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Impact of CYP2D6*10 on recurrence-free survival in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant tamoxifen therapy.
Cancer science - 1 May 2008
Kiyotani Kazuma, Mushiroda Taisei, Sasa Mitsunori, Bando Yoshimi, Sumitomo Ikuko, Hosono Naoya, Kubo Michiaki, Nakamura Yusuke, Zembutsu Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
The clinical outcomes of breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen may be influenced by the activity of cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme because tamixifen is metabolized by CYP2D6 to its active forms of antiestrogenic metabolite, 4-hydroxytamoxifen and endoxifen. We investigated the predictive value of the CYP2D6*10 allele, which decreased CYP2D6 activity, for clinical outcomes of patients that received...
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