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UGT1A1*1/*28 and *1/*6 genotypes have no effects on the efficacy and toxicity of FOLFIRI in Japanese patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Aug 2011
Sunakawa Yu, Ichikawa Wataru, Fujita Ken-Ichi, Nagashima Fumio, Ishida Hiroo, Yamashita Keishi, Mizuno Keiko, Miwa Keisuke, Kawara Kaori, Akiyama Yuko, Araki Kazuhiro, Yamamoto Wataru, Miya Toshimichi, Narabayashi Masaru, Ando Yuichi, Hirose Takashi, Saji Shigehira, Sasaki Yasutsuna
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PURPOSE: Differences in efficacy and toxicity between UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1*1/*1 and *1/*6 or *1/*28 genotypes remain unclear in Japanese patients. METHODS: Patients with advanced colorectal cancer who received irinotecan combined with 5-fluorouracil plus l-leucovorin (FOLFIRI) as first-line therapy were divided into two groups: those with UGT1A1*1/*1 genotype and those with UGT1A1*1/*6 or *1/*28...
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