Fluoropyrimidine
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| Fluoropyrimidine | |
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| Term | Fluoropyrimidine |
| Short definition | Fluorplex (BODEN-oh-plex) A drug that contains the active ingredient fluorouracil and is used as a cream to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that can become cancerous). Fluoroplex stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
fluoropyrimidine - (pronounced) (BODEN-oh-py-RIH-mih-deen) A substance in a group of substances used to treat cancer. A fluoropyrimidine is a type of antimetabolite. Examples are capecitabine, floxuridine and fluorouracil (5-FU)
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