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A phase 1 trial of intravenous liposomal irinotecan in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Mar 2017
Clarke Jennifer L, Molinaro Annette M, Cabrera Juan R, DeSilva Ashley A, Rabbitt Jane E, Prey Joshua, Drummond Daryl C, Kim Jaeyeon, Noble Charles, Fitzgerald Jonathan B, Chang Susan M, Butowski Nicholas A, Taylor Jennie W, Park John W, Prados Michael D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Preclinical activity of irinotecan has been seen in glioma models, but only modest efficacy has been noted in clinical studies, perhaps related to drug distribution and/or pharmacokinetic limitations. In preclinical testing, irinotecan liposome injection (nal-IRI) results in prolongation of drug exposure and higher tissue levels of drug due to slower metabolism and the effect of enhanced permeability and...
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