5-fluorouracil, 5-FU An anticancer drug.
Drug used in treatment of breast cancer (see CMF), large bowel cancer and many other indications. An anti-metabolite.
A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites . Full name: 5-fluorouracil. Abbreviation: 5-FU . See the entire definition of Fluorouracil
An anticancer drug. Its chemical name is 5-fluorouracil,commonly called 5-FU.
(floor-o-YOOR-a-sil): An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.
An older chemotherapy drug, fluorouracil is used for many types of cancer, including liver cancer, and can be administered intravenously and orally. (In skin cancer it can be used as a crème applied directly to the skin.) The most common cancers that use this drug include colon, rectal, and breast cancer. It is prescribed to liver cancer patients. Fluorouracil is an antineoplastic antimetabolite, and is chemically 5-fluoro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione with molecular formula C4H3FN2O2. Possible side effects of fluorouracil can include: mouth sores, ulcers, diarrhea, blurry vision, skin irregularities and sensitivity, impaired bone marrow function, vomiting, hair loss, brittle nails, and rashes.
Anti-cancer drug (chemotherapy).
A drug that is used as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Also called 5-FU.
Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a drug that is used in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. It is a pyrimidine analog.