Antitumor agent including low-dose irinotecan hydrochloride hydrate

Provided is a combination therapy which provides i) the combination of trifluridine (trifluorothymidine / TFT / FTD) and tipiracil hydrochloride (thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor / TPI); in combination with ii) irinotecan hydrochloride hydrate (CPT-11). The combination therapy is characterised in t...

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1. Verfasser: Okabe, Hiroyuki
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Zusammenfassung:Provided is a combination therapy which provides i) the combination of trifluridine (trifluorothymidine / TFT / FTD) and tipiracil hydrochloride (thymidine phosphorylase inhibitor / TPI); in combination with ii) irinotecan hydrochloride hydrate (CPT-11). The combination therapy is characterised in that the FTD/TPI combination drug is provided for administration at a reduced does amount of trifluridine (in the range of 35 to 70 mg/m2/day) combined with CPT-11 provided for administration at a dose in the range of 45 to 144 mg/m2/day.