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Gemcitabine metabolic and transporter gene polymorphisms are associated with drug toxicity and efficacy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
Cancer - 15 Nov 2010
Tanaka Motofumi, Javle Milind, Dong Xiaoqun, Eng Cathy, Abbruzzese James L, Li Donghui
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BACKGROUND: It has not been well established whether genetic variations can be biomarkers for clinical outcome of gemcitabine therapy. The purpose of this study was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of gemcitabine metabolic and transporter genes that are associated with toxicity and efficacy of gemcitabine-based therapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. METHODS: The authors...
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