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5-fluorouracil and cardiotoxicity: a review [PDF]
Fluoropyrimidines such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) form the foundation of a wide variety of chemotherapy regimens. 5-FU is in fact the third most commonly used chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of solid malignancies across the world. As with all chemotherapy, balancing the potential benefits of therapy against the risks of drug-related toxicity is ...
Joerg Herrmann+8 more
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Evaluating predictive pharmacogenetic signatures of adverse events in colorectal cancer patients treated with fluoropyrimidines [PDF]
The potential clinical utility of genetic markers associated with response to fluoropyrimidine treatment in colorectal cancer patients remains controversial despite extensive study.
A Fariña-Sarasqueta+59 more
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Acquired resistance of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) remains a clinical challenge in colorectal cancer (CRC), and efforts to develop targeted agents to reduce resistance have not yielded success.
S. Dong+12 more
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Colchicine Ameliorates 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats
Background and Objective. 5‐Fluorouracil is one of the most common chemotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of solid tumors. 5‐Fluorouracil‐associated cardiotoxicity is the second cause of cardiotoxicity induced by chemotherapeutic drugs after ...
Soheila Safarpour+8 more
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Background To date, 5‐fluorouracil‐based chemotherapy is very important for locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). However, chemotherapy resistance results in tumor recurrence and metastasis, which is a major obstacle for treatment of ...
Lanqing Wang+11 more
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Dynamic Hydrogels Based on Double Imine Connections and Application for Delivery of Fluorouracil
Dynamic hydrogels have been prepared by cross-linking of O-carboxymethyl chitosan (O-CMCS) with reversibly connected imino-PEGylated dynamers. The double imine chitosan/dynamer and dynamer bonds and were used to provide tighter structures and adaptive ...
Yan Zhang+5 more
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Background and PurposeCurrently, there is no optimal dose recommendation for a 120-h continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil via arterial cannulation for advanced T-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
Li Xiang+8 more
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Weekly irinotecan in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer on hemodialysis due to chronic renal failure [PDF]
Background: The cytotoxic treatment of patients suffering from advanced or metastatic cancer undergoing hemodialysis due to chronic renal failure still remains a problem, since for those patients pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data on most cytotoxic
Hacker, U.+4 more
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The rate of cardiac complications in patients receiving a 24-hour dose of 5-Fluorouracil [PDF]
Background. Cardiotoxicity caused by fluoropyrimidines is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication. Its frequency has been 1.6 to 19% in previous studies. But there are no accurate statistics in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the rate
Mostafa Davoodnataj+4 more
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BACKGROUND Docetaxel-based chemotherapy is effective in metastatic gastric and gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. This study reports on the safety and efficacy of the docetaxel-based triplet FLOT (fluorouracil plus leucovorin, oxaliplatin and ...
S. Al-Batran+56 more
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