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Cytidine deaminase single-nucleotide polymorphism is predictive of toxicity from gemcitabine in patients with pancreatic cancer: RTOG 9704.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Oct 2012
Farrell J J, Bae K, Wong J, Guha C, Dicker A P, Elsaleh H
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study is to validate the prognostic and predictive value of the non-synonymous cytidine deaminase (CDA) Lys²⁷Gln polymorphism for hematological toxicity and survival using a randomized phase III adjuvant trial (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9704) in pancreatic cancer in which one treatment arm received gemcitabine. CDA is involved in gemcitabine inactivation, and there is conflicting...
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