IT IS OFTEN GIVEN WITH URACIL (UFT). TEGAFUR 300 MG/M2 DAILY, WITH URACIL 672 MG/M2 DAILY, MAY BE GIVEN IN 3 DIVIDED DOSES BY MOUTH, TOGETHER WITH CALCIUM FOLINATE, IN THE MANAGEMENT OF METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER. DOSES ARE GIVEN FOR A CYCLE OF 28 DAYS, FOLLOWED BY 7 DAYS WITHOUT TREATMENT. THE DRUGS SHOULD BE TAKEN 1 HOUR BEFORE OR AFTER MEALS, AND DOSES MODIFIED ACCORDING TO TOXICITY. DOSES OF TEGAFUR 1 TO 3 G/M2 DAILY FOR 5 DAYS HAVE BEEN GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY.