What is leucovorin?

Question: What is leucovorin?

Answer: Leucovorin (loo-ko-VOR-in) is a clear, colorless injectable vitamin complex used to treat advanced colon cancer. It's a reduced form of folic acid and was first approved by the FDA as as a colon cancer treatment on June 20, 1952. By itself, leucovorin isn't able to fight cancer at all. Rather, it helps patients by increasing the effectiveness of another drug, 5-fluorouracil.

The generic name is "leucovorin" and the brand name is "Leucovorin".

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<sub>Resources:
1. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Oncology Tools - Leucovorin Product Label.
2. Hamilton Regional Cancer Centre. Medication Information Sheet: Leucovorin.
3. Rx Med. Leucovorin Calcium Injection.</sub>