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MRP2 and GSTP1 polymorphisms and chemotherapy response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Feb 2010
Sun Ning, Sun Xinchen, Chen Baoan, Cheng Hongyan, Feng Jifeng, Cheng Lu, Lu Zuhong
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PURPOSE: The level of drug metabolism and drug transport is correlated with the sensitivity of cancer cells towards platinum-based chemotherapy. We hypothesize that genetic polymorphisms in metabolising enzymes gene GSTP1 (glutathione S-transferase P1), and MRP2 (multidrug resistance-associated protein 2) (ABCC2), which result in inter-individual differences in metabolism and drug disposition, may predict...
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