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Pharmacogenomics of tamoxifen and irinotecan therapies.
Clinics in laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2008
Algeciras-Schimnich Alicia, O'Kane Dennis J, Snozek Christine L H
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variability in drugmetabolizing enzymes affects the toxicity and efficacy of many compounds, including the chemotherapeutic agents irinotecan and tamoxifen. The correlation of clinical response to polymorphisms in enzymes associated with metabolism of these two drugs has led to the recommendation that patients who receive them undergo genotyping analysis. Irinotecan toxicity in patients who have...
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