Table 2 Irinotecan dose escalation

From: Phase I dose-escalation trial of irinotecan with continuous infusion 5-FU first line, in metastatic colorectal cancer

  

Irinotecan cycles (n)

Dose reduction (n)

Dose delay (n)

 

Dose of irinotecan (mg m−2)

No. of patients

Total

Median (range)

Patients

Cycles

Patients

Cycles

Median dose intensity up to eight cycles (%)

Median dose intensity up to 16 cycles and >8 cycles (%)

50

3

39

13 (10–15)

0

0

2

5

100

74.9

75

6

110

18 (7–24)

0

0

4

13

79.4

76.7

100

5

106

21 (16–24)

3

46

5

17

68.7

66.0

85

8

142

18 (4–24)

0

0

5

17

88.9

84.2

Total/overall

22

397

 

3

46

16

52

87.5

76.3