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Antimetabolite ChemotherapyAka: Structural Analogue Chemotherapy

Agents
1. Folic Acid antagonist
  1. Methotrexate
2. Purine antagonist
  1. Mercaptopurine (6-MP, Purinethol)
  2. Azathioprine (Imuran)
  3. Thioguanine (6-TG)
3. Pyrimidine antagonist
  1. Fluorouracil (5-FU)
  2. Cytarabine (cytosine arabinoside, ara-C)
  3. Azacitidine (5-azacytidine)

Antimetabolite Chemotherapy (C1516020)
Definition (NCI)	Treatment of cancer that utilizes antimetabolite chemicals.
Concepts	Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
English	Antimetabolite Chemotherapy
Parent Concepts	Chemotherapy Regimen (C0392920)
Sources	NCI Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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