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'''Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Fluorouracil (CMF)''' is a commonly used [[Chemotherapy regimens|regimen]] of [[breast cancer chemotherapy]].
'''Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Fluorouracil (CMF)''' is a commonly used [[Chemotherapy regimens|regimen]] of [[breast cancer chemotherapy]].


It is named for the three medicines that comprise the therapy: [[cyclophosphamide]], [[methotrexate]], and [[Fluorouracil|5-fluorouracil]].
It is named for the three medicines that comprise the therapy: [[cyclophosphamide]], [[methotrexate]], and [[Fluorouracil|5-fluorouracil]].<ref name="pmid18306034">{{cite journal |author=Kimmick GG, Cirrincione C, Duggan DB, ''et al'' |title=Fifteen-year median follow-up results after neoadjuvant doxorubicin, followed by mastectomy, followed by adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) followed by radiation for stage III breast cancer: a phase II trial (CALGB 8944) |journal=[[Breast Cancer Res. Treat.]] |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2008 |pmid=18306034 |doi=10.1007/s10549-008-9943-2 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10549-008-9943-2}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Chemotherapeutic agents]]
[[Category:Chemotherapeutic agents]]

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Cyclophosphamide Methotrexate Fluorouracil (CMF) is a commonly used regimen of breast cancer chemotherapy.

It is named for the three medicines that comprise the therapy: cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kimmick GG, Cirrincione C, Duggan DB; et al. (2008). "Fifteen-year median follow-up results after neoadjuvant doxorubicin, followed by mastectomy, followed by adjuvant cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil (CMF) followed by radiation for stage III breast cancer: a phase II trial (CALGB 8944)". Breast Cancer Res. Treat. doi:10.1007/s10549-008-9943-2. PMID 18306034. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)