XELOX (Xeloda(R) + Oxaliplatin) Shown To Be As Effective As Current Standard In The Treatment Of Advanced Colorectal Cancer

... Roche announced that the latest results from an international, Phase III study showed the chemotherapy combination XELOX (Xeloda + oxaliplatin) to be as effective -- in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) -- as the current standard treatment, FOLFOX-4 (infused 5-FU/leucovorin + oxaliplatin), in the treatment of advanced (metastatic) colorectal cancer. [click link for full article] ...