FEC regimen

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

Synonyms and keywords:CEF; CEF Regimen; CTX/EPI/5-FU; Cyclophosphamide/Epirubicin/Fluorouracil; FEC; FEC 100; FEC Regimen; FEC regimen; Fluorouracil-Epirubicin-Cytoxan Regimen

Overview

FEC regimen refers to a regimen consisting of fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide used in the adjuvant setting and also for the treatment of recurrent and metastatic breast cancer.^[1]

Regimen

FFluorouracil

EEpirubicin

CCyclophosphamide

Indications

Metastatic breast cancer^[2]

References

[1] “NCI Thesaurus”.

[2] “NCI Thesaurus”.

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FEC regimen

Overview

Regimen

Indications

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