Description: Daunorubicin is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. It was originally isolated from bacteria of the Streptomyces type.
Daunorubicin, also known as daunomycin, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat cancer. Specifically it is used for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), and Kaposi's sarcoma.