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FLUOROURACIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fluorouracil" is a kind of...):
antimetabolite (an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)
Context examples:
The potassium salt of oxonate, an enzyme inhibitor that modulates 5- fluorouracil (5-FU) toxicity.
(Oteracil Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of etoposide, leucovorin and fluorouracil used for the treatment of advanced-stage gastric cancer.
(ELF Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
A modulator of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) activity and inhibitor of the enzyme orotate phosphoribosyl-transferase (OPRT), with chemoprotective activity.
(Oteracil, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil used for the treatment of metastatic gastric cancer.
(DCF Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
Individuals with this disorder may develop a severe toxicity reaction if they are exposed to the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil.
(Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
A chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil, which may be used in the adjuvant setting for the treatment of nonmetastatic breast cancer or alone for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
(CMF regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
It is taken up by cancer cells and breaks down into 5-fluorouracil, a substance that kills tumor cells.
(Capecitabine, NCI Dictionary)
Calcium levoleucovorin is used to treat some types of anemia and is also used with fluorouracil to treat colorectal cancer.
(Calcium levoleucovorin, NCI Dictionary)
It includes the drugs cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), and fluorouracil.
(CAF, NCI Dictionary)
Also called 5-fluorouracil, 5-FU, Efudex, Fluoroplex, and fluorouracil.
(Adrucil, NCI Dictionary)
