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Single nucleotide polymorphism in ABCG2 is associated with irinotecan-induced severe myelosuppression.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2009
Cha Pei-Chieng, Mushiroda Taisei, Zembutsu Hitoshi, Harada Hiromasa, Shinoda Noriyuki, Kawamoto Shunji, Shimoyama Rai, Nishidate Toshihiko, Furuhata Tomohisa, Sasaki Kazuaki, Hirata Koichi, Nakamura Yusuke
Abstract excerpt
Irinotecan is an anti-neoplastic agent that is widely used for treating colorectal and lung cancers, but often causes toxicities such as severe myelosuppression and diarrhea. In this study, we performed a two-stage case-control association study for irinotecan-induced severe myelosuppression (grades 3 and 4). In the first stage, 23 patients who developed severe myelosuppression and 58 patients who did not develop...
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