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Name
MFL
Alternate names
None
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Radiation
None
Remarks
None
Drugs for MFL
Name
Alternate Names
5-Fluorouracil
5-Fluracil
Adrucil
Efudex
Fluoroplex
Fluracil
Fluril
Oracil
Ro 2-9757
WR-69596
Abbreviations
5-FU
5FU
FU
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antimetabolite
NSC Number
019893
19893
Primary Site
Breast- adjuvant setting and advanced disease
colorectal- adjuvant setting and advanced disease
GI malignancies: anal, esophageal, gastric and pancreatic
Hepatoma
Ovarian cancer
Histology
None
Remarks
Fluorinated pyrimidine; antimetabolite. FDA approved uses on basal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, and pancreatic cancer.
Note: Efudex cream be prescribed to treat AIN III. Code this as chemotherapy.
Note: Efudex cream be prescribed to treat AIN III. Code this as chemotherapy.
Coding
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Name
Alternate Names
Calcium folinate
Calcium leucovorin
Calcium leucovorin rescue
Citrovorum Factor
Citrovorum factor rescue
Folic acid
Folinic Acid
Lederfoline
Leucosar
Leucovorin Calcium
Leucovorin rescue
Wellcovorin
Abbreviations
C.F.
CF
CL
Category
Ancillary Agent
Subcategory
None
NSC Number
3590
003590
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
The pharmacologically active form of folic acid. FDA approved uses as 1st line colorectal carcinoma in combination with 5-FU and to diminish methotrexate toxicity.
Coding
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Name
Alternate Names
Amethopterin
Antifolan
CL-14377
Folex
Methotrexate Sodium
Mexate
Mexate AQ
Rheumatrex
WR-19039
Abbreviations
MTX
Category
Chemotherapy
Subcategory
Antimetabolite
NSC Number
740
000740
Primary Site
Bladder cancer
Breast
Gestational trophoblastic cancer
lymphoma
Meningeal leukemia
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Osteogenic sarcoma
Histology
None
Remarks
FDA approved uses on ALL, breast cancer, choriocarcinoma, head and neck cancer, lymphoma, and osteosarcoma.
Coding
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