FOLFOX
Sign in to saveFOLFOX is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer, made up of the drugs folinic acid (leucovorin, FOL), fluorouracil (5-FU, F), and oxaliplatin (Eloxatin, OX).
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- Instance of
- chemotherapy regimen
- Has part
- oxaliplatin
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- FOLFOX4.png
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- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C11197
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C11197
- medical condition treated
- Colorectal cancer
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- Administration of FOLFOX
- Common complications
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FOLFOX is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer, made up of the drugs folinic acid (leucovorin, FOL), fluorouracil (5-FU, F), and oxaliplatin (Eloxatin, OX).
== FOLFOX4 == Adjuvant treatment in patients with stage III colon cancer is recommended for 12 cycles, every two weeks. The recommended dose schedule is as follows:
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