Adverse Interaction between Capecitabine and Warfarin Resulting in Altered Coagulation Parameters: A Review of the Literature Starting from a Case Report

Capecitabine is an orally active prodrug of fluorouracil and is extensively used as an antineoplastic agent. It is converted to 5-Fluorouracil in the liver and tumor tissues. Warfarin is an anticoagulant agent for preventing and treating venous and arterial thrombosis and embolism and is metabolized...

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Autor principal: Giunta, Giovanni
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20671989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/426804

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20671989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/426804

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