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Clinical Trial Note |
Phase II Study of Oral S-1 Plus Irinotecan in Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer: Hokkaido Gastrointestinal Cancer Study Group HGCSG0302
1 Department of Gastroenterology and 2 Department of Medical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo and 3 Misawa City Hospital, Misawa, Aomori, Japan
For reprints and all correspondence: Yoshito Komatsu, Department of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, North 15, West 7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8638, Japan. Email: ykomatsu{at}med.hokudai.ac.jp
Received December 12, 2004; accepted December 23, 2004
We have previously reported on phase I/II studies of irinotecan plus S-1 therapy for advanced gastric cancer. Based on the safety and efficacy data that were obtained, this phase II study was planned to assess the efficacy of irinotecan plus S-1 for patients with advanced colorectral cancer. A total of 40 patients are enrolled at 13 medical institutions. The objective of this study was to establish a useful chemotherapy regimen for an out-patient setting.
Key Words: S-1 irinotecan phase II study colorectal cancer