"Leucovorin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The active metabolite of FOLIC ACID. Leucovorin is used principally as an antidote to FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D002955
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.733.631.400.800.350.450 D08.211.840.300.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Leucovorin- Leucovorin
- Folinic Acid-SF
- Folinic Acid SF
- Leukovorin
- Leukovorum
- Folinic Acid
- Acid, Folinic
Citrovorum Factor- Citrovorum Factor
- Factor, Citrovorum
- Calcium Leucovorin
- Leucovorin, Calcium
- Calcium Folinate
- Folinate, Calcium
N(5)-Formyltetrahydrofolate- N(5)-Formyltetrahydrofolate
- 5-Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamate
- 5 Formyltetrahydropteroylglutamate
- 5-Formyltetrahydrofolate
- 5 Formyltetrahydrofolate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leucovorin" by people in Profiles.
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Advanced-stage duodenal cancer in pregnancy. BMJ Case Rep. 2025 Jan 09; 18(1).
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Pembrolizumab Plus Binimetinib With or Without Chemotherapy for MSS/pMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Outcomes From KEYNOTE-651 Cohorts A, C, and E. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2024 Jun; 23(2):183-193.
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Pembrolizumab Plus mFOLFOX7 or FOLFIRI for Microsatellite Stable/Mismatch Repair-Proficient Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: KEYNOTE-651 Cohorts B and D. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2024 Jun; 23(2):118-127.e6.
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Preoperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2023 07 27; 389(4):322-334.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes During and After Treatment for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in the PROSPECT Trial (Alliance N1048). J Clin Oncol. 2023 07 20; 41(21):3724-3734.
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A Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial of Chemotherapy With or Without Algenpantucel-L (HyperAcute-Pancreas) Immunotherapy in Subjects With Borderline Resectable or Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Ann Surg. 2022 01 01; 275(1):45-53.
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Children's Oncology Group AALL0434: A Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial Testing Nelarabine in Newly Diagnosed T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Clin Oncol. 2020 10 01; 38(28):3282-3293.
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Fibrotic Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy Predicts Survival in Pancreatic Cancer and Is Measurable with Collagen-Targeted Molecular MRI. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 09 15; 26(18):5007-5018.
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FOLFCIS Treatment and Genomic Correlates of Response in Advanced Anal Squamous Cell Cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2019 03; 18(1):e39-e52.
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Improved Survival for Children and Young Adults With T-Lineage Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Results From the Children's Oncology Group AALL0434 Methotrexate Randomization. J Clin Oncol. 2018 10 10; 36(29):2926-2934.