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Mitomycin C and 5FU (or capecitabine/xeloda)

tanda
tanda CSN Member Posts: 174 Member
in Anal Cancer #1

Capecitabine Plus Mitomycin in Patients Undergoing Definitive Chemoradiation for Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

http://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(14)00792-5/fulltext

5FU in pill form (capecitabine/Xeloda) is another approved protocol listed in the NCCN Guidelines.

I was concerned about the inconvenience of a pic/port and fanny pac and opted to take the 5FU in pill form (capecitabine/xeloda)

I had the same side effects (urgency and frequency) as most people, fatigue,poor appetite, dehydration, etc, but I did not have mouth sores, neutropenia.

I did have hand and foot syndrome in the last week or so, but not everyone gets this.

 

 

 

 

 

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