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Voraxaze

(vor-AK-sayz)
A drug used to treat toxic levels of the anticancer drug methotrexate in the blood of adults and children with kidney problems. Voraxaze is a bacterial enzyme that helps break down and remove methotrexate from the body. It may also help certain drugs kill cancer cells. Voraxaze is a type of chemoprotective agent and a type of prodrug activator. Also called carboxypeptidase-G2 and glucarpidase.
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