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Associations between tamoxifen, estrogens, and FSH serum levels during steady state tamoxifen treatment of postmenopausal women with breast cancer.
BMC cancer - 21 Jun 2010
Gjerde Jennifer, Geisler Jürgen, Lundgren Steinar, Ekse Dagfinn, Varhaug Jan Erik, Mellgren Gunnar, Steen Vidar M, Lien Ernst A
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BACKGROUND: The cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes 2C19, 2D6, and 3A5 are responsible for converting the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), tamoxifen to its active metabolites 4-hydroxy-tamoxifen (4OHtam) and 4-hydroxy-N-demethyltamoxifen (4OHNDtam, endoxifen). Inter-individual variations of the activity of these enzymes due to polymorphisms may be predictors of outcome of breast cancer patients during...
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