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...
Fondazione Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera Cardinale Giovanni Panico, Tricase, Lecce, Italy
Ospedale San Donato di Arezzo, Arezzo, Italy
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, MI, Italy
Anyang Cancer Hospital of Henan Province, Anyang, Henan, China
Suining Central Hospital, Suining, Sichuan, China
Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Sichuan University West China Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, Beijing, China
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