CAPOX

 ( Chemotherapy Regimens Used In Colorectal Cancer ) 

CAPOX (also called XELOX) is a chemotherapy regimen consisting of capecitabine (trade name Xeloda) combined with oxaliplatin. Capecitabine Combined with Oxaliplatin (CapOx) in Clinical Practice: How Significant is Peripheral Neuropathy? D. J. Storey; M. Sakala; C. M. McLean; H. A. Phillips; L. K. Dawson; L. R. Wall; M. T. Fallon; S. Clive. Posted: 09/28/2010; Annals of Oncology. 2010;21(8):1657-1661. © 2010 Oxford University Press

Xelox regime operates in 3-week cycles, usually with 8 cycles in total; Xeloda is taken orally twice daily for two weeks, while oxaliplatin is administered by IV on the first day of the cycle; there is a one-week rest period before the next cycle.

• Neuropathy
• Diarrhea