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By Hagop Kantarjian, MD, Susan O’Brien, MD, and Jorge Cortes, MD  / April 15, 2013

Homoharringtonine/Omacetaxine: The Little Drug that Could

First, a clarification: Homoharringtonine is a natural plant alkaloid derived from Cephalotaxus fortunei; from the 1970s until the present, it was the subject of intensive research efforts by Chinese investigators to clarify its role as an antileukemic agent.1-3 Omacetaxine mepesuccinate (Synribo)...