Ka whakamahia te 7-ethylcamptothecin hei takawaenga o Irinotecan.
Irinotecan antitumor tarukino.He aukati i te whakahiato DNA.He pärönaki hangarua o te camptothecin;Ka whakamahia mo te whakarite irinotecan hydrochloride me te irinotecan hydrochloride trihydrate;Kua kitea e nga whakamatautau haumanu nui te irinotecan hydrochloride he aukati i nga momo momo pukupuku, penei i te mate pukupuku o te koroni, te mate pukupuku pūtau iti, te mate pukupuku rectal me te reukemia, a he pai tonu ki nga keehi aatete ki te fluorouracil.Na reira, kua aro nui te irinotecan hydrochloride puta noa i te ao.