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Hepatic activation of irinotecan predicts tumour response in patients with colorectal liver metastases treated with DEBIRI: exploratory findings from a phase II study.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Aug 2013
Jones R P, Sutton P, Greensmith R M D, Santoyo-Castelazo A, Carr D F, Jenkins R, Rowe C, Hamlett J, Park B K, Terlizzo M, O'Grady E, Ghaneh P, Fenwick S W, Malik H Z, Poston G J, Kitteringham N R
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PURPOSE: The response of colorectal liver metastases to the cytotoxic agent irinotecan varies widely. Attempts to correlate tumour metabolism with response have been mixed. This study investigated the hepatic metabolism of irinotecan as a potential predictor of tumour response to irinotecan-eluting beads (DEBIRI). METHODS: Ten patients with colorectal liver metastases were treated with 200 mg irinotecan (as...
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