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FOLFIRI

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003285

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced colorectal cancer that has spread. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, and irinotecan hydrochloride. Also called FOLFIRI regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003285
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsFOLFIRI regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003285",
  "term": "FOLFIRI",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced colorectal cancer that has spread. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, and irinotecan hydrochloride. Also called FOLFIRI regimen.",
  "expansions": [
    "FOLFIRI regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/folfiri/"
}

Record 7,523 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.