The treatment schedule below explains how the drug for this treatment is given. It may be given to treat Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML).
Azacitidine |
This treatment cycle is repeated every 28 days. You will have at least 6 cycles. |
Day |
Treatment |
How it is given |
How long it takes |
1 to 7 |
Azacitidine (AY-za-SYE-ti-deen) |
By injection under the skin. The injections will be given into your thigh, abdomen or upper arm and the site will be rotated each time to reduce injection site reactions. |
About 5 minutes |
Note: you may be given azacitidine intravenously by a drip into a vein. Speak to your doctor or nurse for more information. While the dosing schedule for azacitidine is recommended as 7 consecutive days, this is not practical for all cancer units and alternative scheduling may be used e.g. azacitidine for 5 days, followed by 2 day weekend break, followed by azacitidine for 2 days. Speak to your doctor or nurse for more information.