7-Ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin ikoreshwa nkigihe cya Irinotecan.
Irinotecan imiti igabanya ubukana.Nibibuza synthesis ya ADN.Nibice bibiri bya sintetike ikomoka kuri camptothecin;Ikoreshwa mugutegura hydrochloride ya irinotecan na hydrochloride trihydrate;Igeragezwa rinini ry’amavuriro ryerekanye ko hydrochloride ya irinotecan igira ingaruka zigaragara ku bibyimba bitandukanye, nka kanseri y'amara, kanseri y'ibihaha ntoya, kanseri y'inkondo y'umura na leukemia, kandi iracyafite akamaro mu bantu barwanya fluorouracil.Kubwibyo, hydrochloride ya irinotecan yakuruye abantu benshi kwisi.