"Tegafur" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Congener of FLUOROURACIL with comparable antineoplastic action. It has been suggested especially for the treatment of breast neoplasms.
| Descriptor ID |
D005641
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.875.404.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Tegafur- Tegafur
- 1-(Tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil
- N1-(2'-Tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil
- 1-(2-Tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil
- 5-Fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2,4-pyrimidinedione
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Stereoselective metabolism of ftorafur (R,S-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1981; 7(1):55-9.
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Activation of Ftorafue [R,S-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil] to 5-fluorouracil and gamma-butyrolactone. Cancer Res. 1980 Aug; 40(8 Pt 1):2814-9.
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5-Fluorouracil concentrations in human plasma following R,S-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil (ftorafur) administration. Cancer Res. 1979 Oct; 39(10):4289-90.