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Patient-tailored antiemetic treatment with 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists according to cytochrome P-450 2D6 genotypes.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 15 Jun 2002
Kaiser Rolf, Sezer Orhan, Papies Anja, Bauer Steffen, Schelenz Claudia, Tremblay Pierre-Benoit, Possinger Kurt, Roots Ivar, Brockmöller Jürgen
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PURPOSE: The use of serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists has substantially reduced, but not eliminated, nausea and vomiting in cancer chemotherapy. This study sought to investigate whether efficacy of antiemetic treatment with ondansetron and tropisetron depends on cytochrome P-450 2D6 (CYP2D6) genotype, hypothesizing that the rapid and particularly the ultrarapid metabolizers of these drugs...
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