While gastrointestinal toxicity is common, enterocolitis and ischemic colitis are uncommon complications and the histologic
Xeloda (capecitabine) is a prescription tablet that's used to treat certain types of colon, colorectal, and breast cancer
unusual tiredness or weakness
colon cancer colorectal cancer that’s metastatic (spread to other parts of your body) breast cancer that’s metastatic Here are some fast facts about Xeloda: Active
colon cancer
Introduction Ulcerative
Based on case reports
Patients received XELODA 1,250 mg/m 2 orally twice daily for the first 14
These data provided the rationale for a phase 3 trial (Xeloda in Adjuvant Colon Cancer Therapy [X-ACT]) to compare capecitabine and the Mayo Clinic fluorouracil-plus-leucovorin regimen as adjuvant • XELODA peut affecter la fertilité chez les hommes et les femmes
You might have capecitabine on its own or with other chemotherapy drugs
About two-thirds of the patients taking Xel oda or the Xeloda is a cancer medicine that is used to treat: colon (large bowel) cancer
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION patients with stage III colon cancer is recommended for a total of 6 months
However, one of the limiting adverse events of this therapy is severe diarrhea, which is reported with increasing frequency as of late
5-Fluorouracil, for which capecitabine is a prodrug, has been shown to induce endothelial injury and lead to a procoagulant state in the context of myocardial injury
1000 mg, twice a day but for two week on and one week XELODA (capecitabine) is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor with antineoplastic activity indicated for: • Adjuv ant Colon Cancer (1
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Dukes’ C colon cancer; metastatic colorectal cancer; metastatic breast cancer * Doctors prescribe Xeloda for these conditions in certain situations
10 days into the pills 4x day and 4x night he developed severe diarrhea and nausea
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It is an orally administered systemic prodrug that has little pharmacologic activity until it is converted to fluorouracil by enzymes that are expressed in higher concentrations in many tumors