If grade 2 or 3 hand-and-foot syndrome occurs, interrupt administration of capecitabine until the event resolves or decreases in intensity to grade 1
You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088
yellowing of skin or eyes
For oral dosage form (tablets): For patients receiving this in combination with docetaxel: For patients receiving this in combination with oxaliplatin: For gastric
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Administration advice: Tablets should not be chewed, crushed, or divided
What is this drug used for? It is used to treat cancer
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As of now, the highest
In separate pharmacokinetic studies, this dose in mice produced 5’-DFUR AUC values that were approximately 0
It is used as a treatment for different types of cancer, including bowel cancer
Treatment was administered for at least three cycles and was continued until disease progression, intercurrent illness preventing further administration, unacceptable toxicity or patient decision
It is a treatment for: bowel cancer (colorectal cancer) cancer of the food pipe (oesophagus) stomach cancer
Drug Dose Days Administration Capecitabine Capecitabine Accord 150 mg film-coated tablets Capecitabine Accord 300 mg film-coated tablets Capecitabine Accord 500 mg film-coated tablets Toxicity due to capecitabine administration may be managed by symptomatic treatment and/or modification of the dose (treatment interruption or dose reduction)
Capecitabine and its metabolite reach their peak concentration in the plasma at 1~2 hours after a single oral administration of capecitabine and the levels fall rapidly thereafter
The extent of these changes, however, varied considerably between Background: Capecitabine and temozolomide combination (CAPTEM) is associated with high response rates in patients with advanced neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs)
2 times the AUC values in patients administered the recommended
150mg or 500mg
Tell your doctor if you have ever had an unusual or allergic reaction to fluorouracil (5 FU, ADRUCIL )
Chemotherapy agents are generally administered using body surface area (BSA) dosing
If the cancer has spread to other parts of the body (secondary breast cancer), this also increases the risk
3 However, using a similar study design, Pfeiffer et al observed that patients prefer the regimen with the lowest toxicity and that the route of administration is of minor importance
The recommended infusion rate is 1mg/m^2/minute or 85 mg/m^2 dose over 85 minutes every two weeks
Follow applicable special handling and disposal procedures
Capecitabine, a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), is an antimetabolite and antineoplastic agent