 Fluorouracil
"Fluorouracil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pyrimidine analog that is an antineoplastic antimetabolite. It interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the THYMIDYLATE SYNTHETASE conversion of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D005472
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.875.404
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| Concept/Terms |
Fluorouracil- Fluorouracil
- 5-FU
- Fluoruracil
- 5-Fluorouracil
- 5 Fluorouracil
- 5FU
5-FU medac- 5-FU medac
- 5 FU medac
- medac Brand of Fluorouracil
5-HU Hexal- 5-HU Hexal
- 5 HU Hexal
- Hexal Brand of Fluorouracil
Adrucil- Adrucil
- Teva Brand of Fluorouracil
- Fluorouracil Teva Brand
Carac- Carac
- Dermik Brand of Fluorouracil
Efudix- Efudix
- Dermatech Brand of Fluorouracil
- Roche Brand of Fluorouracil
- Fluoro-Uracile ICN
- Fluoro Uracile ICN
- ICN Brand of Fluorouracil
- CSP Brand of Fluorouracil
- Efudex
Fluoroplex- Fluoroplex
- Flurodex
- Allergan Brand of Fluorouracil
Fluracedyl- Fluracedyl
- Pharmachemie Brand of Fluorouracil Monosodium Salt
Haemato-fu- Haemato-fu
- Haemato fu
- Haemato Brand of Fluorouracil
Neofluor- Neofluor
- Neocorp Brand of Fluorouracil
Onkofluor- Onkofluor
- Onkoworks Brand of Fluorouracil
Ribofluor- Ribofluor
- ribosepharm Brand of Fluorouracil
5-FU Lederle- 5-FU Lederle
- 5 FU Lederle
- Riemser Brand of Fluorouracil
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| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1992 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1991 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fluorouracil" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Badgwell B, Ikoma N, Murphy MB, Li J, Wang X, Minsky BD, Estrella J, Mansfield P, Ajani J, Das P. Phase 1 Trial of Total Neoadjuvant Therapy With Short-Course Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Chemotherapy for Patients With Potentially Resectable Gastric Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Feb 01; 121(2):423-431.
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Delgado-Coka LA, Roa-Pe?a L, Babu S, Horowitz M, Petricoin EF, Matrisian LM, Blais EM, Marchenko N, Allard FD, Akalin A, Jiang W, Larson BK, Hendifar AE, Picozzi VJ, Choi M, Shroyer KR, Escobar-Hoyos LF. Keratin 17 is a prognostic and predictive biomarker in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Am J Clin Pathol. 2024 Sep 03; 162(3):314-326.
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El Sala AA, Khawaja G, Khalil M, Salam SA. Rosemary essential oil potentiates the antitumour activity of 5-fluorouracil in human colorectal carcinoma cells. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2024 Jun 06; 76(6):691-700.
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Homer NA, Hanafy MS, Baer SC, Watson AH, Somogyi M, Shore JW, Blaydon S, Durairaj VD, Cui Z, Nakra T. 5-Fluorouracil With Microneedling Modulates Wound Healing in a Murine Model: An Immunohistochemical Analysis of Mechanism and Dose Efficacy. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 38(6):596-601.
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Mavros MN, Moris D, Karanicolas PJ, Katz MHG, O'Reilly EM, Pawlik TM. Clinical Trials of Systemic Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2021 07 01; 156(7):663-672.
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Hajiran A, Zemp L, Aydin AM, Cheryian SK, Pow-Sang JM, Chahoud J, Spiess PE. Topical chemotherapy for penile carcinoma in situ: Contemporary outcomes and reported toxicity. Urol Oncol. 2021 01; 39(1):72.e1-72.e5.
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Wolfe AR, Prabhakar D, Yildiz VO, Cloyd JM, Dillhoff M, Abushahin L, Alexandra Diaz D, Miller ED, Chen W, Frankel WL, Noonan A, Williams TM. Neoadjuvant-modified FOLFIRINOX vs nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine for borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients who achieved surgical resection. Cancer Med. 2020 07; 9(13):4711-4723.
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Mundo AI, Greening GJ, Fahr MJ, Hale LN, Bullard EA, Rajaram N, Muldoon TJ. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy to monitor murine colorectal tumor progression and therapeutic response. J Biomed Opt. 2020 03; 25(3):1-16.
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Anderson JE, Trujillo M, McElroy T, Groves T, Alexander T, Kiffer F, Allen AR. Early Effects of Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, and 5-Fluorouracil on Neuronal Morphology and Hippocampal-Dependent Behavior in a Murine Model. Toxicol Sci. 2020 01 01; 173(1):156-170.
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Maarouf M, Kromenacker BW, Brucks ES, Hendricks A, Shi VY. Reducing unpleasant side effects of topical 5-Fluorouracil treatment for actinic keratosis: a randomized controlled trial. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020 Mar; 31(2):175-179.
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Viswanath V, Shah RJ, Gada JL. Intralesional 5-fluorouracil: Novel therapy for extensive molluscum contagiosum in an immunocompetent adult. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2017 Mar-Apr; 83(2):265-266.
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Sparano JA, Lee JY, Palefsky J, Henry DH, Wachsman W, Rajdev L, Aboulafia D, Ratner L, Fitzgerald TJ, Kachnic L, Mitsuyasu R. Cetuximab Plus Chemoradiotherapy for HIV-Associated Anal Carcinoma: A Phase II AIDS Malignancy Consortium Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2017 Mar; 35(7):727-733.
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