Capecitabine Effects, Dosage, and Side Effects Xeloda

Xeloda is used to treat:

  • cancer of the colon or rectum that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic colorectal cancer) when fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. Patients and physicians should note that combination chemotherapy has shown a survival benefit compared to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/oral leucovorin ( LV ) alone. A survival benefit over 5-FU/LV has not been demonstrated with Xeloda monotherapy.
  • breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and has not responded to treatment with certain other medicines. These medicines include paclitaxel (Taxol®) and anthracycline-containing therapy such as Adriamycin® and doxorubicin.

Xeloda is changed in the body to the substance 5-fluorouracil. In some patients with colon, rectum or breast cancer, this substance stops cancer cells from growing and decreases the size of the tumor.

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... CAPECITABINE (Xeloda®) is a type of chemotherapy for treating cancer. Capecitabine interferes with the growth of cancer cells and decreases the size of the tumor. It is used for treating breast cancer, and colon or rectal cancer. Generic capecitabine tablets are not yet available. ...
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... Xeloda is used to treat: cancer of the colon or rectum that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic colorectal cancer) when fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. Patients and physicia...
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  • Xeloda Consumer Information
    ... Xeloda is used to treat: cancer of the colon or rectum that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic colorectal cancer) when fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. Patients and physicia...
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