FEC Regimen - CISMeF

Preferred Label : FEC Regimen;

NCIt synonyms : CTX/EPI/5-FU; Fluorouracil-Epirubicin-IV Cytoxan Regimen; FEC 100; Fluorouracil/Epirubicin/Intravenous Cyclophosphamide; IV Cyclophosphamide/Epirubicin/Fluorouracil; Fluorouracil/Epirubicin/IV Cyclophosphamide; Cyclophosphamide Epirubicin Fluorouracil; FEC;

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

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat breast cancer,.including breast cancer that has spread or come back. It includes the drugs fluorouracil, epirubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide.;

NCIt note : Source: NCCN Guidelines 2017;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000662475; CDR0000662474; 5925;

Details

Origin ID

C9595;

UMLS CUI

C0060133;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- CEF regimen [MeSH concept]
- FEC protocol [MeSH concept]
- FEC protocol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
False automatic mappings
- CEF regimen [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- FEC protocol [MeSH concept]
- FEC protocol [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
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- Cyclophosphamide [NCIt concept]
- Epirubicin Hydrochloride [NCIt concept]
- Fluorouracil [NCIt concept]
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- HemOnc Regimen Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Multi-agent Therapeutic Regimens [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pharmacotherapy Regimens [NCIt concept]
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- Invasive Breast Carcinoma [NCIt concept]

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