COLON CANCER TREATMENT REGIMENS (Part 3 of 3) REGIMEN DOSING Advanced or Metastatic Colon Disease (continued) Panitumumab1,25 (KRAS wild-type gene only) GR-69130 (8-18) Xeloda ® (capecitabine) Oral Medication Precertification Request. Page 1 of 3. Aetna Precertification Notification 503 Sunport Lane, Orlando, FL 32809 What it Treats. Xeloda is a prescription medicine used to treat people with: cancer of the colon that has spread to lymph nodes in the area close to the colon (Dukes’ C stage), after they have surgery. Fight Colorectal Cancer, along with our Medical Advisory Board, has taken the time to break down colorectal cancer treatment by stage, which includes both colon cancer treatment by stage and rectal cancer treatment by stage. Free, high-quality & current info on cancer treatments. ChemoExperts knows that having cancer & receiving chemotherapy is an emotional time & experience. Colon Cancer Symptoms. Signs and symptoms of colon cancer tend not to be specific. In other words, the signs and symptoms can occur due to a number of different conditions. Cancer Treatment. To learn more, please choose a Treatment below. NOTE: Treatment Options listed are not all-inclusive. Other treatments may be available. Xeloda (capecitabine) is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their spread in the body. Xeloda is used to treat colon cancer, and breast or colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Colorectal Cancer. Xeloda is indicated as a single agent for adjuvant treatment in patients with Dukes' C colon cancer who have undergone complete resection of the primary tumor when treatment with fluoropyrimidine therapy alone is preferred. Xeloda (capecitabine) is an effective chemotherapy for some cancers- such as gastrointestinal cancers ( colon, rectal, stomach, esophageal etc), breast cancer- but not for all type of cancer.