Shantha Biotechnics Limited offers Gemcitabine or Nucleoside Analog Used as Chemotherapy. Shantha Biotechnics Limited manufactures recombinant DNA vaccines and human healthcare products. The Gemcitabine or Nucleoside Analog used as Chemotherapy is offered under the trade name Shancyte. Gemcitabine belongs to the group of medicines called antimetabolites. It is used to treat cancer of the breast, pancreas and lung. Gemcitabine may also be used to treat other kinds of cancer, as determined by the doctor. Gemcitabine is metabolized intracellularly to two active metabolites, gemcitabine diphosphate [dFdCDP] and gemcitabine triphosphate [dFdCTP]. This is a radiation-sensitizing agent. It is cell-cycle phase specific [S and G1/S-phases].
