| azacitidine | <chemical> An antimetabolite antineoplastic agent with general properties similar to those of cytarabine. It inhibits cellular pyrimidine synthesis and has been used mainly in the treatment of acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia. Pharmacological action: antimetabolites, antineoplastic. Chemical name: 1,3,5-Triazin-2(1H)-one, 4-amino-1-beta-D-ribofuranosyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
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