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FDA approves updated drug labeling for Xeloda tablets under Project Renewal

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FDA approved updated labeling for Xeloda (capecitabine) tablets under Project Renewal, an Oncology Center of Excellence initiative aimed at updating labeling information for certain older oncology drugs to ensure information is clinically meaningful and scientifically up to date. 

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