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Pharmacogenetics of irinotecan: a promoter polymorphism of UGT1A1 gene and severe adverse reactions to irinotecan.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Dec 2005
Ando Maki, Hasegawa Yoshinori, Ando Yuichi
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This review focuses on a pharmacogenetic association between genetic polymorphism of UGT1A1 gene and severe adverse reactions to irinotecan. Although many studies used pharmacokinetic parameters as surrogate measures for predicting clinical outcomes of irinotecan chemotherapy, they have not produced consistent evidence. On the other hand, genotyping results of UGT1A1 gene appear to predict severe adverse...
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