Tegafur
- Generic Name
- Tegafur
- Brand Names
- Teysuno
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C8H9FN2O3
- CAS Number
- 17902-23-7
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 1548R74NSZ
- Background
Tegafur (INN, BAN, USAN) is a prodrug of Fluorouracil (5-FU), an antineoplastic agent used as the treatment of various cancers such as advanced gastric and colorectal cancers. It is a pyrimidine analogue used in combination therapies as an active chemotherapeutic agent in conjunction with Gimeracil and Oteracil, or along with Fluorouracil as Tegafur-uracil. ...
- Indication
Indicated for the treatment of cancer usually in combination with other biochemically modulating drugs.
Indicated in adults for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer when given in combination with Cisplatin .
Indicated for the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer with Uracil and calcium folinate .
- Associated Conditions
- Stage IV Gastric Cancer
- Associated Therapies
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