Intestinal alkalization as a possible preventive mechanism in irinotecan (CPT-11)-induced diarrhea

The therapeutic efficacy of irinotecan (CPT-11), a DNA topoisomerase inhibitor, is often limited by the induction of severe late-onset diarrhea. This prodrug and its active metabolite, 7-ethyl-10-hydroxy-camptothecin (SN-38), have a labile alpha-hydroxy-lactone ring that undergoes pH-dependent rever...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2002, Vol.62 (1), p.179-187
Hauptverfasser: IKEGAMI, Tadashi, LINAN HA, ARIMORI, Kazuhiko, LATHAM, Patricia, KOBAYASHI, Kunihiko, CERYAK, Susan, MATSUZAKI, Yasushi, BOUSCAREL, Bernard
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