506U78

noun

Former designation of Nelarabine; a chemotherapy prodrug used in treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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Meanings

noun506U78 (uncountable)

alternative GW506U78

  1. uncountableFormer designation of Nelarabine; a chemotherapy prodrug used in treatment of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Origin

From the Burroughs Wellcome internal catalog number "506U", which was extended to the unified catalog number "506U78" due the 1995 merger to form Glaxo Wellcome a few months after the drug's discovery.

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506U78. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/506U78

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“506U78.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/506U78. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “506U78,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/506U78.

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