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A polymorphism in the cytidine deaminase promoter predicts severe capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Apr 2011
Caronia Daniela, Martin Miguel, Sastre Javier, de la Torre Julio, García-Sáenz José Angel, Alonso Maria R, Moreno Leticia T, Pita Guillermo, Díaz-Rubio Eduardo, Benítez Javier, González-Neira Anna
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PURPOSE: Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is one of the most relevant dose-limiting adverse effects of capecitabine, an oral prodrug of 5-fluorouracil used in the standard treatment of breast and colorectal cancer. We investigated the association between grade 3 HFS and genetic variations in genes involved in capecitabine metabolism. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We genotyped a total of 13 polymorphisms in the carboxylesterase 2...
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