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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...
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