FOLFOX-6 regimen
(... REH-jih-men)
An
abbreviation for a combination chemotherapy regimen that is
used to treat colorectal cancer. It includes the drugs
leucovorin calcium (folinic acid), fluorouracil, and
oxaliplatin. There are several different FOLFOX regimens
that differ in the doses and ways in which the three drugs
are given. Also called FOLFOX-6.