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.
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...
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC ( Site 0041), Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH ( Site 1205), Wels, Oberosterreich, Austria
Centre Antoine-Lacassagne ( Site 1308), Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood, Kansas, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, Beijing, China
Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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