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A case of capecitabine-induced coronary microspasm in a patient with rectal cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Apr 2007
Arbea Leire, Coma-Canella Isabel, Martinez-Monge Rafael, García-Foncillas Jesús
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is the most frequently used chemotherapy agent concomitant with radiotherapy in the management of patients with rectal cancer. Capecitabine is an oral fluoropyrimidine that mimics the pharmaconkinetics of infusional 5-FU. This new drug is replacing 5-FU as a part of the comb...
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