Type(s) of chemotherapy-Irinotecan (Camptosar) Posts on Medivizor

Posted by Medivizor on Aug 9, 2013 in Lung cancer | 2 comments

In a nutshell This trial investigated whether chemotherapy drugs belonging to the class of camptothecins (such as irinotecan or topotecan) used together with platinum analog chemotherapy (such as cisplatin or carboplatin) were better than the standard regimens in treating extensive disease small-cell lung cancer. Some background Standard treatment...