Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Hidrocloruro de forodesina
Forodesine hydrochloride (FOR-oh-deh-seen HY-droh-KLOR-ide)
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of leukemia and lymphoma. It is a type of purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor. Also called BCX-1777 and forodesine.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.