mercaptopurine
Noun
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A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia (synset 103753947)
is a type of:
- antimetabolite - an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite
- immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor - a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response
same as: purinethol
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