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busulfan
[ byoo-suhl-fuhn ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a potent cytotoxic substance, C 6 H 14 O 6 S 2 , used in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia.
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But there is also the likelihood that both cancers were caused by a powerful drug, busulfan, which is used to clear bone marrow in order to make space for new cells modified by gene therapy.
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Busulfan is known to confer a blood cancer risk, Dr. Tisdale noted.
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If not, then busulfan is the likely culprit.
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An examination found it was caused by busulfan.
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Before the cells are replaced, participants are typically treated with a chemotherapy called busulfan to destroy the remaining diseased stem cells and help the reintroduced, genetically altered cells to take over.
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