"Camptothecin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alkaloid isolated from the stem wood of the Chinese tree, Camptotheca acuminata. This compound selectively inhibits the nuclear enzyme DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I. Several semisynthetic analogs of camptothecin have demonstrated antitumor activity.
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D002166
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.151
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Camptothecin" by people in Profiles.
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Two novel camptothecin derivatives inhibit colorectal cancer proliferation via induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2018 Oct 15; 123:546-559.
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UbcH10 expression can predict prognosis and sensitivity to the antineoplastic treatment for colorectal cancer patients. Mol Carcinog. 2016 May; 55(5):793-807.
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Chemoradiotherapy for locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue. Head Neck. 2010 Nov; 32(11):1519-27.
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Bevacizumab alone and in combination with irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct 01; 27(28):4733-40.
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Phase I study of concomitant chemoradiotherapy with irinotecan, 5-FU, and hydroxyurea for patients with advanced and/or recurrent head and neck cancer. Cancer J. 2005 Mar-Apr; 11(2):140-6.
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Chemoradiation in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treat Res. 2001; 105:171-88.