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Capecitabine as Adjuvant Treatment for Stage III Colon Cancer

20051,245 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Chris Twelves · University of Glasgow

Marek P. Nowacki · The Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology

Markus Abt · Roche (Switzerland)

Howard A. Burris

Alfredo Carrato · Hospital General Universitario de Elche

Jim Cassidy · Cancer Research UK

Andrés Cervantes

Abstract

Oral capecitabine is an effective alternative to intravenous fluorouracil plus leucovorin in the adjuvant treatment of colon cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 352, Issue 26, pp. 2696-2704

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa043116

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 35.69

Capecitabine as Adjuvant Treatment for Stage III Colon Cancer | Researchclopedia

· Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia

Jan Fagerberg · Roche (Switzerland)

Vassilis Georgoulias · University Hospital of Heraklion

Fares Husseini · Hôpital Pasteur

Duncan I. Jodrell · University of Edinburgh

H. Kröning · Klinikum Magdeburg

Jean A. Maroun · Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation

Norbert Marschner · University Medical Center Freiburg

Joseph McKendrick · Box Hill Hospital

Marek Pawlicki · Krakow Cardiovascular Research Institute

Riccardo Rosso · Alleanza Contro il Cancro

Johannes Schüller · Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung der Stadt Wien

Jean‐François Seitz · Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung der Stadt Wien

Borut Štabuc · Ljubljana University Medical Centre

Jerzy Tujakowski · University of Bydgoszcz

Guy van Hazel · Mount Medical Centre

J. Załuski · Greater Poland Cancer Center

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