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Fluorouracil

Known as: 5-Fluracil, 5-Fluoro-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione, Fluouracil 
An antimetabolite fluoropyrimidine analog of the nucleoside pyrimidine with antineoplastic activity. Fluorouracil and its metabolites possess a… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
4030 Background: The combination of Bev with 5-FU/FA and irinotecan or oxaliplatin is highly active in ACRC. A recent phase III… 
2004
2004
3515 Background: The addition of bevacizumab (BV, Avastin) to IFL for untreated metastatic CRC produces survival benefit (Hurwitz… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The most deadly but less common form of skin cancer, melanoma is now the most common cancer found in women between the ages 25 to… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Background: Simultaneous radiochemotherapy has recently been demonstrated to be superior to radiation alone in the treatment of… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Following gastrectomy for locally advanced adenocarcinomas, three patients developed microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and renal… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
A total of 65 patients with advanced colorectal or breast cancer were given oral tegafur in the phase I study. Of these, 28… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The resistance of a Novikoff hepatoma cell line (N1-S1/FdUrd) to 5-fluorouracil (FUra) was reversed by the inclusion of inosine… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Abstract Megaloblastosis appeared in a patient receiving pyrimethamine. Pyrimethamine seemed to act as does the folate antagonist… 
1958
1958
Several types of analogs of the natural pyrimidines have been tested for their ability to restrain the growth of mammary…