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...
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven /ID# 257079, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Highlands Oncology Group, PA /ID# 259424, Springdale, Arkansas, United States
City of Hope National Medical Center /ID# 257576, Duarte, California, United States
GenesisCare North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Warringal Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
UCL- Saint Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
Institut Curie, Paris, France
Prinses Maxima Centrum, Utrecht, Netherlands
University of California Los Angeles UCLA - Cancer Care - Santa Monica, Santa Monica, California, United States
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Midtown, Denver, Colorado, United States
Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura, Aventura, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables, Coral Gables, Florida, United States
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States
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