Tegafur (also known as Ftorafur) is a chemotherapeutic 5-FU prodrug used in the treatment of cancers; is a component of tegafur-uracil.
Cat.No
DC8962
Name
Tegafur
Chemical Properties
CAS
17902-23-7
Formula
C8H9FN2O3
MW
200.17
Storage
2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO
References
[1]. Sotaro Sadahiro, Toshiyuki Suzuki, Akira Tanaka, et al. Association of right-sided tumors with high thymidine phosphorylase gene expression levels and the response to oral uracil and tegafur/leucovorin chemotherapy among patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 2012, 70 (2): 285-291.
[2]. José L. Ariasa, et al. Engineering of an antitumor (core/shell) magnetic nanoformulation based on the chemotherapy agent ftorafur. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2011,384(1-3): 157-163.
[3]. Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, William Heim, Laura Hutchins, et al. A phase 2 study of a fixed combination of uracil and ftorafur (UFT) and leucovorin given orally in a 3-times-daily regimen to treat patients with recurrent metastatic breast cancer. Cancer. 2010, 116(6): 1440-1445.
[4]. K. Fujita, H. Nakayama, W. Ichikawa, et al. Pharmacokinetics of 5-Fluorouracil in Elderly Japanese Patients with Cancer Treated with S-1 (a Combination of Tegafur and Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Inhibitor 5-Chloro-2,4-dihydroxypyridine). Drug Metab Dispos. 2009 Jul;37(7):1375-7. doi: 10.1124/dmd.109.027052. Epub 2009 Apr 23.
[5]. Tegafur-uracil
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