| Literature DB >> 10950238 |
R Govindarajan, K M Heaton, R Broadwater, A Zeitlin, N P Lang, M Hauer-Jensen.
Abstract
Irinotecan is the only accepted second-line treatment for colorectal cancer in the USA. Doses are, however, frequently limited by associated late-onset diarrhoea. Thalidomide has antiangiogenic and immunomodulatory properties and is being investigated as an antineoplastic. We did a pilot study of combination therapy with thalidomide and irinotecan for metastatic colorectal cancer. In an interim analysis of nine patients, thalidomide had almost eliminated the dose-limiting gastrointestinal toxic effects of irinotecan, especially diarrhoea and nausea (each p<0.0001), and eight of nine patients were able to complete the chemotherapy course.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10950238 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02586-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321