Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference (via MedicinesComplete): Comprehensive monograph covering pharmacology, historical uses, toxicity profile. (Pharmaceutical Press).
Micromedex (IBM Watson Health): Detailed drug monographs on indications, dosing, contraindications, adverse effects (specifically noting its status as an investigational antineoplastic with severe hematologic toxicity and limited modern use). (Requires subscription).
UpToDate:
Topic: "Overview of the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia". (Consistently notes that agents like demecolcine are historical and no longer standard, replaced by TKIs and modern chemotherapy).
Topic: "Treatment of accelerated or blast phase chronic myeloid leukemia". (May mention historical use of demecolcine but emphasizes current preferred regimens).
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines:
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. (Current versions do not list demecolcine as a recommended therapeutic option in any phase of CML).
Kaushansky, K., et al. (Eds.). Williams Hematology, 10th Edition. McGraw Hill. (Discusses historical therapies for CML, including demecolcine/colcemid, in the context of the evolution of treatment leading to TKIs).
Chabner, B.A., & Longo, D.L. (Eds.). Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy: Principles and Practice, 6th Edition. Wolters Kluwer. (Includes chapters on antimitotic agents, discussing the vinca alkaloids and taxanes as mainstays, with colchicine derivatives like demecolcine noted as historically significant but largely obsolete due to toxicity).
World Health Organization (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines. (No listing for Demecolcine in current or recent lists).