Description
Capecitabine is approved to be used alone or with other drugs to treat:
- Breast cancer that has spread.
- Colorectal cancer.
- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- Stomach (gastric) cancer, esophageal cancer, or gastroesophageal junction cancer in adults.
- Stomach (gastric) cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer in adults.
Capecitabine drug used alone or with other drugs to treat certain types of colorectal cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, stomach cancer, and pancreatic cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Capecitabine is taken up by cancer cells and breaks down into fluorouracil, a substance that kills cancer cells. Capecitabine is a type of antimetabolite. Also called Xeloda.
Capecitabine is a type of chemotherapy drug called an antimetabolite. In the body, capecitabine gets broken down into substances that interfere with the production of DNA, RNA, and proteins. This stops or slows the growth of cancer cells and other rapidly growing cells and causes them to die.
