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Diflomotecan pharmacokinetics in relation to ABCG2 421C>A genotype.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jul 2004
Sparreboom Alex, Gelderblom Hans, Marsh Sharon, Ahluwalia Ranjeet, Obach Rosendo, Principe Paola, Twelves Chris, Verweij Jaap, McLeod Howard L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 (breast cancer resistance protein [BCRP]) functions as an efflux transporter for many drugs, including the topoisomerase I inhibitor diflomotecan, and is expressed at high levels in the intestine and liver. We performed an exploratory analysis to evaluate the effects of the natural allelic variant ABCG2 421C>A on the pharmacokinetics of...
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