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5-FU-leucovorin calcium regimen

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000068

A chemotherapy combination used to treat colorectal cancer. It is also used with radiation therapy to treat esophageal cancer and stomach cancer. It includes the drugs fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium. Also called 5-FU-leucovorin calcium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000068
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonyms5-FU-leucovorin calcium
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000068",
  "term": "5-FU-leucovorin calcium regimen",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A chemotherapy combination used to treat colorectal cancer. It is also used with radiation therapy to treat esophageal cancer and stomach cancer. It includes the drugs fluorouracil and leucovorin calcium. Also called 5-FU-leucovorin calcium.",
  "synonyms": [
    "5-FU-leucovorin calcium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/5-fu-leucovorin-calcium-regimen/"
}

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