Folic Acid-Metabolizing Enzymes Regulate the Antitumor Effect of 5-Fluoro-2'-Deoxyuridine in Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines.

In colorectal cancer chemotherapy, the current standard of care includes combination therapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV). However, the factors that determine the LV-mediated enhancement of 5-FU antitumor activity are not fully understood. Therefore, we investigated the roles of th...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Tsukihara, Kenta Tsunekuni, Teiji Takechi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5042458?pdf=render