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Capecitabine

Source: Colon Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: February 12, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Stage IV and Recurrent Colon Cancer / Treatment Options for Stage IV and Recurrent Colon Cancer / Systemic therapy

Before the advent of multiagent chemotherapy, two randomized studies demonstrated that capecitabine was associated with equivalent efficacy when compared with the Mayo Clinic regimen of 5-FU/LV.[53,54][Level of evidence A1]

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PubMed 11304782 · Original source
PubMed 11689577 · Original source

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