Treating colon cancers with a non-conventional yet strategic approach: An overview of various nanoparticulate systems

NA Bhaskaran, L Kumar - Journal of Controlled Release, 2021 - Elsevier
Regardless of progress in therapy management which are developed for colon cancer (CC),
it remains the third most common cause of mortality due to cancers around the world …

Therapeutic targeting of CPT-11 induced diarrhea: a case for prophylaxis

U Swami, S Goel, S Mani - Current drug targets, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
CPT-11 (irinotecan), a DNA topoisomerase I inhibitor is one of the main treatments for
colorectal cancer. The main dose limiting toxicities are neutropenia and late onset diarrhea …

Development of an oral nanotherapeutics using redox nanoparticles for treatment of colitis-associated colon cancer

LB Vong, T Yoshitomi, H Matsui, Y Nagasaki - Biomaterials, 2015 - Elsevier
Oral chemotherapy is the preferred treatment for colon cancer. However, this strategy faces
many challenges, including instability in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, insufficient …

Tumor regression achieved by encapsulating a moderately soluble drug into a polymeric thermogel

T Ci, L Chen, L Yu, J Ding - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
For cancer chemotherapy, a tumor regression without any surgical resection and severe
side effects is greatly preferred to merely slowing down the growth of tumors. Here, we report …

[HTML][HTML] IL-33 targeting attenuates intestinal mucositis and enhances effective tumor chemotherapy in mice

R Guabiraba, AG Besnard, GB Menezes, T Secher… - Mucosal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Intestinal damage and severe diarrhea are serious side effects of cancer chemotherapy and
constrain the usage of most such therapies. Here we show that interleukin-33 (IL-33) …

Optimal antidiarrhea treatment for antitumor agent irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11)-induced delayed diarrhea

K Takasuna, T Hagiwara, K Watanabe, S Onose… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose: An antitumor camptothecin derivative CPT-11 has proven a broad spectrum of
solid tumor malignancy, but its severe diarrhea has often limited its more widespread use …

Macromolecular Prodrug That Provides the Irinotecan (CPT-11) Active-Metabolite SN-38 with Ultralong Half-Life, Low Cmax , and Low Glucuronide Formation

DV Santi, EL Schneider, GW Ashley - Journal of medicinal …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We have recently reported a chemical approach for half-life extension that utilizes β-
eliminative linkers to attach amine-containing drugs or prodrugs to macromolecules. The …

St. John's wort attenuates irinotecan-induced diarrhea via down-regulation of intestinal pro-inflammatory cytokines and inhibition of intestinal epithelial apoptosis

ZP Hu, XX Yang, SY Chan, AL Xu, W Duan… - Toxicology and applied …, 2006 - Elsevier
Diarrhea is a common dose-limiting toxicity associated with cancer chemotherapy, in
particular for drugs such as irinotecan (CPT-11), 5-fluouracil, oxaliplatin, capecitabine and …

CPT-11 mitigates autoimmune diseases by suppressing effector T cells without affecting long-term anti-tumor immunity

H Liang, X Fan, H Cheng, X Ma, Y Sun, F Nan… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
The incidence of autoimmune diseases has significantly increased over the past 20 years.
Excessive host immunoreactions and disordered immunoregulation are at the core of the …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of HMGB1 release protects chemoradiotherapy-associated mucositis

KI Im, YS Nam, N Kim, Y Song, ES Lee, JY Lim… - Mucosal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Oral mucositis (OM) is a common complication in cancer patients undergoing anticancer
treatment. Despite the clinical and economic consequences of OM, there are no drugs …