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The value of XPD and XRCC1 genotype polymorphisms to predict clinical outcome in metastatic colorectal carcinoma patients with irinotecan-based regimens.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jun 2010
Artac Mehmet, Bozcuk Hakan, Pehlivan Sacide, Akcan Songül, Pehlivan Mustafa, Sever Tugce, Ozdogan Mustafa, Savas Burhan
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that DNA repair enzyme polymorphisms may bear prognostic value in metastatic colorectal carcinoma (MCRC). METHODS: We prospectively treated 43 MCRC patients with irinotecan-based regimens (XELIRI or IFL). Allelic variants of the XRCC1 gene at codon 399...
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