Irinotecan for Colorectal Cancer User Reviews
Brand names: Camptosar
- Sue
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 5, 2021
"This finished off my mother who was fighting liver cancer. Be very, very, careful if your oncologist suggests this drug. Once given she had every bad side effect-dehydration-nausea-weakness-she died in less than 1 month of taking this chemo. Otherwise all her vital organs were having good blood test results-despite the previous chemo gemcitabine cisplatin. By all accounts by her oncologist she reacted so bad to this chemo she never could recover from the side effects-please do not use this for liver cancer treatment."
- Anonymous
- December 15, 2009
Camptosar (irinotecan) "Not so effective as it is when given with many combinations."
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"This chemotherapy treatment was not good for my husband. He passed away 3 months after taking this treatment. He had every side affect (dark urine, severe dehydration slurred speech, diarrhea coordination, weakness , trouble speaking and walking , yellow skin bleeding ,jaundice and rectal bleeding. He was Ok before treatment. Great man. This drug should not be given if a patient has liver or kidney problems and he did. Great man and he will always be in my heart. This should have never happened. There are many new drugs, why this choice!!!!!$"