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Onureg

(ON-yoo-reg)
A drug that contains the active ingredient azacitidine and is used to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia. It is used in patients whose cancer is in first complete remission after intensive induction chemotherapy and who were not able to finish intensive therapy that would cure their cancer. Onureg stops cells from making DNA and may kill cancer cells. It is a type of antimetabolite.
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