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Among patients with anal SCC, is it reasonable to replace 5-FU with capecitabine when delivering definitive chemoradiotherapy with concurrent mitomycin C?

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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Yes, capecitabine can be substituted for infusional 5-FU in this setting. The NCCN guidelines include the capecitabine/mitomycin + RT regimen.

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