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View Blog: Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) using irinotecan-loaded beads for the treatment of unresectable metastases to the liver in patients with colorectal cancer: an interim report. Robert CG Martin1 email , Ken Robbins2 email

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View Post: Phase I/II study of sequential therapy with irinotecan and S-1 for ...
19 Nov 2009 by C Ishioka  
Phase I/II study of sequential therapy with irinotecan and S-1 for metastatic colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer advance online publication, November 17, 2009. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605432. Authors: T Yoshioka, S Kato, M Gamoh, ...
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View Post: Gefitinib Increases Serum Concentrations of Oral Irinotecan and SN ...
2 Oct 2008
We evaluated the effects of oral gefitinib on pharmacokinetic parameters of orally coadministered irinotecan. Methods: We measured the serum pharmacokinetic parameters and biliary excretion of irinotecan, SN-38 and its glucuronide after ...
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View Post: RCT: Irinotecan plus cisplatin vs. S-1 vs. fluorouracil for ...
9 Oct 2009
Following reports of promising findings with irinotecan plus cisplatin and S-1 (tegafur, 5-chloro-2,4-dihydropyrimidine, and potassium oxonate), Japanese researchers conducted a phase III open label randomised trial to investigate the ...
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View Post: Association of Molecular Markers With Toxicity Outcomes in a ...
18 Nov 2009 by Braun, Richman, Thompson, Daly, Meade,...  
Patients allocated first-line FU had planned second-line irinotecan alone, IrFU, or OxFU. The primary toxicity outcome measure was toxicity-induced delay or dose reduction; the secondary outcome was Common Terminology Criteria of ...
View Blog: Journal of Clinical Oncology Current Issue - http://jco.ascopubs.org/

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View Post: UGT1A1 gene polymorphism: Impact on toxicity and efficacy of ...
5 Nov 2009 by Schulz C, Heinemann V, Schalhorn A, Moosmann...  
AIM: To investigate the correlation between uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene polymorphisms and irinotecan-associated side effects and parameters of drug efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal ...
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