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Pharmacogenetics of irinotecan toxicity
1 Oct 2004
Abstract excerpt
Irinotecan is an anticancer drug approved in combination therapy for advanced colorectal cancer. Severe, life-threatening toxicities can occur from irinotecan treatment. Although multiple genes may play a role in irinotecan activity, the UDP glycuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1 (UGT1A1) enzyme has been strongly associated with toxicity. A common dinucleotide repeat polymorphism in the UGT1A1 promoter...
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