A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Intravenous 5- Fluorouracil and Oral Doxifluridine As Postoperative Adjuvant Treatment for Advanced Rectal Cancer

Abstract

Oral doxifluridine with leucovorin shows a comparable therapeutic efficacy to intravenous 5-FU regimen with high quality of life as postoperative adjuvant therapy. The oral regimen also can be safely given with appropriate toxicity and tolerability.