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FOLFIRI-bevacizumab regimen
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Definition 1
A chemotherapy combination used as an initial treatment of colorectal cancer that has spread. It includes the drugs leucovorin (folinic acid), fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, and bevacizumab. Also called FOLFIRI-Avastin regimen and FOLFIRI-bevacizumab. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A chemoimmunotherapy regimen consisting of leucovorin, fluorouracil, and bevacizumab used for as an initial treatment for advanced-stage metastatic colorectal cancer. (NCI Thesaurus)
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