A meta-analysis of 13 clinical trials with data from over 3800 patients treated with Xeloda monotherapy or Xeloda in combination with different chemotherapy regimens in multiple indications (colon, colorectal, gastric and breast cancer), showed that patients on Xeloda who developed hand-foot syndrome (HFS) had a longer overall survival compared to patients who did not develop HFS: median overall survival 29.0 months (95% CI 26.0; 31.6) vs 15.9 months (95% CI 15.0; 17.0) with a hazard ratio of 0.59 (95% CI 0.54; 0.64).