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Association of the ABCB1 gene polymorphisms 2677G>T/A and 3435C>T with clinical outcomes of paclitaxel monotherapy in metastatic breast cancer patients.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Feb 2009
Chang H, Rha S Y, Jeung H-C, Im C-K, Ahn J B, Kwon W S, Yoo N C, Roh J K, Chung H C
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BACKGROUND: ABCB1 is responsible for multidrug resistance, the principal mechanism by which many cancers develop resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. There is a controversy whether ABCB1 gene polymorphisms correlate with survival and response in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy. We evaluated the association between clinical outcome (safety and efficacy) of paclitaxel monotherapy in metastatic breast...
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