Irinotecan (Camptosar, Pfizer Campto, Yakult) is a drug used for the treatment of cancer. Irinotecan is a Type I topoisomerase Enzyme inhibitor, which prevents DNA from unwinding. In chemical terms, it is a semisynthetic analogue of the natural alkaloid camptothecin. Its main use is in colon ...
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My wife is on Avastin and Irinotecan and is holding steady. Started ...Radiation and Temodor - the tumor doubled in size.
My ...and out and about. She is on Kepra for the seizures and that ...
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...be more due to the constipation effects of the nausea meds. I'm also on Gabapentin for neuropathy pain which has me ...helping by the way). Net-net irinotecan has been not been a...
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I colored my hair during first round of chemo. I was on folfox and avastin. When I went on irinotecan my hair fell out. Once it came back in, I just gave up. It was then...
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Dora
My husband is on folfiri chemo.
The irinotecan in the folfiri causes him to have severe diarrhea.
His doctor gave him lomotil to take for the diarrhea.
He has found out it is best to...
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Maybe you have some advice for me. I am on my 2nd treatment for Vectibux/Irinotecan and my face hurts so bad. I keep putting the creams the onc had assigned to me and it just feels like I've rubbed...
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Hope it was the flu---son, stage IV, usually came back the second week. He has been on 8 sessions of Folfox6 and 21 of Folfiri ...with Avastin. They pulled him off the Irinotecan in Sept., but pu...
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...clear but the two tumors I had ...on my ovary.
I start Irinotecan (Camptosar) later this week and am hoping it will work if not we try Avastin next.
Has anyone experienced complete hair loss ...
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Hi Sherry,
My husband is on Erbitux, Irinotecan and Avastin. He experiences a rash, hair loss, and unpredictable constipation/ diarhea. He also has issues with the sides of his toenails...
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...suggestions Tammy and Eric.
I am on Erbitux and Irinotecan as well. The dry skin has been really bad ...my face) were inflamed. I have been using Neosporin Eczema Essentials, they have...
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...your dad have an Atropine injection prior to his irinotecan, or even when he got the effects? If not, ...- keep an eye on this, ie; if he gets more tired and lacking in energy after the steroids...
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