Decitabine and Cedazuridine

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Decitabine and Cedazuridine
TermDecitabine and Cedazuridine
Short definitionDecitabine and Cedazuridine - (pronounced) (deh-SY-tuh-been.
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Decitabine and Cedazuridine - (pronounced) (deh-SY-tuh-been. . . SEE-daz-YOOR-ih-deen) two-drug combination used to treat adults with myelodysplastic syndromes, including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Decitabine stops cells from making DNA, which can help prevent cancer cells from growing and kill them. Cedazuridine prevents decitabine from being broken down in the body, which allows more cancer cells to be killed. Decitabine and cedazuridine are a type of antimetabolite and a type of cytidine deaminase inhibitor. Also called Inqovi

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