tegafur

tegafur
teg·a·fur (tegґə-fər) an investigational cancer chemotherapeutic agent, which is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) attached to a tetrahydrofuran moiety analogous to the ribose and deoxyribose moieties in the active metabolites of 5-FU. It acts like a depot form of 5-FU and potential uses are the same as those of 5-FU.

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