PN401
| PN401 | |
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| Term | PN401 |
| Short definition | PN401 - A drug used in the emergency treatment of adults and children who are receiving too much fluorouracil or capecitabine, or who have cardiac or central nerve toxicity, or other serious side effects that occur within 4 days of stopping treatment with these drugs. PN401 may help protect healthy cells from some of the side effects caused by certain cancer drugs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
PN401 - A drug used in the emergency treatment of adults and children who are receiving too much fluorouracil or capecitabine, or who have cardiac or central nerve toxicity, or other serious side effects that occur within 4 days of stopping treatment with these drugs. PN401 may help protect healthy cells from some of the side effects caused by certain cancer drugs. It's a type of chemoprotectant and a type of pyrimidine analogue. Also called triacetyluridine, uridine triacetate and Vistogard
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