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Therapy Name | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Necitumumab + Oxaliplatin |
Synonyms | Necitumumab + FOLFOX |
Therapy Description | |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Fluorouracil | Adrucil | 5-FU|5-Fluorouracil | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Adrucil (fluorouracil) is an antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent, which interferes with DNA and RNA synthesis thereby preventing cancer cell growth and is FDA approved for colorectal, breast, stomach, and pancreatic cancer (FDA.gov). |
Leucovorin | Wellcovorin | Calcium folinate|Calcium citrovorum factor|folinic acid | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Wellcovorin (leucovorin) is a metabolite of folate that enhances the efficacy of fluoruracil (PMID: 32490554). |
Necitumumab | Portrazza | IMC-11F8 | EGFR Antibody 60 | Portrazza (necitumumab) is a fully human IgG1 mAb targeting EGFR, leading to the inhibition of downstream targets in the EGFR pathway, and thereby inhibiting cellular proliferation and invasion (PMID: 21154125). Portrazza (necitumumab) is approved for patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (FDA.gov). |
Oxaliplatin | Eloxatin | Diaminocyclohexane Oxalatoplatinum | Chemotherapy - Platinum 7 | Eloxatin (oxaliplatin) is comprised of a platinum complex, which causes DNA-platinum cross-links, inhibition of DNA replication and transcription, and cell toxicity, and is FDA approved for colorectal cancer (FDA.gov). |
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