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Cisplatin plus weekly CPT-11/docetaxel in advanced esophagogastric cancer: a phase I study with pharmacogenetic assessment of XPD, XRCC3 and UGT1A1 polymorphisms.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Nov 2008
Font Albert, Salazar Ramon, Maurel Joan, Taron Miquel, Ramirez Jose Luis, Tabernero Josep, Gallego Rosa, Casado Esther, Manzano Jose Luis, Carcereny Enric, Guix Marta, Fernández-Llamazares Jaume, Rosell Rafael
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PURPOSE: A multicenter phase I trial to establish the recommended dose of CPT-11/docetaxel plus cisplatin in advanced esophagogastric cancer patients and to correlate the efficacy and toxicity with genetic polymorphisms in DNA repair genes (XPD and XRCC3) and the UGT1A1 gene. METHODS: Four dose levels with a fixed dose of cisplatin (60 mg/m(2)), day 1, and dose-escalation of CPT-11 (50-70 mg/m(2)) and docetaxel...
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