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X-ray cross-complementing group 1 and thymidylate synthase polymorphisms might predict response to chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer patients.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Jan 2012
Lamas Maria J, Duran Goretti, Gomez Antonio, Balboa Emilia, Anido Urbano, Bernardez Beatriz, Rana-Diez Pablo, Lopez Rafael, Carracedo Angel, Barros Francisco
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PURPOSE: 5-Fluorouracil-based chemoradiotherapy before total mesorectal excision is currently the standard treatment of Stage II and III rectal cancer patients. We used known predictive pharmacogenetic biomarkers to identify the responders to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in our series. METHODS...
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