Thioguanine

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Thioguanine
TermThioguanine
Short definitionThioguanine - (pronounced) (THY-oh-GWAH-neen) A drug used to treat acute myeloid leukemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Thioguanine - (pronounced) (THY-oh-GWAH-neen) A drug used to treat acute myeloid leukemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Thioguanine stops cells from making DNA and RNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite. Also called tabloid

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