Irinotecan  (Synonyms: (+)-Irinotecan; CPT-11; VAL-413(free base))

Irinotecan ((+)-Irinotecan) is a topoisomerase I inhibitor, preventing religation of the DNA strand by binding to topoisomerase I-DNA complex^[1].

Irinotecan is a topoisomerase I inhibitor. Irinotecan inhibits the growth of LoVo and HT-29 cells, with IC₅₀s of 15.8 ± 5.1 and 5.17 ± 1.4 μM, respectively, and induces similar amounts of cleavable complexes in both in LoVo and HT-29 cells^[2]. Irinotecan suppresses the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC), with an IC₅₀ of 1.3 μM^[3].

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Irinotecan (CPT-11, 5 mg/kg) significantly inhibits the growth of tumors by intratumoral injection daily for 5 days, on two consecutive weeks in rats, and such effects also occur via continuous intraperitoneal infusion by osmotic minipump into mice. However, Irinotecan (10 mg/kg) shows no effect on the growth of tumor by i.p^[1]. Irinotecan (CPT-11, 100-300 mg/kg, i.p.) apparently suppresses tumor growth of HT-29 xenografts in athymic female mice by day 21. The two groups of Irinotecan (125 mg/kg) plus TSP-1 (10 mg/kg per day) or Irinotecan (150 mg/kg) in combination TSP-1 (20 mg/kg per day) are nearly equally effective and inhibit tumor growth 84% and 89%, respectively, and both are more effective than Irinotecan alone at doses of 250 and 300 mg/kg^[3].

MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

586.68

C₃₃H₃₈N₄O₆

97682-44-5

Solid

White to yellow

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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

4°C, protect from light

*In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (protect from light)

* Please refer to the solubility information to select the appropriate solvent. Once prepared, please aliquot and store the solution to prevent product inactivation from repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Storage method and period of stock solution: -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (protect from light). When stored at -80°C, please use it within 6 months. When stored at -20°C, please use it within 1 month.

• [1]. Morales C, et al. Antitumoral effect of irinotecan (CPT-11) on an experimental model of malignant neuroectodermal tumor. J Neurooncol. 2002 Feb;56(3):219-26.  [Content Brief]

  [2]. Pavillard V, et al. Determinants of the cytotoxicity of irinotecan in two human colorectal tumor cell lines. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2002 Apr;49(4):329-35. Epub 2002 Jan 30.  [Content Brief]

  [3]. Allegrini G, et al. Thrombospondin-1 plus irinotecan: a novel antiangiogenic-chemotherapeutic combination that inhibits the growth of advanced human colon tumor xenografts in mice. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2004 Mar;53(3):261-6. Epub 2003 Dec 5.  [Content Brief]

  [4]. Dela Cruz FS, et al. A case study of an integrative genomic and experimental therapeutic approach for rare tumors: identification of vulnerabilities in a pediatric poorly differentiated carcinoma. Genome Med. 2016 Oct 31;8(1):116.  [Content Brief]

  [5]. Huang MY, et al. Chemotherapeutic agent CPT-11 eliminates peritoneal resident macrophages by inducing apoptosis. Apoptosis. 2016 Feb;21(2):130-42.  [Content Brief]