5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used in the treatment of gastrointestinal tract, skin and breast cancers. Hypersensitivity reactions may occur due to the use of chemotherapeutic drugs.
Mehmet Erdem Çakmak +2 more
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High incidence of Angina pectoris in patients treated with 5-fluorouracil - A planned surveillance study with 102 patients [PDF]
Objective: Angina pectoris, arrhythmic sudden death and myocardial infarction, all these cardiac events have occasionally been reported during 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy.
Lersch, C. +6 more
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Curcumin Chemosensitizes 5-Fluorouracil Resistant MMR-Deficient Human Colon Cancer Cells in High Density Cultures [PDF]
Objective Treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a clinical challenge, as more than 15% of patients are resistant to 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapeutic regimens, and tumor recurrence rates can be as high as 50–60%.
Patricia Kraehe +17 more
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Topical application of 5-fluorouracil on attic cholesteatoma results in downregulation of keratinocyte growth factor and reduction of proliferative activity. [PDF]
To investigate the cell-biological effect of topically applied 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on middle ear cholesteatoma, 12 attic cholesteatomas were treated with topical application of 5-FU cream, two to five times with an interval of 2 weeks (5-FU group). The
Hishikawa, Yoshitaka +9 more
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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of adjuvant oral capecitabine vs intravenous 5-FU/LV in Dukes' C colon cancer: the X-ACT trial [PDF]
Oral capecitabine (Xeloda<sup>®</sup>) is an effective drug with favourable safety in adjuvant and metastatic colorectal cancer.
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Kidney- and Site-Selective Delivery of 5-Fluorouracil Utilizing the Absorption on the Kidney Surface in Rats [PDF]
The present study was undertaken to elucidate the kidney- and site-selective delivery of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) utilizing the absorption on the kidney surface in rats.
Sasaki, Hitoshi +8 more
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Evolution of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Efficacy of Commonly Used Regimens in Colorectal Cancer [PDF]
Objective: to know the evolution of adjuvant chemotherapy treatment given and to evaluate the efficacy of two commonly used regimens. Background: Colorectal cancer in Indian population is on upward swing due to the change in dietary habits and many other
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Corneal Epithelial Hyperplasia after 5-Fluorouracil Injection
Background: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a pyrimidine analogue which selectively inhibits DNA synthesis, RNA synthesis, and VEGF antibodies. 5-FU is widely used in ophthalmology for inhibition of postoperative corneal scarring and scleral bleb fibrosis. Case
Dania A. Bukhari +2 more
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent noncommunicable diseases worldwide. 5-Fluorouracil is the mainstay of chemotherapy for colorectal cancer.
Meng-Fei Lau +3 more
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Specifics of Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of 5-Fluorouracil Polymeric Complex
One of the promising and relevant directions in the treatment of oncological diseases is currently the development of a system for the delivery of antitumor drugs based on polyanions.
Olga V. Zhukova +9 more
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