folinic acid/neoplasms

Recent investigations have revealed a significant increase in cytotoxic response to (5-fluoropyrimidine, FP) agents in the presence of the folate folinic acid (CF). It has been suggested that CF provides a source of intracellular reduced folates which, in turn, enhances the inhibition of the

There is no known effective salvage chemotherapy for patients with refractory or relapsed urothelial tumors after methotrexate/cisplatin-based regimen. We report the results of a phase II trial with the FIFO regimen that includes from day 1 to 5: fluorouracil 350 mg/m2, folinic acid 20 mg/m2, and

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of N-phosphonacetyl-L-aspartate (PALA), folinic acid (FA), and interferon alfa (IFN-alpha) biomodulation on plasma fluorouracil (5FU) pharmacokinetics and tumor and liver radioactivity uptake and retention after [18F]-fluorouracil (5-[18F]-FU)

An enhanced antineoplastic effect of 5-fluorouracil in patients with advanced colorectal cancer has been produced either by combination with folinic acid or administration by continuous infusion. Thirty-seven patients with advanced measurable colorectal cancer received high-dose folinic acid (LV 200

Combination chemotherapy appears superior to single-agent therapy in treating a wide variety of tumors. Encouraged by this data, we conducted a pilot study using cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, intermediate dose methotrexate and folinic acid rescue (CAMF) in patients with advanced lung cancer.

BACKGROUND Cardiotoxicity related to the widely used cytotoxic compound 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is rare compared with the frequency observed with the use of anthracyclines. More effective protocols incorporating active biomodulatory compounds like folinic acid (FA) or combination chemotherapy change

Current evidence suggests that the drug-metabolizing capacity of the liver can be altered by neoplastic lesions and by the chemotherapeutic agents used to treat them. Antipyrine metabolism is a widely used dynamic test for assessing mixed hepatic oxidase system activity in humans. This study was

BACKGROUND This multicentre phase I/II study was designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose of irinotecan when combined with 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid according to the Mayo Clinic schedule and to evaluate the activity of this combination as first-line therapy in patients with advanced

The efficacy of combination therapy with irinotecan and capecitabine has been demonstrated for the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC). The aim of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this combination in MCRC as second-line treatment after failure of 24-h

Twenty-two patients with metastatic colorectal cancer entered a Phase I-II trial to assess the maximum tolerable dose of alpha-2B-interferon administered intramuscularly three times per week in combination with fixed doses of 5-fluorouracil (450 mg/m2 IV for 5 days, and, from day 28, weekly) and

Patients with colorectal carcinoma progressing after a 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-containing regimen were eligible. One treatment cycle consisted of repeated administrations of 5-FU combined to folinic acid for six times and to oxaliplatin for three times over 50 days. 5-FU was given at the dose of 2.6

The purpose of this study was to investigate the side-effects experienced by patients with colorectal cancer receiving 5-fluorouracil + folinic acid chemotherapy. A primary objective was to provide quantitative data on the incidence and severity of side-effects at each cycle of chemotherapy

BACKGROUND Despite the progress made in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), the results of second-line chemotherapy remain poor. METHODS The feasibility of hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) of oxaliplatin (100 mg/m2 over 6 h) followed by l-folinic acid (L-FA) (400 mg over 2 h

Oxaliplatin plus fluorouracil/folinic acid (5-FU/FA) every 2 weeks has shown promising activity in advanced gastric cancer. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of weekly oxaliplatin plus 5-FU/FA (FUFOX regimen) in the metastatic setting. Patients with previously untreated metastatic gastric

The combination of CDDP and ARA-C has shown some clinical efficiency as first-line therapy in advanced colorectal cancer. Our study was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic activity of this combination in advanced colorectal cancer who failed 5-fluorouracil (FU) and folinic acid (LV) regimen. Seventeen