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Pharmacokinetic analysis of irinotecan plus bevacizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Dec 2009
Denlinger Crystal S, Blanchard Rebecca, Xu Lu, Bernaards Coen, Litwin Samuel, Spittle Cynthia, Berg Daniel J, McLaughlin Susan, Redlinger Maryann, Dorr Andrew, Hambleton Julie, Holden Scott, Kearns Anne, Kenkare-Mitra Sara, Lum Bert, Meropol Neal J, O'Dwyer Peter J
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of bevacizumab on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of irinotecan and its active metabolite. Exploratory analyses of the impact of variability in uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A (UGT1A) genes on irinotecan metabolism and toxicity were conducted. METHODS: This was an open-labeled, fixed-sequence study of bevacizumab with FOLFIRI (irinotecan,...
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