FL regimen

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

FL regimen refers to a regimen consisting of fluorouracil and low-dose leucovorin given for 6 months as postoperative adjuvant therapy for colon cancer.^[1]

Regimen

Ffluorouracil

Lleucovorin

Indications

Colon cancer^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 O’Connell MJ, Mailliard JA, Kahn MJ, Macdonald JS, Haller DG, Mayer RJ; et al. (1997). “Controlled trial of fluorouracil and low-dose leucovorin given for 6 months as postoperative adjuvant therapy for colon cancer”. J Clin Oncol. 15 (1): 246–50. PMID 8996149.

[pmid8996149-1] 1.0 ^1.1 O’Connell MJ, Mailliard JA, Kahn MJ, Macdonald JS, Haller DG, Mayer RJ; et al. (1997). “Controlled trial of fluorouracil and low-dose leucovorin given for 6 months as postoperative adjuvant therapy for colon cancer”. J Clin Oncol. 15 (1): 246–50. PMID 8996149.

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