Irinotecan is an antineoplastic enzyme inhibitor primarily used in the treatment of colorectal cancer. It is a derivative of camptothecin that inhibits the action of topoisomerase I. Irinotecan prevents religation of the DNA strand by binding to topoisomerase I-DNA complex, and causes double-strand DNA breakage and cell death. It is a derivative of camptothe...
For the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (first-line therapy when administered with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin). Also used in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of extensive small cell lung cancer. Irinotecan is currently under investigation for the treatment of metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. Also used in combination with fluo...
Shanghai Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC, Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
the Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Clinical Research Chile SpA, Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile
University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Sun Yat-sen University affiliated with the Sixth Hospital, Guangzhou, China
Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Zhejiang Universit, Hangzhou, China
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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