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Pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine in non-small-cell lung cancer patients: impact of the 79A>C cytidine deaminase polymorphism.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jun 2010
Maring Jan Gerard, Wachters Floris M, Slijfer Monique, Maurer J Marina, Boezen H Marike, Uges Donald R A, de Vries Elisabeth G E, Groen Harry J M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of the 79A>C polymorphism in the cytidine deaminase (CDA) gene on the pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine and its metabolite 2',2'-difluorodeoxyuridine (dFdU) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients (n = 20) received gemcitabine 1,125 mg/m(2) as a 30 min i.v. infusion as part of treatment for NSCLC. Plasma samples were collected during 0-6 h after...
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