Not exact matches
Drugs like fluorouracil,
oxaliplatin and irinotecan work by mimicking and damaging DNA molecules, or inhibiting enzymes involved in cell and DNA replication, slowing the uncontrolled growth
of tumor cells.
Of that group, 20 — 91 percent — responded to
oxaliplatin, suggesting that this should be the first treatment choice for patients with low ERCC1 and TS.
Uninsured patients who did not negotiate the billed amounts could expect to pay $ 6,711 for an infusion
of the colorectal cancer drug
oxaliplatin.
Patients underwent 12 weeks
of chemotherapy treatment with capecitabine and
oxaliplatin, followed by chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and surgery, followed by another 12 weeks
of capecitabine treatment.