CAF Regimen - CISMeF

Preferred Label : CAF Regimen;

NCIt synonyms : CAFFI; Oral Cyclophosphamide/Doxorubicin/Fluorouracil; Oral Cyclophosphamide-Adriamycin-Fluorouracil Regimen; Oral CTX/DOX/5-FU; CDF;

NCIt related terms : CAF;

NCIt definition : A chemotherapy regimen consisting of oral cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and fluorouracil, used as a treatment for recurrent and metastatic breast cancer.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used alone or together with other therapies to treat breast cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), and fluorouracil.;

NCIt note : Source: NCCN Guidelines 2017;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000635754; CDR0000635753;

Details

Origin ID

C9533;

UMLS CUI

C0054427;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- CAF protocol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- fac- [IUPAC Term]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- CAF protocol [MeSH concept]
- CAF protocol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- fac- [IUPAC Term]
chemotherapy_regimen_has_component
- Cyclophosphamide [NCIt concept]
- Doxorubicin [NCIt concept]
- Fluorouracil [NCIt concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- Multi-agent Therapeutic Regimens [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pharmacotherapy Regimens [NCIt concept]
- SEER Rx Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs Database [NCIt concept]
- SEER Rx Interactive Antineoplastic Drugs Database-Regimen [NCIt concept]
regimen_has_accepted_use_for_disease
- Invasive Breast Carcinoma [NCIt concept]

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