Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment?
The efficacy of capecitabine as adjuvant therapy in colon cancer is well demonstrated and its lower toxicity rates when compared with 5-FU make it an increasingly more favourable option for patients. This case highlights the awareness of a potentially severe side effect related to the use of capecit...
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| author | Rami Radwan Wanangwa C. Namelo Mark Robinson Alison E. Brewster Gethin L. Williams |
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| description | The efficacy of capecitabine as adjuvant therapy in colon cancer is well demonstrated and its lower toxicity rates when compared with 5-FU make it an increasingly more favourable option for patients. This case highlights the awareness of a potentially severe side effect related to the use of capecitabine, yet through the early identification of symptoms patients can be managed conservatively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf77197cd2d64f2eb149014f80534b732025-02-03T05:53:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/154981154981Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment?Rami Radwan0Wanangwa C. Namelo1Mark Robinson2Alison E. Brewster3Gethin L. Williams4Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, UKDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff CF14 2TL, UKDepartment of Radiology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, UKDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff CF14 2TL, UKDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport NP20 2UB, UKThe efficacy of capecitabine as adjuvant therapy in colon cancer is well demonstrated and its lower toxicity rates when compared with 5-FU make it an increasingly more favourable option for patients. This case highlights the awareness of a potentially severe side effect related to the use of capecitabine, yet through the early identification of symptoms patients can be managed conservatively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/154981 |
| spellingShingle | Rami Radwan Wanangwa C. Namelo Mark Robinson Alison E. Brewster Gethin L. Williams Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment? Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment? |
| title_full | Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment? |
| title_fullStr | Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment? |
| title_short | Ileitis Secondary to Oral Capecitabine Treatment? |
| title_sort | ileitis secondary to oral capecitabine treatment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/154981 |
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