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...
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Yonemoto,Lisa, Los Angeles, California, United States
CARTI Cancer Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, Auburn, California, United States
Sutter Cancer Centers Radiation Oncology Services-Auburn, Auburn, California, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Newark, Delaware, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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