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

Holmium-166 TARE in Liver Limited Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Patients

First Posted Date
2024-03-27
Last Posted Date
2024-03-27
Lead Sponsor
Gruppo Oncologico del Nord-Ovest
Target Recruit Count
46
Registration Number
NCT06332079
Locations
🇮🇹

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy

ELVN-002 with Trastuzumab +/- Chemotherapy in HER2+ Solid Tumors, Colorectal and Breast Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-03-25
Last Posted Date
2024-12-18
Lead Sponsor
Enliven Therapeutics
Target Recruit Count
275
Registration Number
NCT06328738
Locations
🇧🇪

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium

🇧🇪

CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium

🇧🇪

GZA Ziekenhuizen - Campus Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Belgium

and more 26 locations

A Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Participants With HR+/HER2- Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer (MK-2870-010)

First Posted Date
2024-03-15
Last Posted Date
2024-12-05
Lead Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Target Recruit Count
1200
Registration Number
NCT06312176
Locations
🇩🇰

Vejle Sygehus ( Site 1183), Vejle, Syddanmark, Denmark

🇳🇱

Isala, locatie Zwolle ( Site 1525), Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

🇵🇹

Unidade Local de Saude de Santa Maria - Hospital de Santa Maria ( Site 1661), Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

and more 143 locations

Neoadjuvant Cadonilimab Plus Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Junction and Gastric Cancer Trial

First Posted Date
2024-03-15
Last Posted Date
2024-03-15
Lead Sponsor
Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT06310473
Locations
🇨🇳

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Trial Studying Chemotherapy in Nigerian Women With Triple Negative Breast Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-03-04
Last Posted Date
2024-08-16
Lead Sponsor
University of Chicago
Target Recruit Count
85
Registration Number
NCT06291064

Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy With XELOX (Oxaliplatin + Capecitabine) and Bevacizumab in Combination With Adebrelimab in First-line Treatment of Microsatellite Stable (MSS) Initially Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-02-28
Last Posted Date
2024-02-28
Lead Sponsor
The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Target Recruit Count
36
Registration Number
NCT06282445
Locations
🇨🇳

The Fourth Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

CAPOX and PD-1 Antibody Combined With or Without Radiotherapy for MSS Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-02-28
Last Posted Date
2024-02-28
Lead Sponsor
Fudan University
Target Recruit Count
198
Registration Number
NCT06281405
Locations
🇨🇳

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China

A Study of SKB264 Versus Investigator's Choice Chemotherapy in Patients With Unresectable Recurrent or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

First Posted Date
2024-02-28
Last Posted Date
2024-06-26
Lead Sponsor
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Target Recruit Count
524
Registration Number
NCT06279364
Locations
🇨🇳

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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