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...
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima, Mirano, VE, Italy
Ospedale Civile di Guastalla, Guastalla, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Ospedale San Salvatore, Coppito, L'Aquila, Italy
Menoufia University, Faculty of medicine, Shibīn Al Kawm, Menoufia, Egypt
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Cancer Hosptial of CAMS, Beijing, Beijing, China
Jilin Cancer Hospital, Chang Chun, Jilin, China
Willis-Knighton Physician Network/Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Maryland Oncology Hematology, P.A., Columbia, Maryland, United States
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino, Roma, Other, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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