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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Hematology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/760402 |