Aploda (Capecitabine) 150mg & 500mg

Capecitabine is a non-cytotoxic fluoropyrimidine carbamate, which functions as an orally administered precursor of the cytotoxic moiety 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Capecitabine is activated via several enzymatic steps (see section 5.2).

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NameAploda
DescriptionCapecitabine is a non-cytotoxic fluoropyrimidine carbamate, which functions as an orally administered precursor of the cytotoxic moiety 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Capecitabine is activated via several enzymatic steps (see section 5.2). The enzyme involved in the final conversion to 5-FU, thymidine phosphorylase (ThyPase), is found in tumour tissues, but also in normal tissues, albeit usually at lower levels. In human cancer xenograft models capecitabine demonstrated a synergistic effect in combination with docetaxel, which may be related to the upregulation of thymidine phosphorylase by docetaxel.
Active IngredientCapecitabine
IndicationAdjuvant treatment of patients following surgery of stage III (Dukes’stage C) colon cancer.

  • metastatic colorectal cancer.
  • first-line treatment of advanced gastric cancer in combination with a platinum-based regimen.
  • in combination with docetaxel (see section 5.1) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure ofcytotoxic chemotherapy. Previous therapy should have included ananthracycline.
  • as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer after failure of taxanes and an anthracycline containing chemotherapy regimen or for whom further anthracycline therapy is not indicated.
Strengths500mg and 150mg

 

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