Abstract
Capecitabine is an orally-administered chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of a.o. metastatic breast, gastric and colorectal cancer and is commercially available as an immediate release tablet (Xeloda®, Roche). Capecitabine is a pre-pro-drug that is enzymatically converted into 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in the liver and the tumor. In tumor it inhibits
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