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Fruquintinib Combo Exhibits Manageable Safety Profile in Pretreated mCRC
Fruquintinib Combo Exhibits Manageable Safety Profile in Pretreated mCRC

April 22nd 2025

Treatment-related adverse events of special interest occurred in 64.9% of patients who received fruquintinib and 23.0% of those who received placebo.

Although the overall incidence of colorectal adenocarcinoma is decreasing, the reduction is primarily associated with patients 55 years and older.
Pancreatic/Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Rates Have Increased in Young Adults

April 15th 2025

Neoantigen-Specific TIL/Pembrolizumab Elicits Responses in GI Cancers
Neoantigen-Specific TIL/Pembrolizumab Elicits Responses in GI Cancers

April 8th 2025

FDA Approves Nivolumab/Ipilimumab in Adult/Pediatric MSI-H or dMMR CRC
FDA Approves Nivolumab/Ipilimumab in Adult/Pediatric MSI-H or dMMR CRC

April 8th 2025

HIPEC Does Not Add Benefit to Cytoreduction Surgery in CRC Peritoneal Metastasis
HIPEC Does Not Add Benefit to Cytoreduction Surgery in CRC Peritoneal Metastasis

March 31st 2025

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Improving the Toxicity of Irinotecan/5-FU/ Leucovorin: A 21-Day Schedule

September 1st 2003

Irinotecan (CPT-11, Camptosar) is one of the new generation ofchemotherapeutic agents that has activity in advanced colorectal cancer.It has antitumor efficacy as a single agent, and also has beencombined with fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (IFL) to treat thesepatients. Randomized studies have confirmed the superiority of IFL to5-FU and leucovorin alone with regard to patient survival, time toprogression, and tumor response rate. The optimal schedule for combiningthese agents remains uncertain, but in the United States, theschedule of IFL weekly for 4 consecutive weeks repeated every 6 weeks,according to the schedule reported by Saltz et al, has been widely used,although with some toxicity (especially myelosuppression and diarrhea).In an attempt to improve the tolerability of IFL, some haveadvocated modifying the schedule of IFL to weekly for 2 weeks, withrepeated cycles every 21 days. Twenty-three patients with advancedcolorectal cancer have been treated on this schedule at a single institution.Therapy was well tolerated, with 35% of patients experiencinggrade 3/4 neutropenia, two of whom had episodes of febrile neutropenia,and 9% with grade 3/4 diarrhea. The median relative dose intensityof irinotecan administered in the first 18 patients treated with thisregimen was 94%. These data support the hypothesis that modifying theschedule of administration of IFL improves the tolerability and abilityto deliver the regimen, but must be confirmed by randomized prospectivestudies, which may also attempt to evaluate the role of bolus 5-FUin the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer.