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UGT1A7 and UGT1A9 polymorphisms predict response and toxicity in colorectal cancer patients treated with capecitabine/irinotecan.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Feb 2005
Carlini Leslie E, Meropol Neal J, Bever John, Andria Michael L, Hill Todd, Gold Philip, Rogatko Andre, Wang Hao, Blanchard Rebecca L
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PURPOSE: Capecitabine and irinotecan are commonly used in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). We hypothesized that germline polymorphisms within genes related to drug target (thymidylate synthase) or metabolizing enzymes (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, UGT) would impact response and toxicity to the combination of capecitabine plus irinotecan (CPT-11). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Sixty-seven patients with...
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