Azacitidine

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Azacitidine
TermAzacitidine
Short definitionAzacitidine (ay-zuh-SY-tih-deen) A drug used under the brand names Onureg to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia and Vidaza to treat adults with certain types of myelodysplastic syndromes and children from 1 month of age with newly diagnosed juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Azacitidine - (pronounced) (ay-zuh-SY-tih-deen) A drug used under the brand names Onureg to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia and Vidaza to treat adults with certain types of myelodysplastic syndromes and children from 1 month of age with newly diagnosed juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Azacitidine stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite

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