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Population pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine and its metabolite in Japanese cancer patients: impact of genetic polymorphisms.
Clinical pharmacokinetics - 1 Aug 2010
Sugiyama Emiko, Kaniwa Nahoko, Kim Su-Ryang, Hasegawa Ryuichi, Saito Yoshiro, Ueno Hideki, Okusaka Takuji, Ikeda Masafumi, Morizane Chigusa, Kondo Shunsuke, Yamamoto Noboru, Tamura Tomohide, Furuse Junji, Ishii Hiroshi, Yoshida Teruhiko, Saijo Nagahiro, Sawada Jun-Ichi
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Gemcitabine (2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine) is an anticancer drug, which is effective against solid tumours, including non-small-cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer. After gemcitabine is transported into cells by equilibrative and concentrative nucleoside transporters, it is phosphorylated by deoxycytidine kinase (DCK) and further phosphorylated to its active diphosphorylated and...
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