Leucovorin (Systemic)

Brand Names : Wellcovorin, citrovorum factor, folinic acid

Additional Information

Once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show that it is also useful for other medical problems. Although these uses are not included in the product labeling, leucovorin is used in certain patients with the following medical conditions:

• Ewing's sarcoma (type of cancer found in the bone)
• Gestational trophoblastic tumors (tumors in the uterus or womb)
• Head and neck cancer
• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer of the lymph system)

Other than the above information, there is no additional information relating to proper use, precautions, or side effects for these uses.