Temozolomide-Induced Myelodysplasia

A patient who had received temozolomide (TMZ) as a single agent in treatment of malignant glioma developed therapy-induced myelodysplasia (T-MDS). TMZ is an orally active imidazotetrazine which methylates guanine residues in DNA, ultimately causing single and double-strand DNA breaks leading to apop...

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Main Authors: Ethan A. Natelson, David Pyatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/760402