What Is Xeloda?
Brand name: Xeloda
Chemical name: Capecitabine
Class: Antimetabolite chemotherapy. Fluorouracil, Gemzar, and methotrexate are other antimetabolites.
How it works: Antimetabolites kill cancer cells by acting as false building blocks in a cancer cell's genes, causing the cancer cell to die as it gets ready to divide.
Uses: Xeloda often is used in combination with other anticancer medicines. Typically it's used to treat metastatic breast cancer that has stopped responding to Taxol, Taxotere, and...
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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Tykerb Side Effects
Source: Breastcancer.org
Tykerb can cause some side effects that are usually not severe and can be treated successfully. The most common side effects... Read more »
Gemzar
Source: Breastcancer.org
Brand name: Gemzar Chemical name: Gemcitabine Class: Antimetabolite chemotherapy. Fluorouracil, methotrexate, and Xeloda are other... Read more »
Methotrexate
Source: Breastcancer.org
Chemical name: Methotrexate, also known as amethopterin Brand names: Mexate, Folex, Rheumatrex Class: Antimetabolite chemotherapy. Fluorouracil,... Read more »
Tykerb
Source: Breastcancer.org
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