MeSH definition : An antineoplastic antimetabolite that is metabolized to fluorouracil when administered
by rapid injection; when administered by slow, continuous, intra-arterial infusion,
it is converted to floxuridine monophosphate. It has been used to treat hepatic metastases
of gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas and for palliation in malignant neoplasms of the
liver and gastrointestinal tract.;
An antineoplastic antimetabolite that is metabolized to fluorouracil when administered
by rapid injection; when administered by slow, continuous, intra-arterial infusion,
it is converted to floxuridine monophosphate. It has been used to treat hepatic metastases
of gastrointestinal adenocarcinomas and for palliation in malignant neoplasms of the
liver and gastrointestinal tract.