Inqovi
Inqovi is a brand-name oral medication combining decitabine and cedazuridine, designed to treat myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in adults. The cedazuridine component inhibits an enzyme that would otherwise break down decitabine, allowing the drug to be effective when taken by mouth rather than intravenously.
Inqovi is an oral combination medication for adults with myelodysplastic syndromes that delivers decitabine effectively via the inclusion of cedazuridine.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 2384459
- Generic
- Inqovi
- Class
- brand-name
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in adult patients, including previously treated and untreated de novo and secondary MDS with various FAB subtypes (RA, RARS, RAEB, RAEB-t, and CMML).
Decitabine is a hypomethylating agent that inhibits DNA methyltransferase, leading to DNA hypomethylation and altered gene expression in abnormal blood-forming cells. Cedazuridine inhibits cytidine deaminase (CDA), preventing the breakdown of decitabine and enabling effective oral bioavailability.
Inqovi is typically taken once daily for 5 consecutive days per 28-day cycle. Common side effects may include fatigue, constipation, bleeding, and low blood cell counts. Patients should be monitored for myelosuppression and signs of infection. Available only by prescription.
Official drug label
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