- Chemotherapy includes cancer drugs that travel through the whole body. Chemotherapy ("chemo") kills pancreatic cancer cells in the main tumor as well as those that have spread widely. These chemotherapy drugs can be used for pancreatic cancer: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or capecitabine
- Gemcitabine
You would take both 5-FU and gemcitabine intravenously during regular visits to an oncologist. Your doctor may substitute an oral drug, capecitabine, for 5-FU, especially with radiation.