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Pharmacogenetics of tipifarnib (R115777) transport and metabolism in cancer patients.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Aug 2004
Sparreboom Alex, Marsh Sharon, Mathijssen Ron H J, Verweij Jaap, McLeod Howard L
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to perform exploratory relationships between the pharmacokinetics of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor, tipifarnib (R115777, Zarnestra) and allelic variants of genes coding for ATP binding-cassette transporters and drug-metabolizing enzymes. Twenty-eight patients with advanced solid tumors were treated with tipifarnib administered orally at a dose of 200 or 300 mg. Blood samples...
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