Name

Azidothymidine

Alternate Names

BW A 509U
BWA509U
Retrovir
Zidovudine

Abbreviations

AZT

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Cytostatic agent--reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NSC Number

602670

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Remarks

Used in treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma; inhibits reverse transcriptase

Coding

This drug should be coded
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