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Pharmacogenetics of tamoxifen biotransformation is associated with clinical outcomes of efficacy and hot flashes.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Dec 2005
Goetz Matthew P, Rae James M, Suman Vera J, Safgren Stephanie L, Ames Matthew M, Visscher Daniel W, Reynolds Carol, Couch Fergus J, Lingle Wilma L, Flockhart David A, Desta Zeruesenay, Perez Edith A, Ingle James N
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Polymorphisms in tamoxifen metabolizing genes affect the plasma concentration of tamoxifen metabolites, but their effect on clinical outcome is unknown. METHODS: We determined cytochrome P450 (CYP)2D6 (*4 and *6) and CYP3A5 (*3) genotype from paraffin-embedded tumor samples and buccal cells (living patients) in tamoxifen-treated women enrolled onto a North Central Cancer Treatment Group adjuvant breast...
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