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My chemo is 5-fu and oxaliplatin, tablet for one and intrevenus for the other?
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YES: Yes, sounds right. Xeloda (capecitabine) is a 5-FU oral prodrug given with Oxaliplatin IV usually for colorectal cancer. This regimen is known as XELOX.
Answered 7/27/2014
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