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MeSH Heading: Tegafur
Tree Number(s): D03.383.742.698.875.404.850
Unique ID: D005641
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005641
Scope Note: Congener of FLUOROURACIL with comparable antineoplastic action. It has been suggested especially for the treatment of breast neoplasms.
Entry Term(s): 1-(2-Tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil; 1-(Tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil; 5-Fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2,4-pyrimidinedione; FT-207; FT207; Florafur; Fluorofur; Ftorafur; Futraful; N1-(2'-Tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil; Sunfural S; Uftoral; Utefos
Pharm Action: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Related Numbers: 17902-23-7
CAS Type 1 Name: 2,4(1H,3H)-Pyrimidinedione, 5-fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-
NLM Classification #: QV 269
Previous Indexing: Fluorouracil (1972-1976); Furans (1972-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was FTORAFUR 1986-90 & FTORAFUR see under FLUOROURACIL 1977-85
Online Note: use TEGAFUR to search FTORAFUR 1977-91
History Note: 91(77); was FTORAFUR 1986-90 & FTORAFUR see under FLUOROURACIL 1977-85
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2017/05/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0008871
Related Numbers: 17902-23-7
Scope Note: Congener of FLUOROURACIL with comparable antineoplastic action. It has been suggested especially for the treatment of breast neoplasms.
Terms: Tegafur Preferred Term
Term UI T017071
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 1-(2-Tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil
Term UI T017062
Date08/04/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 1-(Tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-5-fluorouracil
Term UI T017063
Date10/23/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 5-Fluoro-1-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2,4-pyrimidinedione
Term UI T017064
Date08/01/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); N1-(2'-Tetrahydrofuryl)-5-fluorouracil
Term UI T017070
Date05/19/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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