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Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer and Hyperbilirubinemia Treated with FOLFIRI plus Bevacizumab as First-Line Treatment.
Chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2017
Huang Ching-Wen, Yeh Yung-Sung, Ma Cheng-Jen, Tsai Hsiang-Lin, Chen Chao-Wen, Huang Ming-Yii, Lu Chien-Yu, Wu Jeng-Yih, Wang Jaw Yuan
Abstract excerpt
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) combined with hyperbilirubinemia is typically considered a contraindication to irinotecan-based therapy, a proven first-line treatment of mCRC. Herein, we present 6 consecutive patients with mCRC combined with hyperbilirubinemia who underwent UGT1A1 genotyping before receiving FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab. Dose escalation of irinotecan was performed according to the results of...
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