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Carboplatin plus pemetrexed for platinum-pretreated, advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study with pharmacogenetic evaluation.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Dec 2011
Metro Giulio, Chiari R, Mare M, Giannarelli D, Tofanetti F R, Minotti V, Ferraldeschi M, Giuffrida D, Marcomigni L, Bennati C, Fischer M J, Meacci M, Bellavita R, Pistola L, Ludovini V, Crinò L
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PURPOSE: In the present study, the combination of carboplatin (CBDCA) plus pemetrexed (PMX) for the treatment of patients with platinum-pretreated, pemetrexed-naïve, advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was investigated. Also, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the XRCC3, XPD, ERCC1, GARFT, DHFR, and TS genes were investigated. METHODS: Eighty patients treated with CBDCA/PMX at two Italian...
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