• TRADE NAMES: Camptosar (Pfizer); Onivyde (Merrimack)
  • INDICATIONS: Metastatic colorectal carcinoma (Camptosar); metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (Onivyde - in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin). Advanced pancreatic cancer in combination with oxaliplatin/fluorouracil/leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX or FOLFOXIRI). Used in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin (FOLFIRI) for treatment of advanced-stage and metastatic colorectal cancer
  • CLASS: Antineoplastic / anticancer agent (see also Immune checkpoint inhibitor), Topoisomerase 1 inhibitor
  • HALF-LIFE: 6–10 hours

DIARRHEA and MYELOSUPPRESSION (Camptosar).

SEVERE NEUTROPENIA and SEVERE DIARRHEA (Onivyde)

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Incidence

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Seriousness

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