Capecitabine (Xeloda) is the first orally available fluoropyrimidine approved for use in patients with cancer. It was initially approved for use in metastatic breast cancer, but significant data also support its use in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. Capecitabine relies on a series of metabolic steps, the last of which occurs primarily within cancer cells. This results in select...

There are two conventional treatments for clinically resectable rectal cancer. The first is surgery followed by postoperative combinedmodality therapy if the tumor is T3 and/or N1/2. The second, if the tumor is ultrasound T3 or clinical T4, is preoperative combined-modality therapy followed by surgery and postoperative chemotherapy. There are a number of new chemotherapeutic agents that have be...

We have evaluated the antitumor activity of XELOX (a combination therapy of capecitabine (Xeloda) and oxaliplatin) in human colorectal and gastric cancer xenograft models. In human colorectal cancer model CXF280, antitumor activity of the combination at two-thirds of the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was superior to that of each monotherapy at MTD. Furthermore, in human colorectal cancer model C...

There are two conventional treatments for clinically resectable rectal cancer. The first is surgery followed by postoperative combined-modality therapy if the tumor is T3 and/or N1/2. The second, if the tumor is ultrasound T3 or clinical T4, is preoperative combined-modality therapy followed by surgery and postoperative chemotherapy. There are a number of new chemotherapeutic agents that have b...

The purpose of this study was to explore the radiotherapy sensitization effects and the mechanism of capecitabine (Xeloda) against the non-small-cell lung cancer cell line, A549. γ-[(60)Co] radiation was used as the intervention method. Proliferative inhibition of capecitabine on A549 cells was determined by the CCK-8 method. The effects of capecitabine on the apoptosis rate and cell cycle dist...

In Morocco, esophageal cancer (EC) is eight of the most common types and a leading cause cancer-related deaths. Incidence mortality rates in Morocco are higher than global average, with incidence rate among men women. Unfortunately, whereas accessibility treatment still limited, majority them die before beginning treatments or during it. For that, we sought to showcase Moroccan standing dealing...