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Part 2: pharmacogenetic variability in drug transport and phase I anticancer drug metabolism.
The oncologist - 1 Jan 2011
Deenen Maarten J, Cats Annemieke, Beijnen Jos H, Schellens Jan H M
Abstract excerpt
Equivalent drug doses in anticancer chemotherapy may lead to wide interpatient variability in drug response reflected by differences in treatment response or in severity of adverse drug reactions. Differences in the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) behavior of a drug contribute to variation in treatment outcome among patients. An important factor responsible for this variability is genetic...
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