Fluorouracil
"Fluorouracil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pyrimidine analog that is an antineoplastic antimetabolite. It interferes with DNA synthesis by blocking the THYMIDYLATE SYNTHETASE conversion of deoxyuridylic acid to thymidylic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D005472
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.875.404
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| Concept/Terms |
Fluorouracil- Fluorouracil
- 5FU
- 5-FU
- 5-Fluorouracil
- 5 Fluorouracil
- Fluoruracil
Efudix- Efudix
- Fluoro-Uracile ICN
- Fluoro Uracile ICN
- Efudex
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2010 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2013 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2014 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2021 | 1 | 8 | 9 | | 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2024 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2025 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fluorouracil" by people in Profiles.
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Lentz RW, Hu J, Robinson H, Balmaceda N, Baiyee E, Leal AD, Kim SS, Davis SL, Messersmith WA, Lieu CH. Real-World Analysis of Irinotecan With or Without Fluorouracil in the Second-Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Aug; 23(8).
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Stoop TF, Wu YHA, Oba A, Ali M, Feld IM, Al-Musawi MH, Jain A, Saiura A, Sauvanet A, Coppola A, Javed AA, Groot Koerkamp B, Miller BN, Hashimoto D, Caputo D, Kleive D, Sereni E, Kazemier G, Belfiori G, Ishida H, van Dam JL, Dembinski J, Akahoshi K, Roberts KJ, Tanaka K, Labori KJ, Falconi M, House MG, Sugimoto M, Tanabe M, Gotohda N, Chatzizacharias N, Krohn PS, Dokmak S, Rodriguez Franco S, Hirano S, Burgdorf SK, Crippa S, Satoi S, Nguyen TK, Yamamoto T, Nakamura T, Ushida Y, Bachu V, Burns WR, Inoue Y, Takahashi Y, Aslami Z, Schulick RD, He J, Messersmith W, Besselink MG, Burkhart RA, Wilmink JW, Del Chiaro M. Survival after neoadjuvant and induction FOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine-nab-paclitaxel in patients with resected localised pancreatic adenocarcinoma: an international multicentre study. Br J Cancer. 2025 Jul; 133(1):76-84.
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Yamashita T, Fujimasa K, Otsuka K, Saito A, Kohmoto M, Motegi K, Ariyoshi T, Goto S, Yamochi T, Takimoto M, Hirasawa Y, Kubota Y, Yoshimura K, Tsunoda T, Murakami M, Aoki T. Efficacy of Esophagectomy Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Esophageal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. Anticancer Res. 2025 May; 45(5):2051-2058.
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Stoop TF, Sugawara T, Oba A, Feld IM, van Roessel S, van Veldhuisen E, Wu YHA, Nishino J, Ali M, Alseidi A, Sauvanet A, Mirabella A, Sa Cunha A, Kokkola A, Groot Koerkamp B, Pietrasz D, Kleive D, Butturini G, Malleo G, van Laarhoven HWM, Frigerio I, Dembinski J, He J, Gagnière J, Kleeff J, Ramia JM, Roberts KJ, Labori KJ, Marino MV, Falconi M, B Mortensen M, Lesurtel M, Bonds M, Chatzizacharias N, Strobel O, Turrini O, Griffin O, Franklin O, Pfeiffer P, Schulick RD, Salvia R, de Wilde RF, Dokmak S, Rodriguez Franco S, Augustinus S, Burgdorf SK, Crippa S, Hackert T, Tarvainen T, Burns WR, Messersmith W, Wilmink JW, Burkhart RA, Del Chiaro M, Besselink MG. Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Resection of Localized Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Following Preoperative FOLFIRINOX. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Mar 01; 11(3):276-287.
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Stoop TF, Seelen LWF, van 't Land FR, van der Hout AC, Scheepens JCM, Ali M, Stiggelbout AM, van der Kolk BM, Bonsing BA, Lips DJ, de Groot DJA, van Veldhuisen E, Kerver ED, Manusama ER, Daams F, Kazemier G, Cirkel GA, van Tienhoven G, Patijn GA, Lelieveld-Rier HN, de Hingh IH, van Hellemond IEG, Wijsman JH, Erdmann JI, Mieog JSD, de Vos-Geelen J, de Groot JWB, Lutchman KRD, Mekenkamp LJ, Kranenburg LW, Beuk LPM, Nijkamp MW, den Dulk M, Polée MB, Homs MYV, Wumkes ML, Stommel MWJ, Busch OR, de Wilde RF, Theijse RT, Luelmo SAC, Festen S, Bollen TL, Neumann UP, de Meijer VE, Draaisma WA, Groot Koerkamp B, Molenaar IQ, Wolfgang CL, Del Chiaro M, Katz MGH, Hackert T, Rietjens JAC, Wilmink JW, van Santvoort HC, van Eijck CHJ, Besselink MG. Nationwide implementation of the international multidisciplinary best-practice for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (PREOPANC-4): study protocol. BMC Cancer. 2025 Feb 19; 25(1):299.
