6R -MTHF - EFFECTIVE FOLATE ALTERNATIVE IN CHEMOTHERAPY BASED ON 5-FLUORURACIL

摘要

The present invention relates to the treatment of solid tumors in humans such as cancer, especially colorectal cancer (CRC), which involves administering the diastereomerically pure folate adjuvant [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy.