Azacitidine (INN) or 5-azacytidine sold under the trade name Vidaza is a chemical analogue of cytidine a nucleoside present in DNA and RNA. Azacitidine and its deoxy derivative decitabine (also known as 5-aza-2′deoxycytidine) are used in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome. Both drugs were first synthesized in Czechoslovakia as potential chemotherapeutic agents for cancer.
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