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Rompen IF, Stoop TF, van Roessel S, van Veldhuisen E, Janssen QP, Alseidi A, Balduzzi A, Balzano G, Berrevoet F, Bonds M, Busch OR, Butturini G, Javed AA, Del Chiaro M, Conlon KC, Falconi M, Frigerio I, Fusai GK, Gagnière J, Griffin O, Hackert T, Sparrelid E, Halimi A, Labori KJ, Malleo G, Marino MV, Mortensen MB, Nikov A, Lesurtel M, Keck T, Kleeff J, Pandé R, Pfeiffer P, Pietrasz D, Roberts KJ, Sa Cunha A, Salvia R, Strobel O, Tarvainen T, van Laarhoven HWM, Groot Koerkamp B, Loos M, Michalski CW, Besselink MG, Hank T. Validation of the PANAMA Score for Survival and Benefit of Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Cancer after Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX. Ann Surg. 2025 May 01; 281(5):852-860.
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Ho TT, Smith DM, Aquilante CL, Cicali EJ, El Rouby N, Hertz DL, Imanirad I, Patel JN, Scott SA, Swain SM, Tuteja S, Hicks JK. A Guide for Implementing DPYD Genotyping for Systemic Fluoropyrimidines into Clinical Practice. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 May; 117(5):1194-1208.
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Rangelova E, Stoop TF, van Ramshorst TME, Ali M, van Bodegraven EA, Javed AA, Hashimoto D, Steyerberg E, Banerjee A, Jain A, Sauvanet A, Serrablo A, Giani A, Giardino A, Zerbi A, Arshad A, Wijma AG, Coratti A, Zironda A, Socratous A, Rojas A, Halimi A, Ejaz A, Oba A, Patel BY, Björnsson B, Reames BN, Tingstedt B, Goh BKP, Payá-Llorente C, Del Pozo CD, González-Abós C, Medin C, van Eijck CHJ, de Ponthaud C, Takishita C, Schwabl C, Månsson C, Ricci C, Thiels CA, Douchi D, Hughes DL, Kilburn D, Flanking D, Kleive D, Silva DS, Edil BH, Pando E, Moltzer E, Kauffman EF, Warren E, Bozkurt E, Sparrelid E, Thoma E, Verkolf E, Ausania F, Giannone F, Hüttner FJ, Burdio F, Souche FR, Berrevoet F, Daams F, Motoi F, Saliba G, Kazemier G, Roeyen G, Nappo G, Butturini G, Ferrari G, Kito Fusai G, Honda G, Sergeant G, Karteszi H, Takami H, Suto H, Matsumoto I, Mora-Oliver I, Frigerio I, Fabre JM, Chen J, Sham JG, Davide J, Urdzik J, de Martino J, Nielsen K, Okano K, Kamei K, Okada K, Tanaka K, Labori KJ, Goodsell KE, Alberici L, Webber L, Kirkov L, de Franco L, Miyashita M, Maglione M, Gramellini M, Ramera M, Amaral MJ, Ramaekers M, Truty MJ, van Dam MA, Stommel MWJ, Petrikowski M, Imamura M, Hayashi M, D'Hondt M, Brunner M, Hogg ME, Zhang C, Suárez-Muñoz MÁ, Luyer MD, Unno M, Mizuma M, Janot M, Sahakyan MA, Jamieson NB, Busch OR, Bilge O, Belyaev O, Franklin O, Sánchez-Velázquez P, Pessaux P, Holka PS, Ghorbani P, Casadei R, Sartoris R, Schulick RD, Grützmann R, Sutcliffe R, Mata R, Patel RB, Takahashi R, Rodriguez Franco S, Cabús SS, Hirano S, Gaujoux S, Festen S, Kozono S, Maithel SK, Chai SM, Yamaki S, van Laarhoven S, Mieog JSD, Murakami T, Codjia T, Sumiyoshi T, Karsten TM, Nakamura T, Sugawara T, Boggi U, Hartman V, de Meijer VE, Bartholomä W, Kwon W, Koh YX, Cho Y, Takeyama Y, Inoue Y, Nagakawa Y, Kawamoto Y, Ome Y, Soonawalla Z, Uemura K, Wolfgang CL, Jang JY, Padbury R, Satoi S, Messersmith W, Wilmink JW, Abu Hilal M, Besselink MG, Del Chiaro M. The impact of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with left-sided resectable pancreatic cancer: an international multicenter study. Ann Oncol. 2025 May; 36(5):529-542.
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Sala R, Esquer H, Kellett T, Clune S, Awolade P, Pike LA, Zhou Q, Messersmith WA, LaBarbera DV. CHD1L Inhibitor OTI-611 Synergizes with Chemotherapy to Enhance Antitumor Efficacy and Prolong Survival in Colorectal Cancer Mouse Models. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Dec 07; 25(23).
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Madani SP, Mohseni A, Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari M, Shahbazian H, Afyouni S, Borhani A, Zandieh G, Laheru D, Kamel IR. Role of volumetric tumor enhancement on CT in predicting overall survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Clin Imaging. 2025 Jan; 117:110365.
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