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Tegafur (INN BAN USAN) is a chemotherapeutic fluorouracil prodrug used in the treatment of cancers. It is a component of the combination drug tegafur/uracil. When metabolised it becomes 5-fluorouracil.

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ATC prefix
L01
ATC suffix
BC03
CAS number
17902-23-7
FDA UNII code
1548R74NSZ
IUPAC name
(RS)-5-Fluoro-1-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)pyrimidine-24(1H3H)-dione
PubChem
288216

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