Admin ¿Qué es la capecitabina accord?
Capecitabina Accord es el tratamiento en primera línea del cáncer gástrico avanzado en combinación con un régimen que incluya platino. También está indicado en pacientes con cáncer colorrectal metastásico y es el tratamiento adyuvante tras cirugía en pacientes con cáncer de colon estadio III (estadio C de Dukes).
¿Qué efectos causa la capecitabina?
Puede tener los siguientes efectos adversos si toma mucha más capecitabina de la debiera, sentirse mareado o vomitar, diarrea, inflamación o úlcera intestinal o bucal, dolor o hemorragias en el intestino o estómago o depresión de médula ósea (reducción de ciertos tipos de células sanguíneas).
¿Cuánto tiempo se puede tomar capecitabina?
Los comprimidos de capecitabina por lo general se administran durante 14 días seguidos de un periodo de descanso de 7 días (en los cuales no se toma ningún comprimido). Este periodo de 21 días es un ciclo de tratamiento.
¿Cuándo suspender la capecitabina?
Si se presenta síndrome mano-pie de grado 2 ó 3, se debe interrumpir la administración de capecitabina hasta que desaparezca el efecto o disminuya en intensidad a grado 1. Después del síndrome mano-pie de grado 3, las dosis posteriores de capecitabina deben disminuirse.
What is the drug Xeloda used for?
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 Adriamycin. How it’s given: Xeloda is taken orally as a pill. Additional information: Xeloda is in an inactive form when you take it.
How do you take Xeloda?
Take XELODA 2 times a day, 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening. Take XELODA within 30 minutes after finishing a meal. Swallow XELODA tablets whole with water. Do not crush or cut XELODA tablets.
Is Xeloda a good chemo drug?
After about 5 years of follow-up, the researchers found that women who were treated with Xeloda after surgery had better disease-free survival than women who didn’t get chemotherapy after surgery: 74.1% of the women treated with Xeloda were alive with no recurrence.
What does Xeloda do to your body?
XELODA can cause serious skin reactions that may lead to death. Tell your doctor right away if you develop a skin rash, blisters and peeling of your skin. Your doctor may tell you to stop taking XELODA if you have a serious skin reaction. Do not take XELODA again if this happens.
Does capecitabine have to be taken 12 hours apart?
Capecitabine works best if it is broken down in the stomach when the stomach is full. Take it in the morning after breakfast and then again after dinner. The doses should be spaced 10 to 12 hours apart.
What should I eat when taking Xeloda?
Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange sections, boiled potatoes, white rice, products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina.
What is the success rate of Xeloda?
In a phase II trial of 163 paclitaxel-refractory patients with metastatic breast cancer, the overall response rate with Xeloda was 20%, with three complete responses, and the median survival was 12.8 months. A total of 20% of patients experienced a Clinical Benefit Response (a composite assessment of clinical benefit).