Name

Thioguanine

Alternate Names

6-Mercaptoguanine
6-Thioguanine
Lanvis
Tabloid
Tioguanin
WR-1141

Abbreviations

6-TG
TG
TT-6
TT-G

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Antimetabolite

NSC Number

752
000752

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

A purine analogue antineoplastic agent; antimetabolite. FDA approved use for acute non-lymphocytic leukemia.

Coding

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