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Preferred Label : FOLFOX Regimen;

NCIt synonyms : Fluorouracil/Leucovorin Calcium/Oxaliplatin; CF/5-FU/L-OHP; Fluorouracil Leucovorin-Calcium Oxaliplatin;

NCIt related terms : FOLFOX; FOLFOX chronotherapy;

NCIt definition : One of several chemotherapy regimens that include leucovorin calcium (calcium folinate), 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin and which may be used in the treatment of advanced-stage and metastatic colorectal cancer. FOLFOX regimens differ in agent dosing and administration schedule and include FOLFOX 4, FOLFOX 6, modified FOLFOX 6 (mFOLFOX 6) and FOLFOX 7.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat colorectal cancer that is advanced or has come back. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin. FOLFOX-4, FOLFOX-6, modified FOLFOX-6 (mFOLFOX-6), and FOLFOX-7 are different in the doses of the three drugs and the ways they are given.;

NCIt note : FDA approved as first line treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000346521; CDR0000635816; 15397; 33193;

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