irinotecan/inflammation

Colorectal cancer accounts for 8% of all malignant tumors in adults and is considered as a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although curative surgical resection is possible in 70-80% of patients at diagnosis, almost half of them will develop local or/and metastatic recurrence

ODSH has demonstrated in vitro and in vivo inhibitory activity on mechanisms that are believed to play important roles in pancreatic cancer invasion, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy and radiation. Pancreatic cancer appears to have a dependence on autophagy, a regulated catabolic pathway

Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) have been used to treat hypercholesterolemia. Besides the lipid lowering effects, they also act as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agents. Recently the investigators demonstrated a synergistic cytotoxicity between Simvastatin and

Primary end-point: incidence of complete macroscopic resections of liver metastases (R0+R1). Secondary end-points: - the rate of histologic complete responses, - the individual rates of R0 and R1 resections, - the rate and site(s) of relapse in the resected patients throughout the 3-year span that

Objectives of study are to determine activity of combo of Irinotecan + Temozolomide & to further characterize any toxicity associated w combo of Irinotecan + Temozolomide. Temozolomide administered orally at 200mg/m2 in fasting state 1hr prior to CPT-11 infusion. Temozolomide administered on day 1

Celecoxib is a non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDS), similar to aspirin or ibuprofen. Recent studies have shown that celecoxib has antitumor activity when used alone. It may also increase the tumor sensitivity to radiation, making tumors more responsive to radiation therapy. Before

Objectives: Primary objective: To assess the efficacy, defined as overall survival, of sequential versus combination chemotherapy for advanced CRC. Secondary objectives are to assess: To assess Tumour response (CR, PR or SD) Progression free survival Quality of life Toxicity profile Methodology

Background: The addition of oxaliplatin and irinotecan to 5-FU improves tumor response rate and progression-free survival in patients with advanced colorectal cancer compared with 5-FU alone, but increases toxicity. It is not clear whether such combination therapies (5-FU+oxaliplatin or