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    Irinotecan, sold under the brand name Camptosar among others, is an anti-cancer medication used to treat colon cancer and small cell lung cancer. For colon...
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    active metabolite of irinotecan (an analog of camptothecin - a topoisomerase I inhibitor) but has 1000 times more activity than irinotecan itself. In vitro...
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  • which incorporates into the DNA molecule and stops synthesis; and IRI – irinotecan (Camptosar), a topoisomerase inhibitor, which prevents DNA from uncoiling...
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    effectiveness to prevent diarrhea in cancer patients who have received irinotecan. It can interfere with the absorption of some medications, and lead to...
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    Europe during the Cold War. Atropine has been observed to prevent or treat irinotecan induced acute diarrhea. Adverse reactions to atropine include ventricular...
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    colorectal cancer who received prior fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy, an anti-VEGF therapy, and, if RAS wild-type and medically...
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    (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan† Etirinotecan pegol† Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan# Lurtotecan‡ Rubitecan‡ Silatecan§ Topotecan) II Podophyllum (Etoposide#...
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    interferes with both of these processes. Two topoisomerase I inhibitors, irinotecan and topotecan, are semi-synthetically derived from camptothecin, which...
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    under investigation for or used as drugs for cancer treatment, including irinotecan, topotecan, rubitecan. C. acuminata also contains the chemical compounds...
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    (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan† Etirinotecan pegol† Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan# Lurtotecan‡ Rubitecan‡ Silatecan§ Topotecan) II Podophyllum (Etoposide#...
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  • Romidepsin Vorinostat Zabadinostat Belotecan Camptothecin Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan Topotecan Etoposide Teniposide Tafluposide Bortezomib Erlotinib Gefitinib...
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    chemotherapy is given the FOLFIRINOX regimen containing fluorouracil, irinotecan, oxaliplatin and leucovorin has been shown to extend survival beyond traditional...
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    chemotherapeutic – cisplatin or carboplatin – combined with either etoposide or irinotecan. This is typically combined with thoracic radiation therapy – 45 Gray...
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    loperamide also include chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, especially related to irinotecan use. Loperamide should not be used as the primary treatment in cases of...
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    chemotherapy regimen for rare clear-cell cancers is also under investigation: irinotecan combined with cisplatin. PARP inhibitors have also shown promise in early...
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    (5-FU), up to 40% get mucositis, and 10–15% get grade 3–4 oral mucositis. Irinotecan is associated with severe GI mucositis in over 20% of patients. Seventy-five...
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    cisplatin, epirubicin, etoposide, docetaxel, oxaliplatin, capecitabine, or irinotecan. The TNM staging system is also used. In a study of open-access endoscopy...
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  • IOHEXOL 255. IOPAMIDOL 4 256. IOMEPROL 257. IOPROMIDE 258. IRBESARTAN 259. IRINOTECAN HYDROCHLORIDE 260. IRON PREPARATION FOR PARENTERAL USE 261. ISEPAMICINE...
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    (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan† Etirinotecan pegol† Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan# Lurtotecan‡ Rubitecan‡ Silatecan§ Topotecan) II Podophyllum (Etoposide#...
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    for a small number of drugs that are very toxic to the intestine (e.g. irinotecan), these molecules which would not otherwise be very toxic can become so...
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    Chemotherapy drugs for this condition may include capecitabine, fluorouracil, irinotecan, oxaliplatin and UFT. The drugs capecitabine and fluorouracil are interchangeable...
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    such as irinotecan. This effect is derived from the microbiome-encoded β-glucuronidase enzymes which recover the active form of the irinotecan causing...
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    with severe diarrhea and neutropenia in patients who are treated with irinotecan, which is metabolized by UGT1A1. While paracetamol (acetaminophen) is...
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    chlorambucil, estramustine, etoposide, flutamide, idarubicin, ifosfamide, irinotecan, ixabepilone, letrozole, lomustine, megestrol, mitomycin, mitoxantrone...
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    (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan† Etirinotecan pegol† Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan# Lurtotecan‡ Rubitecan‡ Silatecan§ Topotecan) II Podophyllum (Etoposide#...
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  • include a combination of chemotherapy (paclitaxel and carboplatin or irinotecan plus cisplatin) and surgical resection in ovarian clear-cell carcinoma;...
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    (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan† Etirinotecan pegol† Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan# Lurtotecan‡ Rubitecan‡ Silatecan§ Topotecan) II Podophyllum (Etoposide#...
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    ways: Rotor syndrome may exacerbate toxic side effects of the medication irinotecan. Rotor syndrome is caused by mutations in two proteins responsible for...
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  • which incorporates into the DNA molecule and stops DNA synthesis; IRIN – irinotecan (Camptosar), a topoisomerase inhibitor, which prevents DNA from uncoiling...
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    (Belotecan Camptothecin Cositecan† Etirinotecan pegol† Exatecan Gimatecan Irinotecan# Lurtotecan‡ Rubitecan‡ Silatecan§ Topotecan) II Podophyllum (Etoposide#...
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