drugs which has been used in therapy for many years. Actinomycin D is marketed as red, highly hygroscopic crystallic powder. Actinomycin D solution is a clear, yellow liquid which is administered intravenously and most commonly used in treatment of the following cancers: Gestational Throphoblastic cancers, Testis, Wilm's Tumor, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing's Sarcoma... Actinomycin D is an inhibitor of DNA-dependent RNA synthesis. It binds specifically to dG (3´-5´)dC site of DNA... Actinomycin D is a DNA transcription suppressor and is used in research and chemotherapy