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Xeloda is an oral treatment for advanced breast cancer patients. When the FDA approved Xeloda it allowed women more options for living with advanced breast cancer. At the time of approval in 1998, the most reported side effects of Xeloda in clinical trials included diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, painful inflammation of the mouth, fatigue, hand-foot syndrome characterized by a painful rash, and swelling of the hands or feet and mild bone marrow suppression.

A black box warning was soon added to Xeloda labeling after serious complications of altered coagulation parameters and/or bleeding in cancer patients on Xeloda who were taking coumarin derivatives concomitantly. These Xeloda side effects occurred in patients ranging from several days to several months after starting Xeloda therapy, and in some instances, occurring within one month after the last dose of Xeloda was taken.

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