Oncology
Xeloda
Laboratory: Roche Pharmaceuticals
GROUP THERAPY: Antineoplastic Agents
ACTIVE INGREDIENT: purine analogues: lidocaine + hydrocortisone
THERAPEUTIC ACTION Antineoplastic
COMPOSITION Each coated tablet contains: 500mg capecitabine
XELODA ® is indicated for the adjuvant treatment after surgery in patients with colon cancer stage III (Dukes' C).
XELODA ® is indicated as monotherapy as first-line mCRC.
XELODA ® in combination with docetaxel is indicated for the treatment of cancer patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Previous therapy should have included an anthracycline.