Mercaptopurine

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Mercaptopurine
TermMercaptopurine
Short definitionMercaptopurine - (pronounced) (mer-KAP-toh-PYOOR-een) medicine used with other medicines to treat adults and children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Mercaptopurine - (pronounced) (mer-KAP-toh-PYOOR-een) medicine used with other medicines to treat adults and children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Mercaptopurine stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite. Also called Purinethol and Purixan

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