Article
Genotype-guided tamoxifen therapy: time to pause for reflection?
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Aug 2009
Lash Timothy L, Lien Ernst A, Sørensen Henrik Toft, Hamilton-Dutoit Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Tamoxifen remains a cornerstone of adjuvant therapy for patients with early stage breast cancer and oestrogen-receptor-positive tumours. Accurate markers of tamoxifen resistance would allow prediction of tamoxifen response and personalisation of combined therapies. Recently, it has been suggested that patients with inherited non-functional alleles of the cytochrome P450 CYP2D6 might be poor candidates for...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
