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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of CYP19A1 predict clinical outcomes and adverse events associated with letrozole in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Nov 2011
Park In Hae, Lee Yeon-Su, Lee Keun Seok, Kim Sook-young, Hong Seung-Hyun, Jeong Jaeheon, Lee Hyewon, Ro Jungsil, Nam Byung-Ho
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PURPOSE: The CYP19A1 gene encodes the aromatase enzyme involved in the peripheral conversion of androgen to estrogen. We evaluated the efficacy of the aromatase inhibitor letrozole in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) as related to DNA polymorphisms of CYP19A1. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and nine patients with hormone receptor-positive MBC were treated with letrozole alone or in combination with...
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