Azacitidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside analogue with anti-neoplastic activity. It differs from cytosine by the presence of nitrogen in the C5-position, key in its hypomethylating activity. Two main mechanisms of action have been proposed for azacitidine. One of them is the induction of cytotoxicity. As an analogue of cytidine, it is able to incorporate into ...
Azacitidine (for subcutaneous or intravenous use) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with the following French-American-British (FAB) myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) subtypes: refractory anemia (RA) or refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) (if accompanied by neutropenia or thrombocytopenia or requiring transfusions), refractory anemi...
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Zhujiang, Guangdong, China
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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