tegafurum

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tegafurum (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The cytostatic drug 5-fluoro-1-(oxolan-2-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-dione
   • 2015 August 11, Chuan Wang et al., “Polymorphism of DNA Methyltransferase 3b and Association with Development and Prognosis in Gastric Cancer”, in PLoS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     TNM: Tumor, Lymph Node, Metastasis. a FOLFOX-4 (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin). b XELOX (capecitabine and oxaliplatin). c Other chemotherapies included: 5-fluorouracil; xeloda alone; paclitaxel plus leucovorin and tegafurum; LV5-FU2 (leucovorin plus 5-fluorouracil); FOLFIRI (irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin).