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FOLFIRINOX

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003292

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat pancreatic cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It includes the drugs leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, and oxaliplatin. Also called FOLFIRINOX regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003292
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsFOLFIRINOX regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat pancreatic cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It includes the drugs leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, and oxaliplatin. Also called FOLFIRINOX regimen.",
  "expansions": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/folfirinox/"
}

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