It is generally administered as the calcium or sodium salt ( calcium folinate ( INN ), sodium folinate, leucovorin calcium, leucovorin sodium ),
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It is generally administered as the calcium or sodium salt ( calcium folinate ( INN ), sodium folinate, leucovorin calcium, leucovorin sodium ),
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In higher dosages, it is highly toxic and its use is thus often followed by administration of calcium leucovorin, which acts as an antidote.
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Fluorouracil has been the standard drug for colorectal cancer since 1960; since the 1970s, leucovorin has been added to boost fluorouracil's effectiveness slightly.
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A heroic rescue could use the chemotherapeutic drug trimetrexate, which would destroy bone marrow as well as the PCP, although leucovorin can protect the marrow.
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Imprimis is now offering its compounded, orally taken formulations of pyrimethamine and leucovorin beginning at for a 100 count bottle, essentially a dollar a dose.
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A current standard course of adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer includes a six-month course of two drugs : 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for six months.
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For patients with KRAS-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer, Oncyolytics is recruiting patients for phase I trial combining Reolysin with Irinotecan / Fluorouracil / Leucovorin ( FOLFIRI ).
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Combining Eloxatin with the standard drugs 5FU and leucovorin made it work much better, something scientists may never have known had Sanofi performed a cheaper but less rigorous study.
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If infected during pregnancy, spiramycin is recommended in the first and early second trimesters while pyrimethamine / sulfadiazine and leucovorin is recommended in the late second and third trimesters.
