How long is it generally recommended to take capecitabine

Capecitabine is usually taken continuously for about two weeks, taking it for too long or too short a time is not recommended, and the exact duration of the medication needs to be taken in the context of your specific situation. Part of the program is to take 4 weeks, and then stop 2 weeks of the program. Capecitabine belongs to the commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs in clinic, which is suitable for the treatment of colon cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, and can effectively inhibit the malignant proliferation of tumor cells, and the drug is usually taken for two weeks, and then stopped for one week after two weeks of treatment, with three weeks as a course of treatment. Part of the program for taking four weeks, and then stop for two weeks of the program. Taking the drug for too long or too short a period of time does not allow for optimal treatment. Because capecitabine in the course of treatment will appear gastric distension, colitis, lower limb edema, myocardial ischemia, insomnia, ataxia, bone marrow suppression, skin pigmentation and other adverse reactions, you need to strictly comply with the doctor’s instructions to take, after the emergence of adverse reactions to the timely medical care, drug allergy is prohibited from use.