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...
Hopital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc, Dijon, France
Centre Hospital Regional Universitaire de Limoges, Limoges, France
CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez, California, United States
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Children's Oncology Group, Arcadia, California, United States
Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Penrose Cancer Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States
Scranton Hematology-Oncology, Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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