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CAPOX

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001394

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced colorectal cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs capecitabine and oxaliplatin. Also called CAPOX regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001394
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsCAPOX regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001394",
  "term": "CAPOX",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced colorectal cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs capecitabine and oxaliplatin. Also called CAPOX regimen.",
  "expansions": [
    "CAPOX regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/capox/"
}

Record 4,118 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.