5-FU/LV: Standard Treatment for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
5-FU is approved in combination with leucovorin to prolong survival in the palliative treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer*
5-FU/LV is the accepted standard for first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer
* Physician’s Desk Reference, 53rd Edition, 1999, p. 1389