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Medicina: Oncoematologia pediatrica: Leucemia linfoblastica acuta
| English |
| 6-thioguanine |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Variant |
thioguanine, tioguanine, 6-TG
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| Definition |
a crystalline compound C5H5N5S that is an antimetabolite and has been used in the treatment of leukemia .
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| Definition source |
Merriam-Webster´s Medical Dictionary, (1997).
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| Context |
In both protocols, induction therapy was followed by intensive consolidation consisting of nine 6-day cycles containing combinations of dexamethasone, vindesine/vincristine , 6-thioguanine/ 6-mercaptopurine , ifosfamide, etoposide, triple drug intrathecal therapy, and high-dose therapy with either methotrexate or cytarabine .
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| Context source |
en16
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| Subject field |
Pediatric Oncohematology
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| Generic concept |
antimetabolites
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6-TG
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| it |
6-TG
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| Reliability code |
3
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