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...
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Institut BERGONIE Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer, Bordeaux, France
Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia
Peninsula and Southeast Oncology - Frankston Private Hospital, Frankston, Australia
CHU de MONTPELLIER - Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France
Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
CHRU NANCY - Hôpital d'Enfants, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
The Sixth Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University, Guanzhou, Guangdong, China
Florida Cancer Specialist, Lake Mary, Florida, United States
Case Western, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Wisconsin Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
O Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of California, Los Angeles UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Site KR82003, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Site KR82005, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Site KR82001, Guro-gu, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
ICESP - INSTITUTO DO CÂNCER DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO ( Site 2300), São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille ( Site 1100), Lille, Nord, France
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest - Hôpital Morvan ( Site 1104), Brest, Finistere, France
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC, Arlington, Virginia, United States
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), Seattle, Washington, United States
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