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Status:
US Approved Rx (2011)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. It is marketed as Gemzar® by Eli Lilly and Company. Gemcitabine inhibits thymidylate synthetase, leading to inhibition of DNA synthesis and cell death. Gemcitabine is a prodrug so activity occu...