 Mercaptopurine
"Mercaptopurine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An antimetabolite antineoplastic agent with immunosuppressant properties. It interferes with nucleic acid synthesis by inhibiting purine metabolism and is used, usually in combination with other drugs, in the treatment of or in remission maintenance programs for leukemia.
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D015122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.489.534 D03.633.100.759.534
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| Concept/Terms |
Mercaptopurine- Mercaptopurine
- 6-Thiopurine
- 6 Thiopurine
- 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
- 6 Mercaptopurine Monohydrate
- 1,7-Dihydro-6H-purine-6-thione
- 6-Thiohypoxanthine
- 6 Thiohypoxanthine
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mercaptopurine" by people in Profiles.
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Koutsilieri S, Caudle KE, Alzghari SK, Monte AA, Relling MV, Patrinos GP. Optimizing thiopurine dosing based on TPMT and NUDT15 genotypes: It takes two to tango. Am J Hematol. 2019 07; 94(7):737-740.
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Burke MJ, Salzer WL, Devidas M, Dai Y, Gore L, Hilden JM, Larsen E, Rabin KR, Zweidler-McKay PA, Borowitz MJ, Wood B, Heerema NA, Carroll AJ, Winick N, Carroll WL, Raetz EA, Loh ML, Hunger SP. Replacing cyclophosphamide/cytarabine/mercaptopurine with cyclophosphamide/etoposide during consolidation/delayed intensification does not improve outcome for pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the COG. Haematologica. 2019 05; 104(5):986-992.
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Serpico MR, Maltz R, Crandall W, Bricker J, Dotson JL, Kim SC, Boyle B. Thiopurine Optimization Through Combination With Allopurinol in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 09; 67(3):341-345.
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Wu YP, Stenehjem DD, Linder LA, Yu B, Parsons BG, Mooney R, Fluchel MN. Adherence to Oral Medications During Maintenance Therapy Among Children and Adolescents With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Medication Refill Analysis. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2018 Mar/Apr; 35(2):86-93.
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Landier W, Hageman L, Chen Y, Kornegay N, Evans WE, Bostrom BC, Casillas J, Dickens DS, Angiolillo AL, Lew G, Maloney KW, Mascarenhas L, Ritchey AK, Termuhlen AM, Carroll WL, Relling MV, Wong FL, Bhatia S. Mercaptopurine Ingestion Habits, Red Cell Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels, and Relapse Risk in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study AALL03N1. J Clin Oncol. 2017 May 20; 35(15):1730-1736.
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Landier W, Chen Y, Hageman L, Kim H, Bostrom BC, Casillas JN, Dickens DS, Evans WE, Maloney KW, Mascarenhas L, Ritchey AK, Termuhlen AM, Carroll WL, Relling MV, Wong FL, Bhatia S. Comparison of self-report and electronic monitoring of 6MP intake in childhood ALL: a Children's Oncology Group study. Blood. 2017 04 06; 129(14):1919-1926.
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Mamtani R, Clark AS, Scott FI, Brensinger CM, Boursi B, Chen L, Xie F, Yun H, Osterman MT, Curtis JR, Lewis JD. Association Between Breast Cancer Recurrence and Immunosuppression in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 10; 68(10):2403-11.
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Dupuis LL, Lu X, Mitchell HR, Sung L, Devidas M, Mattano LA, Carroll WL, Winick N, Hunger SP, Maloney KW, Kadan-Lottick NS. Anxiety, pain, and nausea during the treatment of standard-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A prospective, longitudinal study from the Children's Oncology Group. Cancer. 2016 Apr 01; 122(7):1116-25.
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Bhatia S, Landier W, Hageman L, Chen Y, Kim H, Sun CL, Kornegay N, Evans WE, Angiolillo AL, Bostrom B, Casillas J, Lew G, Maloney KW, Mascarenhas L, Ritchey AK, Termuhlen AM, Carroll WL, Wong FL, Relling MV. Systemic Exposure to Thiopurines and Risk of Relapse in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Children's Oncology Group Study. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Jun; 1(3):287-95.
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Rytting ME, Thomas DA, O'Brien SM, Ravandi-Kashani F, Jabbour EJ, Franklin AR, Kadia TM, Pemmaraju N, Daver NG, Ferrajoli A, Garcia-Manero G, Konopleva MY, Cortes JE, Borthakur G, Garris R, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Schroeder K, Jorgensen JL, Kornblau SM, Kantarjian HM. Augmented Berlin-Frankfurt-M?nster therapy in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Cancer. 2014 Dec 01; 120(23):3660-8.
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