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Severe irinotecan-induced toxicities in a patient with uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 polymorphism.
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 May 2005
Mehra Ranee, Murren John, Chung Gina, Smith Brian, Psyrri Amanda
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Irinotecan is an analogue of camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, that has an important role in the management of advanced colorectal cancer. It is approved as first-line therapy in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin or as monotherapy in the second-line setting. Its clinical use has been associated with variability in terms of pharmacokinetic behavior and toxicities, especially myelosuppression...
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