FOLFIRINOX
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folfirinox-166-3240400
title:
FOLFIRINOX
text:
FOLFIRINOX is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. It is made up of the following four drugs:
- FOL – folinic acid (leucovorin), a vitamin B derivative that enhances the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU);
- F – fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analog and antimetabolite which incorporates into the DNA molecule and stops DNA synthesis;
- IRIN – irinotecan (Camptosar), a topoisomerase inhibitor, which prevents DNA from uncoiling and duplicating; and
- OX – oxa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemotherapy regimen
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOLFIRINOX
date created:
2013-09-07T02:28:38Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:09:37Z
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