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Polymorphisms in the novel serotonin receptor subunit gene HTR3C show different risks for acute chemotherapy-induced vomiting after anthracycline chemotherapy.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2008
Fasching P A, Kollmannsberger B, Strissel P L, Niesler B, Engel J, Kreis H, Lux M P, Weihbrecht S, Lausen B, Bani M R, Beckmann M W, Strick R
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to correlate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) with commonly occurring single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3 genes (HTR3). Women with breast cancer without previous chemotherapy were eligible for this prospective study. All patients received epirubicin, with or without cyclophosphamide, and preventive medication with ondansetron and...
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