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floxuridine

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floxuridine /flox·uri·dine/ (floks-ur´i-den) a derivative of fluorouracil used as an antineoplastic.
floxuridine
a derivative of 5-fluorouracil used as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent; abbreviated FUDR.

floxuridine Oncology An antimetabolic fluoropyrimidine, a metabolite of 5-FU. See 5-Fluorouracil.


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1, 1990 CANCER RESEARCH that two LDL-bound injected drugs -- methotrexate and floxuridine -- successfully dodged the body's natural clearance mechanisms to circulate at least six times longer in the blood of rats than did unbound drugs.
A further product, the FUDR(TM) brand of floxuridine, was acquired in February 2001 as we continue to build our branded portfolio and our oncology franchise.
A further product, the FUDR(TM) brand of floxuridine, was acquired in February 2001 as we continue to build our branded portfolio and our oncology franchise.
 
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