FDA Approves Capecitabine, First Oral Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved capecitabine (Xeloda), the first oral chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (the second leading camore...
Capecitabine is a chemotherapy medication used to treat breast cancer, gastric cancer and colorectal cancer. For breast cancer it is often used together with docetaxel. It is taken by mouth. more...