Folinic acid
| Folinic acid | |
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| Term | Folinic acid |
| Short definition | folic acid antagonist (FOH-lik A-sid an-TA-guh-nist) A type of drug that prevents cells from using folic acid to make DNA and can kill cancer cells. Certain folic acid antagonists are used to treat some types of cancer and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
folinic acid - (pronounced) (foh-LIN-ik A-sid) A form of folic acid used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of colon cancer and anemia and to reduce the toxic effects of the cancer drug methotrexate or other substances that block the action of folic acid. Folinic acid is also being studied to treat other conditions and cancers. It's a type of chemoprotectant and a type of chemosensitizer. Also called citrovorum factor and leucovorin calcium
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