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Retrospective study of the impact of pharmacogenetic variants on paclitaxel toxicity and survival in patients with ovarian cancer.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Jul 2011
Bergmann Troels K, Gréen Henrik, Brasch-Andersen Charlotte, Mirza Mansoor R, Herrstedt Jørn, Hølund Berit, du Bois Andreas, Damkier Per, Vach Werner, Brosen Kim, Peterson Curt
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Paclitaxel has a broad spectrum of anti-tumor activity and is useful in the treatment of ovarian, breast, and lung cancer. Paclitaxel is metabolized in the liver by CYP2C8 and CYP3A4 and transported by P-glycoprotein. The dose-limiting toxicities are neuropathy and neutropenia, but the interindividual variability in toxicity and also survival is large. The main purpose of this study was to investigate...
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