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hydroxyurea

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hy·drox·y·u·re·a  (h-drks-y-r)
n.
An antineoplastic drug, CH4N2O2, that suppresses the production of blood cell precursors in the bone marrow and is used in the treatment of certain leukemias, carcinomas, and sickle cell anemia.

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He was given cycles of therapy with cyclophosphamide, hydroxyurea, vincristine, and prednisolone along with 60 Gy of irradiation.
Study of Videx (didanosine, ddI) and hydroxyurea shows decreased viral load in patients with HIV
She responded well to hydroxyurea, and she had been in stable-phase CML for a few months.
 
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