Capecitabine

Generic Name
Capecitabine
Brand Names
Ecansya, Xeloda, Capecitabine Medac, Ecansya (previously Capecitabine Krka), Capecitabine Accord, Capecitabine Teva
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C15H22FN3O6
CAS Number
154361-50-9
Unique Ingredient Identifier
6804DJ8Z9U
Background

Capecitabine is an orally-administered chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of metastatic breast and colorectal cancers. Capecitabine is a prodrug, that is enzymatically converted to fluorouracil (antimetabolite) in the tumor, where it inhibits DNA synthesis and slows growth of tumor tissue.

Indication

Capecitabine is indicated as treatment for a variety of cancer types. For colorectal cancer, capecitabine is indicated as a single agent or a component of a combination chemotherapy regiment for the adjuvant treatment of stage III colon cancer and treatment unresectable or metastatic colorectal cancer. It can also be used as a part of a combination chemother...

Associated Conditions
Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer, Carcinoma of Gallbladder, Cholangiocarcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (LARC), Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Metastatic Gastric Cancers, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic, Platinum-resistant Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Refractory Fallopian Tube Carcinoma, Stage III Colon Cancer, Unresectable or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic pancreatic endocrine carcinoma, Refractory peritoneal cancer, Refractory, metastatic Colorectal carcinoma, Unresectable, metastatic Esophageal Cancer, Unresectable, metastatic Gastric Cancer, Unresectable, metastatic Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Associated Therapies
Chemotherapy

Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Patients With Hormone Receptor-positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative (HR+/HER2-) Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Have Received Endocrine Therapy

First Posted Date
2023-05-03
Last Posted Date
2024-08-29
Lead Sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Target Recruit Count
654
Registration Number
NCT05840211
Locations
🇰🇷

Samsung Medical Center, Gangnam-Gu, Korea, Republic of

🇲🇽

Centro de Atención e Investigación Clínica en Oncología, Yucatán, Mexico

🇵🇱

Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny lm. Stefana Kardynala Wyszynsklego SPZOZ w Lublinie, Lublin, Poland

and more 283 locations

Adaptive Radiation in Anal Cancer

First Posted Date
2023-05-01
Last Posted Date
2024-07-11
Lead Sponsor
Columbia University
Target Recruit Count
20
Registration Number
NCT05838391
Locations
🇺🇸

Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States

Second Line ERIbulin Followed by CApecitabine or the Reverse Sequence in HER2-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Interventions
First Posted Date
2023-04-27
Last Posted Date
2023-04-27
Lead Sponsor
Consorzio Oncotech
Target Recruit Count
122
Registration Number
NCT05833919
Locations
🇮🇹

Università Campus Biomedico, Roma, Italy

🇮🇹

Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori - Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy

🇮🇹

ASUFC P.O. "Santa Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy

and more 22 locations

Valproic Acid/Simvastatin Plus Gemcitabine/Nab-paclitaxel Based Regimens in Untreated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Patients

First Posted Date
2023-04-20
Last Posted Date
2024-06-18
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute, Naples
Target Recruit Count
240
Registration Number
NCT05821556
Locations
🇮🇹

Università vita e Salute, IRCCS San Raffaele, Milano, Italy

🇮🇹

Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli - IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy

🇮🇹

University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy

and more 2 locations

XELOX Combined With Cadonilimab Versus XELOX as Neoadjuvant Treatment for Locally Advanced, pMMR Rectal Cancer

First Posted Date
2023-04-18
Last Posted Date
2023-04-18
Lead Sponsor
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Target Recruit Count
92
Registration Number
NCT05815303
Locations
🇨🇳

National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Beijing, China

Testing the Addition of an Anti-Cancer Drug, ZEN003694, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Capecitabine) for Metastatic or Unresectable Cancers

First Posted Date
2023-04-07
Last Posted Date
2024-11-29
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT05803382
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester, West Chester, Ohio, United States

🇺🇸

Siteman Cancer Center-South County, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

🇺🇸

Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital, Saint Peters, Missouri, United States

and more 16 locations

QL1706 Monotherapy or in Combination With Bevacizumab and XELOX as First-line Treatment of Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic CRC

First Posted Date
2023-04-05
Last Posted Date
2023-05-25
Lead Sponsor
Qilu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Target Recruit Count
60
Registration Number
NCT05799820
Locations
🇨🇳

Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Postoperation Maintenance Therapy for Resectable Liver Metastases of Colorectal Cancer Guided by ctDNA

First Posted Date
2023-04-04
Last Posted Date
2023-04-04
Lead Sponsor
Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Target Recruit Count
346
Registration Number
NCT05797077
Locations
🇨🇳

The Sixth Affiliate Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, GuangZhou, Guangdong, China

Assess the Efficacy of Radiotherapy and Sequential Chemotherapy and AK104 Before TME Surgery for Local CRC(AK104-IIT-13)

First Posted Date
2023-04-03
Last Posted Date
2023-04-06
Lead Sponsor
JIN JING
Target Recruit Count
50
Registration Number
NCT05794750
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