Name

FOLFOX

Alternate names

FLO
FLOX
FOLFOX4
OFF
FOLFOX6
FOLFOX7

Primary Site

None

Histology

None

Radiation

None

Remarks

None

Drugs for FOLFOX

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
Head and Neck cancer
Hepatoma
Ovarian cancer
Skin-Basal cell carcinoma (topical application)

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.

Coding

This drug should be coded

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

This drug should NOT be coded

Name

Alternate Names

1-OHP
1670 RBl Eloxatin
Eloxatin
L-OHP
Oxalatoplatin
Oxalatoplatinum
PR-54780
RP-54780
Transplatin

Abbreviations

None

Category

Chemotherapy

Subcategory

Platinum analog

NSC Number

266046

Primary Site

Colorectal
gastro-esophageal cancers, metastatic
liver
ovarian
pancreatic cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

A platinum-containing antineoplastic that is usually given in combiantion with 5-FU.

Coding

This drug should be coded
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