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Tamoxifen metabolite concentrations, CYP2D6 genotype, and breast cancer outcomes.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 May 2011
Madlensky L, Natarajan L, Tchu S, Pu M, Mortimer J, Flatt S W, Nikoloff D M, Hillman G, Fontecha M R, Lawrence H J, Parker B A, Wu A H B, Pierce J P
Abstract excerpt
We explored whether breast cancer outcomes are associated with endoxifen and other metabolites of tamoxifen and examined potential correlates of endoxifen concentration levels in serum including cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) metabolizer phenotype and body mass index (BMI). Concentration levels of tamoxifen, endoxifen, 4-hydroxytamoxifen (4OH-tamoxifen), and N-desmethyltamoxifen (ND-tamoxifen) were measured from...
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