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Contribution of dihydropyrimidinase gene alterations to the development of serious toxicity in fluoropyrimidine-treated cancer patients.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Mar 2010
Fidlerova Julie, Kleiblova Petra, Bilek Matej, Kormunda Stanislav, Formankova Zuzana, Novotny Jan, Kleibl Zdenek
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PURPOSE: Decreased 5-fluorouracil catabolism has been considered a major factor contributing to fluoropyrimidine (FP)-related toxicity. Alterations in the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene coding for the first and rate-limiting enzyme of FP catabolic pathway could explain toxicity in only a li...
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