The French experience with infusional 5-fluorouracil in advanced colorectal cancer

J Infus Chemother. 1996 Summer;6(3):133-6.

Abstract

The French contribution to the development of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) infusion in advanced colorectal cancer includes five randomized trials and specific researches on the 48-hour bimonthly regimen, chronotherapy, and individual dose adaptation. The bimonthly 48-hour LV5-FU bolus and infusion is the standard treatment outside the research protocols and the control arm of the ongoing trials.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antidotes / therapeutic use
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / adverse effects
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use*
  • Chronotherapy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / adverse effects
  • Fluorouracil / therapeutic use*
  • France
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Leucovorin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antidotes
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil