leucovorin definition of leucovorin in the Free Online Encyclopedia.

3,900,515,209 visitors served.

TheFreeDictionary Google Bing

Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text

Dictionary/
thesaurus

Financial
dictionary

leucovorin [lü′käv·ə·rən]

(pharmacology)

Folinic acid used as a calcium salt to counteract the toxic effects of folic acid antagonists and for treatment of megaloblastic anemias.

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found	Standard first-line treatments including fluorouracil (5-FU) with leucovorin (LV) and irinotecan or oxaliplatin, alone or combined with bevacizumab, have resulted in a median overall survival (mOS) greater than 20 months [3-9]. Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies ... by Ruiz-Echarri, Manuel; Ramos, Francisco Javier; Macarulla, Teresa; Capdevila, Jaume; Elez, Elena; Tab / Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer Of the 348 tumor samples that expressed normal KRAS, one-year progression-free survival rates were 25% and 43% for patients with normal KRAS tumors receiving FOLFIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan) and the combination of cetuximab plus FOLFIRI, respectively. KRAS status predicts response to Cetuximab for Metastatic Colorectal ... by McBride, Deborah / ONS Connect Two major chemicals that most physicians prefer to apply for the best result in colon cancer are fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin. Colon Treatment for Getting Rid of Colon Cancer by Susan Allshouse / Health care industry community	leucocratic Leucocratic Rock leucocyte Leucodontineae leucoline leucon Leuconostoc leucophanite leucophore leucophosphite leucoplast Leucoplasts leucopyrite Leucosia, Ligeia, and Parthenope Leucosiidae leucosin Leucosoleniida leucosphenite Leucospidae leucosporous Leucosticte Leucothea Leucothoidae Leucothrix Leucotrichaceae leucovorin leucoxene Leuctra leukaemia Leukemia leukemia virus leukemic reticuloendotheliosis leukemoid leukocidin leukocyte Leukocytes leukocythemia leukocytolysin leukocytopenia leukocytopoiesis Leukocytosis Leukoderma leukodystrophy leukoencephalitis leukoerythroblastic anemia leukoerythroblastosis leukol leukolymphosarcoma Leukoma Leukon I leukonychia	Leucosis Leucosoid Leucosolenida Leucosoleniida leucosphenite Leucosphere Leucospidae leucosporous Leucosticte Leucothea leucothoe leucothoe Leucothoë Leucothoë Leucothoe (genus) Leucothoe (genus) Leucothoe editorum Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe racemosa Leucothoidae Leucothrix leucotic leucotomies leucotomies leucotomy leucotomy leucotomy Leucotrichaceae Leucoturic Leucous leucovorin Leucovorin calcium Leucovorin calcium leucovorin rescue Leucoxene Leucoxene Leuctra Leuctra Leuctra, Battle of Leufana Leufana Leuk Voor Thuis leuk(o)- leuk- leuk- leukaemia leukaemia leukaemia Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland Leukaemia Foundation of South Australia Leukaemias Leukaemias Leukaemias leukaemic leukaemic leukaemic leukaemogenic leukapheresis Leukapheresis types Leukas Leukassay F test

Standard first-line treatments including fluorouracil (5-FU) with leucovorin (LV) and irinotecan or oxaliplatin, alone or combined with bevacizumab, have resulted in a median overall survival (mOS) greater than 20 months [3-9].

Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies ... by Ruiz-Echarri, Manuel; Ramos, Francisco Javier; Macarulla, Teresa; Capdevila, Jaume; Elez, Elena; Tab / Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer

Of the 348 tumor samples that expressed normal KRAS, one-year progression-free survival rates were 25% and 43% for patients with normal KRAS tumors receiving FOLFIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan) and the combination of cetuximab plus FOLFIRI, respectively.

KRAS status predicts response to Cetuximab for Metastatic Colorectal ... by McBride, Deborah / ONS Connect

Two major chemicals that most physicians prefer to apply for the best result in colon cancer are fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin.

Colon Treatment for Getting Rid of Colon Cancer by Susan Allshouse / Health care industry community

TheFreeDictionary Google

Word / Article Starts with Ends with Text

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.