Recommendation for caution with irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin for colorectal cancer

N Engl J Med. 2001 Jul 12;345(2):144-5; author reply 146. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200107123450213.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Camptothecin / administration & dosage
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives
  • Cause of Death
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Irinotecan
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Irinotecan
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil
  • Camptothecin