- High-dose sequential (all drugs by IV route): cytarabine 2* g/m2/bd on dd 1-2 and 8-9, idarubicin 18 mg/m2/d on dd 3 and 10, G-Colony Stimulating Factory (G-CSF) from d 11. *1 g/m2 in frail patients aged 60-65 and in all those aged >65 years.