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Value of gene polymorphisms as markers of 5-FU therapy response in stage III colon carcinoma: a pilot study.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Nov 2010
Fariña-Sarasqueta Arantza, van Lijnschoten Gesina, Rutten Harm J T, van den Brule Adriaan J C
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PURPOSE: The role of pharmacogenetics in chemotherapy response in colon carcinoma is controversial. We studied the value of known SNPs in genes involved in 5-FU metabolism as biomarkers of chemotherapy response in patients with stage III colon carcinoma. METHODS: DNA was isolated from normal colonic tissue of 60 patients with stage III colon carcinoma treated adjuvantly with 5-FU combined with leucovorin. The...
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