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...
Blood Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Tom Baker Cancer Center-Alberta Health Services - University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Stollery Children's Hospital-Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen, Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Commack, New York, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Universtiy of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx, New York, United States
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Aurora, Colorado, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States
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