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Reducing risk in thiopurine therapy.
Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems - 1 Jan 2020
Marinaki Anthony M, Arenas-Hernandez Monica
Abstract excerpt
The thiopurine drugs azathioprine and mercaptopurine are effective in the treatment of disorders of immune regulation and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Although developed in the 1950s, thiopurines remained relevant in the anti-tumour necrosis factor biologic era, finding widespread use as a co-immunomodulator. Step changes in the management of patients treated with thiopurines have reduced the incidence of...
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