CAPOX
CAPOX (also called XELOX[1]) is a chemotherapy regimen consisting of capecitabine (trade name Xeloda) combined with oxaliplatin.[2][3]
Xelox regime operates in 3-week cycles, usually with 8 cycles in total; Xeloda is orally taken for twice daily for two weeks, while oxaliplatin is administrated by IV on the first day of the cycle; there is a one-week rest period before the next cycle.
Adverse effects[edit | edit source]
- Neuropathy
- Diarrhea
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ , XELOX (Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin): Active First-Line Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer, Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2004, Vol. 22(Issue: 11), pp. 2084–2091, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.11.069, PMID: 15169795,
- ↑ Capecitabine Combined with Oxaliplatin (CapOx) in Clinical Practice: How Significant is Peripheral Neuropathy? D. J. Storey; M. Sakala; C. M. McLean; H. A. Phillips; L. K. Dawson; L. R. Wall; M. T. Fallon; S. Clive. Posted: 09/28/2010; Annals of Oncology. 2010;21(8):1657-1661. © 2010 Oxford University Press
- ↑ , Capecitabine as adjuvant treatment for stage III colon cancer, N. Engl. J. Med., Vol. 352(Issue: 26), pp. 2696–704, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa043116, PMID: 15987918,
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