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Meaning of Mayo Clinic regimen: An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat colorectal cancer.

Definition of Mayo Clinic regimen

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with other types of therapy to treat colorectal cancer. It includes the drugs fluorouracil and leucovorin. The FU-LV regimen, Roswell Park regimen, and de Gramont regimen are different in the doses and times at which the two drugs are given.

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