Capecitabine-induced coronary artery vasospasm in a patient who previously experienced a similar episode with fluorouracil therapy

• Main Authors: Uğur Nadir Karakulak (Author), Elifcan Aladağ (Author), Naresh Maharjan (Author), Kenan Övünç (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Capecitabine is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of metastatic colon cancer and metastatic breast cancer. It is metabolized into fluorouracil (5-FU) in the liver; hence, its mechanism of action is similar to that of 5-FU. Cardiac toxicity, although rarely seen, may be of concern in som...