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...
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, United States
Foshan First People's Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Ethical Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Peking university people's hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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