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The role of drug-metabolising enzymes in clinical responses to chemotherapy.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology - 1 Feb 2006
Scripture Charity D, Figg William D, Sparreboom Alex
Abstract excerpt
Interindividual differences in efficacy and toxicity of cancer chemotherapy are especially important given the narrow therapeutic index of these drugs. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic responses to chemotherapy are difficult to predict in a particular patient as numerous variables (e.g., age, gender, concomitant medications and concomitant illness) can alter drug responses. Inherited variations in genes...
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