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Irinotecan pathway genotype analysis to predict pharmacokinetics.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Aug 2003
Mathijssen Ron H J, Marsh Sharon, Karlsson Mats O, Xie Rujia, Baker Sharyn D, Verweij Jaap, Sparreboom Alex, McLeod Howard L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The purpose was to explore the relationships between irinotecan disposition and allelic variants of genes coding for adenosine triphosphate binding cassette transporters and enzymes of putative relevance for irinotecan. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Irinotecan was administered to 65 cancer patients as a 90-min infusion (dose, 200-350 mg/m(2)), and pharmacokinetic data were obtained during the first cycle. All...
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