Decitabine (trade name Dacogen), or 5-aza-2`-deoxycytidine, is a drug for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, a class of conditions where certain blood cells are dysfunctional, and for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Chemically, it is a cytidine analog. ==Mechanism== Decitabine is a hypomethylating agent. It hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting....
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A drug that is used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Dacogen.
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(DAC) (de-si´tә-bēn″) a cytotoxic compound used as an antineoplastic agent in treatment of acute leukemia.
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