UFT
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009013
A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It is a combination of tegafur and uracil. The tegafur is taken up by the cancer cells and breaks down into 5-FU, a substance that kills tumor cells. The uracil causes higher amounts of 5-FU to stay inside the cells and kill them. UFT is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Ftorafur and tegafur-uracil.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-009013 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | Ftorafur; tegafur-uracil |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"term": "UFT",
"field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
"definition": "A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It is a combination of tegafur and uracil. The tegafur is taken up by the cancer cells and breaks down into 5-FU, a substance that kills tumor cells. The uracil causes higher amounts of 5-FU to stay inside the cells and kill them. UFT is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Ftorafur and tegafur-uracil.",
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"Ftorafur",
"tegafur-uracil"
],
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/uft/"
}
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