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MeSH Heading: Gemcitabine
Tree Number(s): D03.258; D03.383.742.680.245.500.775
Unique ID: D000093542
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000093542
Scope Note: A deoxycytidine antimetabolite used as an antineoplastic agent.
Entry Term(s): 2',2'-DFDC; 2',2'-Difluoro-2'-Deoxycytidine; 2',2'-Difluorodeoxycytidine; 2'-Deoxy-2',2''-Difluorocytidine-5'-O-Monophosphate; 2'-Deoxy-2'-Difluorocytidine; Gemcitabine Hydrochloride; Gemcitabine, (D-threo-pentafuranosyl)-Isomer; Gemcitabine, (alpha-D-threo-pentofuranosyl)-Isomer; Gemcitabine, (beta-D-threo-pentafuranosyl)-Isomer; Gemicitabine; Gemzar; LY 188011; LY-188011; dFdCyd
Pharm Action: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Public MeSH Note: 2023; GEMCITABINE was indexed under DEOXYCYTIDINE 1988-2022
History Note: 2023 (1988)
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/14
Revision Date: 2022/07/14

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M000754277
Scope Note: A deoxycytidine antimetabolite used as an antineoplastic agent.
Terms: Gemcitabine Preferred Term
Term UI T001116565
Date01/04/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Gemicitabine
Term UI T001116566
Date01/04/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); 2'-Deoxy-2'-Difluorocytidine
Term UI T001116567
Date01/04/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); 2',2'-Difluorodeoxycytidine
Term UI T001116568
Date01/04/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); 2',2'-Difluoro-2'-Deoxycytidine
Term UI T001116569
Date01/04/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); 2',2'-DFDC
Term UI T188475
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); dFdCyd
Term UI T188482
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023)

Gemcitabine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025