Name

Azacitidine

Alternate Names

496
5-Azacitidine
5-Azacytidine
Antibiotic U-18
AZA-CR
Azacytidine
Ladakamycin
Mylosar
Vidaza

Abbreviations

5-AC
5-AZA
5-AZAC
5-AZCR
AZC

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Antimetabolite

NSC Number

102816

Primary Site

Leukemia

Histology

None

Remarks

Phase II/III MDS, Phase I AML Antineoplastic agent; reduction in size or spread of neoplasm; improvement in hematologic parameters;bone marrow aspirate; antimetabolite; also differentiation inducing agent. NCI

Coding

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