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Which gene is a dominant predictor of response during FOLFOX chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, the MTHFR or XRCC1 gene?
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Nov 2006
Suh Kwang Wook, Kim Joo Hyung, Kim Do Yoon, Kim Young Bae, Lee Chulho, Choi Sungho
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BACKGROUND: Combination chemotherapy using oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid (FOLFOX) is known to be effective in the treatment of metastatic colon cancer. Genes regulating the actions of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin have been identified, but precisely which gene is dominant has not yet been determined. The aim of the investigation reported here was to identify which gene polymorphism is a dominant...
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