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What is

Folfirinox regimen

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Pronunciation: /folfirinox* ˈrɛʤəmən/

Folfirinox regimen

Definition

A regimen consisting of fluorouracil, irinotecan, leucovorin and oxaliplatin that can be used for the treatment of pancreatic and colorectal cancers; occult primary, appendiceal and small bowel adenocarcinomas; well-differentiated grade 3 neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), and extrapulmonary poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma, large or small cell carcinoma and mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasm.