Severe ileum bleeding following adjuvant capecitabine chemotherapy for locally advanced colon cancer: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Capecitabine is a prodrug that is enzymatically converted to its active form, fluorouracil (also called 5-fluorouracil), which is commonly used as adjuvant chemotherapy in colorectal cancer patients. Severe gastrointestinal bleeding induced by capecitabine is rare. Here, we are p...

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Main Authors: You Zou, Shuang Liu, Jianhong Wu, Zhen Sun
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8bb06bac6fd34e998b004a96fe3b9c28
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