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Pharmacogenetics of irinotecan: clinical perspectives on the utility of genotyping.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Dec 2006
Innocenti Federico, Ratain Mark J
Abstract excerpt
Depending upon the UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) genotype, patients are more or less susceptible to the risk of severe toxicity of irinotecan. As the US FDA-approved label of irinotecan (CPT-11, Camptosar) has been recently revised to include UGT1A1 genotype among potential risk factors for toxicity, it is expected that UGT1A1 genotyping will be increasingly used in patients undergoing irinotecan...
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