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Any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer
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fluoropyrimidine — One of a group of substances used to treat cancer. A fluoropyrimidine is a type of antimetabolite. Examples are capecitabine, floxuridine, and fluorouracil (5 FU) … English dictionary of cancer terms
fluoropyrimidine — flu·o·ro·py·rim·i·dine (fl r″o pə rimґĭ dēn) any of a group of uracil analogues having fluorine substitutions at the 5 position and demonstrating antineoplastic activity, including fluorouracil and floxuridine … Medical dictionary
fluoropyrimidine — n. any one of a class of antimetabolite drugs used in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies and breast cancer. They include fluorouracil and the orally administered drugs capecitabine and tegafur/uracil (Uftoral) … The new mediacal dictionary
Uridine monophosphate synthetase — PDB rendering based on 2eaw … Wikipedia
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency — Classification and external resources OMIM 274270 DiseasesDB 29817 MeSH … Wikipedia
Fluorocarbono — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Algunos fluorocarbonos importantes: A: fluorometano B: isoflurano C: un CFC D: un HFC E: ácido tríflico F: teflón G: PFOS H: fluorouracil I: Prozac Los fluorocarbonos son compuestos químicos que contienen enlac … Wikipedia Español
floxuridine — The deoxynucleoside of fluorouracil; an antineoplastic agent. Fluorouracil is metabolized to f. and this, in turn, to 5 fluoro 2′ deoxyuridine 5′ monophosphate. The latter agent inhibits thymidylic synthetase; uridine phosphatase is also… … Medical dictionary
fluorouracil — A pyrimidine analog; an antineoplastic effective in the treatment of some carcinomas; the cells of certain neoplasms incorporate uracil into ribonucleic acid more readily than do normal tissue cells. SEE ALSO: floxuridine. * * * flu·o·ro·ura·cil … Medical dictionary
capecitabine — n. a drug of the fluoropyrimidine class that is used in treatment of advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer and breast cancer. Taken by mouth, it is converted to fluorouracil in the body; side effects may include blood disorders (see… … The new mediacal dictionary
