ONYX-015

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ONYX-015
TermONYX-015
Short definitionOnureg - (pronounced) (ON-yoo-reg) drug that contains the active substance azacitidine and is used to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia. It is used in patients whose cancer is in its first complete remission after intensive induction chemotherapy and who have not been able to complete intensive therapy that would cure their cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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ONYX-015 - A modified common cold virus that selectively grows in and destroys certain types of cancer cells, leaving normal cells undamaged

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