Preferred Label : FOLFIRI Regimen;
NCIt synonyms : Folinic Acid-Fluorouracil-Irinotecan Regimen; Folinic Acid/Fluorouracil/Irinotecan Regimen; Fluorouracil-Folinic Acid-Irinotecan; Fluorouracil/Folinic Acid/Irinotecan; Fluorouracil/Leucovorin/Irinotecan; Fluorouracil Continuous Infusion/Leucovorin/Irinotecan;
NCIt related terms : FOLFIRI; FOLFIRI (L-Leucovorin);
NCIt definition : A regimen consisting of leucovorin calcium (calcium folinate), 5-fluorouracil, and
irinotecan that can be used in the treatment of ampullary, appendiceal, small bowel,
pancreatic and occult primary adenocarcinoma; colorectal, esophageal and esophagogastric
junction, gastric, and hepatobiliary cancers; well-differentiated grade 3 neuroendocrine
tumors (NETs), and extrapulmonary poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma,
large or small cell carcinoma and mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasm.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced colorectal
cancer that has spread. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of
cancer. It includes the drugs leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, and
irinotecan hydrochloride.;
NCIt note : Source: NCCN Guidelines 2007;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000635808; CDR0000635807; 4376; 14013;
Origin ID : C63593;
UMLS CUI : C1880658;
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