The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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January 31, 2005
Azacitidine (Vidaza) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome
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Azacitidine (Vidaza) for Myelodysplastic Syndrome
January 31, 2005 (Issue: 1201)
Azacitidine (Vidaza - Pharmion), a pyrimidine nucleoside analog of cytidine, is the first drug approved by the FDA for treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Azacitidine is incorporated into newly synthesized DNA and inhibits DNA...more
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