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Fusilev

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003371

A drug used to lessen the toxic effects of the anticancer drug methotrexate or other substances that block the action of folic acid. It is also used with fluorouracil as palliative therapy to treat advanced colorectal cancer. Fusilev is a form of folic acid. It is a type of chemoprotective agent and a type of chemosensitizing agent. Also called levoleucovorin calcium.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003371
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymslevoleucovorin calcium
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Fusilev",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used to lessen the toxic effects of the anticancer drug methotrexate or other substances that block the action of folic acid. It is also used with fluorouracil as palliative therapy to treat advanced colorectal cancer. Fusilev is a form of folic acid. It is a type of chemoprotective agent and a type of chemosensitizing agent. Also called levoleucovorin calcium.",
  "synonyms": [
    "levoleucovorin calcium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fusilev/"
}

Record 7,653 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.