In the past 5–10 years there has been a growing trend for substituting conventional 5-fluorouracil with the oral prodrug of 5-fluorouracil, capecitabine, in chemotherapy regimens. This regimen ...

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During the first cycle of capecitabine development, three concomitant drugs were found to affect 5-FU clearance. [5] Paracetamol and morphine increased 5-FU clearance by 26% and 41%, respectively ...