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Can the 2-(13)C-uracil breath test be used to predict the effect of the antitumor drug S-1?
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Jul 2010
Ishii Yukimoto, Suzuki Shigeru, Takahashi Yasuo, Takayama Tadatoshi, Asai Satoshi
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PURPOSE: S-1 is an oral anticancer drug containing tegafur (FT), a pro-drug of fluorouracil, combined with two modulators, 5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxypyridine and potassium oxonate (Oxo), at a molar ratio of 1:0.4:1. CYP2A6 genetic polymorphism and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) inhibition are important for the antitumor effect of S-1. Exploiting the usefulness of the 2-(13)C-uracil breath test (UrBT) as an...
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