irinotecan/diarrhea

Background - Rationale Aflibercept The addition of aflibercept to the standard FOLFIRI regimen as second-line therapy was evaluated in a large phase III study (EFC10262-VELOUR). This combination significantly improved both PFS (4.7 to 6.9 months, HR=0.76; P=<0.001) and OS (12.1 to 13.5 months,

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate and compare overall survival (OS) in patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma treated with perioperative fluorouracil, irinotecan hydrochloride, leucovorin calcium and oxaliplatin (modified [m]FOLFIRINOX) and surgery versus up-front surgery followed by

Although anal canal squamous cell carcinoma (ACSCC) is rare in developed countries, it has shown an annual increase of 4% in its incidence in Brazil, and according to data from the Oncocenter Foundation of São Paulo (FOSP), 2,338 cases were diagnosed in 2000 and 2016. The standard treatment for

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. More than 50% of patients can be expected to develop metastatic disease, and most of these patients will require palliative systemic therapy. The primary goal for patients who present with technically resectable liver

Pancreatic cancer continues to be a highly lethal disease with an overall 5 year survival of only 8%. Since 2004, the incidence of pancreatic cancer has been increasing by 1.5% per year and it is estimated that there will be 53,670 new cases diagnosed in the United States in 2017, with 43,090

Pharmacogenetic testing of uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) *6/*28 is recommended in clinical practice prior to the administration of irinotecan (CPT-11)-based regimens, such as FOLFIRI regimen in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. To avoid severe toxicity of

Biliary tract carcinomas (BTCs) are invasive adenocarcinomas that arise from the epithelial cells of the biliary tree, which comprises intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts, and the gallbladder. Even though BTCs are considered as rare tumors, they represent about 30% of the total primary liver

The standard initial treatment for patients with advanced colorectal cancer (ACC) not amenable for surgical resection is palliative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy. However, response rates are low and prognosis remains poor, with median survival times about one year. Until recently,

In preventing antibiotic-induced diarrhea in double blind placebo controlled clinical trials it was found protective effect of probiotics containing S. boulardii and Enterococcus faecium. Also in preventing infectious diseases associated with Clostridium difficile, administration of probiotics

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. A report published by the WHO in February 2014, estimated there were 1.83 million new cases and 1.59 million deaths worldwide in 2012. The American Lung Association reports 399,431 Americans living with lung cancer, with an

This is a prospective, randomized, multi-center, controlled clinical trial, aimed to evaluate efficacy and tolerability of thalidomide and CPT-11 in advanced gastric cancer. A total of 900 patients are planned to be enrolled into the study. Patients with diagnosis of advanced gastric cancer will be

This is a randomized, stratified, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel group, placebo-controlled, dose finding, multicentre, multinational, phase II study in patient with colorectal cancer receiving 5- Fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy (FOLFOX -FOLinic acid, Fluorouracil, OXaliplatin

1. Recruitment: Suitable potential subjects will be identified, namely those who have failed first or second line chemotherapy agents. 2. Liver biopsy Right before the 1st transarterial chemoembolisation procedure, the liver metastases will be biopsied under ultrasound or CT guidance by the IR with