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decitabine

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decitabine /de·ci·ta·bine/ (DAC) (de-si´tah-ben?) a cytotoxic compound used as an antineoplastic in the treatment of acute leukemia.

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Issa notes that decitabine and other drugs that target gene methylation might work even better when administered with some traditional chemotherapy medications.
Decitabine is currently in the latter stages of Phase III clinical testing in the United States for MDS.
Phase II trial of decitabine in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia"
 
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