It may be given: on its own; with other cancer drugs; with radiotherapy (called chemoradiation)
Each light peach-colored tablet contains 150 mg capecitabine and each peach-colored tablet contains 500 mg capecitabine
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The chemical name for capecitabine is 5'-deoxy-5-fluoro-N-[(pentyloxy) carbonyl]-cytidine and has a
The recommended dosage of capecitabine tablets are 830 mg/m 2orally twice daily for the first 21 days of each 28-day cycle until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or for a maximum 6 cycles in combination with gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m 2administered intravenously on days 1, 8, and 15 of each cycle
Capecitabine is a white to off-white crystalline powder with an aqueous solubility of 26 mg/mL at 20°C
In 2016, the generic capecitabine cost $2,328 for a one-month supply, before insurance
Capecitabine Teva is a cancer medicine that is used to treat: colon (large bowel) cancer
Capecitabine and tegafur with uracil for metastatic colorectal cancer (May 2003) Recommended
Vomiting two or more times in a 24-hour period
Methods: The medical records of 43 patients over 70 receiving capecitabine monotherapy for CRC in our unit between November 2012 and August 2014 were analysed
8-1 gm/m2 twice daily for 14 days repeated after Capecitabine is taken by mouth, in pill form, within 30 minutes after a meal
For this medicine, the following should be considered: Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or any other Adjuvant Treatment of Colon Cancer
In 995 patients receiving capecitabine as adjuvant therapy for Dukes' C colon cancer after resection of the primary tumor, 41% of the 398 patients ≥65 years of age treated with capecitabine experienced a treatment-related grade 3 or 4 adverse event: hand-and-foot syndrome in 75 (18