Irinotecan and abdominal pain Patient Reports March 11, 2010



Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4652214-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 19, 2005. Male patient, 56 years of age, weighting 108.0 lb, was diagnosed with rectal cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, anorexia, duodenal perforation, duodenal ulcer, malaise, nausea What is  nausea, neuroblastoma What is  neuroblastoma, stress What is  stress. Irinotecan dosage: 60 MG INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with METHYLPREDNISOLOONE SUCCINATE, CALCIUM LEVOFOLINATE, FENTANYL, MORPHINE, FLUOROURACIL, BETAMETHASONE, FAMOTIDINE. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4874766-0
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED KINGDOM on Dec 19, 2005. Male patient, 49 years of age, weighting 181.4 lb, was diagnosed with rectal cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal distension, abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, diarrhoea, gastrointestinal disorder. Irinotecan dosage: 120 MG, WEEKLY, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with CAPECITABINE, PARACETAMOL, IMODIUM, PYRIDOXINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4665163-1
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from on May 06, 2005. Male patient, 45 years of age, weighting 152.1 lb, was diagnosed with rectal cancer, colorectal cancer What is  colorectal cancer, metastases to liver, metastases to lung and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, chills, colonic stenosis, gastrointestinal perforation, ileus, post procedural complication, small intestinal perforation. Irinotecan dosage: 80 MG (80 MG, INTERMITTENT), INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, CALCIUM LEVOFOLINATE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4854341-4
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 13, 2005. Male patient, weighting 136.0 lb, was diagnosed with pancreatic carcinoma metastatic and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, dehydration, nausea What is  nausea, pyrexia. Irinotecan dosage: 160MG/M2 Q21 DAYS IV DRIP. During the same period patient was treated with DOCETAXEL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4917756-1
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from JAPAN on Feb 02, 2006. Female patient, 51 years of age, weighting 97.00 lb, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, bone marrow failure, diarrhoea, disseminated intravascular coagulation, enterococcal infection, hepatic function abnormal, intestinal perforation, liver disorder. Irinotecan dosage: 160 MG (160 MG) INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with MITOMYCIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4946406-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Mar 16, 2006. Female patient, weighting 195.0 lb, was diagnosed with metastatic neoplasm and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal distension, abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, abdominal sepsis, acute prerenal failure, blood pressure diastolic decreased, body temperature decreased, cardio-respiratory arrest, heart rate increased, metastases to abdominal cavity. Irinotecan dosage: 177MG D1 + 8 Q 21 D IV. During the same period patient was treated with GEMCITABINE, MG CITRATE, PEPCID AC, METFORMIN, PREDNISONE. Patient died on 03/07/2006.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5150732-5
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from FRANCE on Feb 04, 1998. Male patient, 44 years of age, was diagnosed with metastasis, colorectal cancer What is  colorectal cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, asthenia, malaise, pain in jaw, pulmonary embolism What is  pulmonary embolism. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, FOLINIC ACID. Patient died on 01/19/1998.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5381255-6
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from JAPAN on June 25, 2007. Female patient, 57 years of age, was diagnosed with large intestine carcinoma and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, diarrhoea, stevens-johnson syndrome. Irinotecan dosage: DAILY DOSE:120MG. During the same period patient was treated with TEGAFUR. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5695096-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from JAPAN on Mar 25, 2008. Male patient, weighting 121.3 lb, was diagnosed with large intestine carcinoma, abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, prophylaxis, constipation What is  constipation and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, acute myocardial infarction, anaemia, arteriosclerosis coronary artery, blood pressure decreased, cardio-respiratory arrest, coronary artery stenosis, diarrhoea, shock haemorrhagic. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with TEGAFUR, CODEINE SUL, VOLTAREN, CYTOTEC, MAGNESIUM OXIDE HEAVY, LECICARBON SUPPOSITORY. Patient died on 02/25/2008.


Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5006776-7
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on May 03, 2006. Female patient, 54 years of age, weighting 125.7 lb, was diagnosed with ill-defined disorder and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, dehydration, febrile bone marrow aplasia, gastrointestinal necrosis, ill-defined disorder, necrotising colitis. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with AVASTIN, FLUOROURACIL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5018273-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from FRANCE on May 17, 2006. Female patient, 54 years of age, weighting 125.7 lb, was diagnosed with ill-defined disorder and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, anorexia, aspartate aminotransferase increased, blood creatinine increased, blood culture positive, blood sodium decreased, dehydration, diarrhoea, dysphagia. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with AVASTIN, FLUOROURACIL, MORPHINE SULPHATE, OMEPRAZOLE, ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE, MACROGOL. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 03/06/2006.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5100592-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 07, 2006. Male patient, weighting 200.0 lb, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, diarrhoea. Irinotecan dosage: 325 MG/M2 DAY 1, 8, 22, 29 IV. During the same period patient was treated with TEMODAR, DILANTIN, LEXAPRO, PHRENILIN, OXYCODONE, DEXAMETHASONE, KEPPRA. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4846116-7
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from JAPAN on Nov 16, 2005. Female patient, 70 years of age, weighting 100.5 lb, was diagnosed with gastric cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, blood pressure decreased, diarrhoea, heart rate increased, hyperglycaemia, intestinal perforation, mental disorder, ophthalmological examination abnormal. Irinotecan dosage: 20 MG, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with CISPLATIN, DECADRON, LASIX, GLYCEOL, NICARDIPINE, OMEPRAZOLE, FUTHAN. Patient died on 10/17/2005.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5471426-2
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Sept 17, 2007. Female patient, weighting 95.24 lb, was diagnosed with gastric cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, cardiac enzymes increased, dyspnoea, gastric perforation, haemoptysis, hypokalaemia, hypotension, intestinal infarction. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, LEUCOVORIN, LORTAB, KYTRIL, OCEAN NASAL SPRAY. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 06/18/2007.


Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4553756-1
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from on Jan 14, 2005. Male patient, 59 years of age, weighting 244.5 lb, was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer What is  gallbladder cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, bile duct obstruction, jaundice What is  jaundice, nausea What is  nausea. Irinotecan dosage: 120 MG DAILY ORAL. During the same period patient was treated with CAPECITABINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4855568-8
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from ITALY on Nov 15, 2005. Male patient, 70 years of age, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer metastatic and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, asthenia, cachexia, disease progression. Irinotecan dosage: 510 MG ( 510 MG), INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with GARDENALE, LAMICTAL, SINTROM. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 08/10/2005.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4640643-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 06, 2005. Female patient, 61 years of age, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer What is  colorectal cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, abscess What is  abscess, disease recurrence, febrile neutropenia, hydronephrosis, hypertension, urosepsis. Irinotecan dosage: 580 MG, CYCLIC, EVERY 3 WEEKS), INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with CAPECITABINE, MORPHINE SULPHATE, METFORMIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4661107-7
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 28, 2005. Female patient, 61 years of age, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer What is  colorectal cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal abscess, abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, febrile neutropenia, hydronephrosis, hypertension, urosepsis. Irinotecan dosage: 580 MG, CYCLIC, EVERY 3 WEEKS), INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with CAPECITABINE, MORPHINE SULPHATE, METFORMIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4687468-0
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on June 09, 2005. Male patient, weighting 172.0 lb, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer What is  colorectal cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, neoplasm progression, obstructive uropathy, pelvic mass. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, OXALIPLATIN, CETUXIMAB. Patient recovered.


Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4850957-X
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Dec 09, 2005. Male patient, 78 years of age, weighting 112.4 lb, was diagnosed with colon cancer metastatic and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, dehydration, post procedural diarrhoea. Irinotecan dosage: 210MG EVERY WEEK IV. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5465540-5
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from GERMANY on Aug 20, 1997. Male patient was diagnosed with colon cancer metastatic and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, blood bilirubin increased, c-reactive protein increased, diarrhoea, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia. Irinotecan dosage: DAILY DOSE:350MG/M2-FREQ:EVERY 3 WEEKS. During the same period patient was treated with ECHINACIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5377033-4
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on June 28, 2007. Male patient, 74 years of age, weighting 158.7 lb, was diagnosed with colon cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, asthenia, blood creatinine increased, blood urea increased, diarrhoea, orthostatic hypotension. Irinotecan dosage: 200MG DAILY DAY 1 + 8 IV. During the same period patient was treated with CAPECITABINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5152588-3
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from FRANCE on Nov 09, 1993. Female patient, 62 years of age, was diagnosed with colon cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, anaemia, cardiogenic shock, cerebral haemorrhage, colon cancer, convulsion, depressed level of consciousness, gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Irinotecan dosage: 560 MG (1 IN 3 WK), INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with ENALAPRIL MALEATE, MORPHINE, OXAZEPAM, PREDNISOLONE, RANITIDINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient died on 10/18/1993.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5316189-6
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from FRANCE on Apr 24, 2007. Female patient, weighting 121.3 lb, was diagnosed with colon cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, intestinal perforation, pneumoperitoneum, pyrexia. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, BEVACIZUMAB. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5642610-X
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED STATES on Feb 27, 2008. Male patient, weighting 170.0 lb, was diagnosed with colon cancer and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, asthenia, dehydration, diarrhoea, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, white blood cell count decreased. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with DIOVAN, CARDIZEM CD, AMBIEN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4889351-4
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Jan 20, 2006. Female patient, weighting 209.0 lb, was diagnosed with breast cancer metastatic and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, crying, depression What is  depression, gastric haemorrhage, impaired gastric emptying. Irinotecan dosage: 240 MG IVP. During the same period patient was treated with DYCLOMINE, FENTANYL PATCH, PANTOPRAZOLE, EFFEXOR, LEVOTHYROXINE, XANAX, REGLAN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4658845-9
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Physician from on Apr 25, 2005. Male patient, 71 years of age, was diagnosed with ill-defined disorder, nausea What is  nausea, abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, diarrhoea and was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, constipation What is  constipation, diarrhoea, duodenal perforation, leukopenia, malaise, peritonitis, stress What is  stress. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with DICLOFENAC SODUM, MORPHINE, BETAMETHASONE, LOPERAMIDE, CISPLATIN, PREPARATION. Patient died.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5168776-6
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Dec 06, 2006. Male patient, 56 years of age, weighting 323.6 lb, was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4796288-8
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Health Professional from UNITED STATES on Oct 05, 2005. Female patient, 52 years of age, weighting 204.0 lb, was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, back pain What is  back pain, constipation What is  constipation, dyspnoea, nausea What is  nausea, productive cough, sputum abnormal. Irinotecan dosage: 74 MG OVER 30-90 MIN IV. During the same period patient was treated with CARBOPLATIN. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.


Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5062328-4
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Pharmacist from UNITED KINGDOM on July 11, 2006. Female patient, 40 years of age, was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, dizziness What is  dizziness, dyspnoea, throat tightness. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with ATROPINE. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #5310481-7
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from UNITED STATES on Apr 19, 2007. Female patient was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, chills, diarrhoea, hypotension, lethargy, lymphopenia, nausea What is  nausea, pyrexia, vaginal haemorrhage. Irinotecan dosage: DAILY DOSE:36MG. During the same period patient was treated with CETUXIMAB, ALOXI, COLACE, BACLOFEN, LYRICA, LUPRON. Patient was hospitalized. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4636446-6
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on Apr 13, 2005. Female patient, weighting 213.6 lb, was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis What is  gastroenteritis, nausea What is  nausea, neutropenia, pyrexia, white blood cell count decreased. Irinotecan dosage: ON DAY 1 OF WEEKS 1.3.5.7:180 MG/M2 IV OVER 90 ,OM PM DAU 1. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM. Patient recovered.

Irinotecan Side Effects Report #4636490-9
Irinotecan side effect was reported by a Consumer or non-health professional from on Apr 14, 2005. Male patient, weighting 178.6 lb, was treated with Irinotecan. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: abdominal pain What is  abdominal pain, constipation What is  constipation, nausea What is  nausea. Irinotecan dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with FLUOROURACIL, LEUCOVORIN CALCIUM, OXALIPLATIN. Patient recovered.
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