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tioguanine · Medicine question

Which types of leukaemia is tioguanine primarily used to treat?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

Tioguanine is primarily used to treat acute leukaemias, especially acute myelogenous leukaemia and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Sources for this answer

Tioguanine 40 mg TabletsAspen · emc · SmPC §4.1 Therapeutic Indications · Version 9Document updated 16 September 2024

Sources checked 8 November 2026

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