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Genotype-directed, dose-finding study of irinotecan in cancer patients with UGT1A1*28 and/or UGT1A1*6 polymorphisms.
Cancer science - 1 Oct 2011
Satoh Taroh, Ura Takashi, Yamada Yasuhide, Yamazaki Kentaro, Tsujinaka Toshimasa, Munakata Masaki, Nishina Tomohiro, Okamura Shu, Esaki Taito, Sasaki Yasutsuna, Koizumi Wasaburo, Kakeji Yoshihiro, Ishizuka Naoki, Hyodo Ichinosuke, Sakata Yuh
Abstract excerpt
Irinotecan-induced severe neutropenia is associated with homozygosity for the UGT1A1*28 or UGT1A1*6 alleles. In this study, we determined the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of irinotecan in patients with UGT1A1 polymorphisms. Patients who had received chemotherapy other than irinotecan for metastatic gastrointestinal cancer were enrolled. Patients were divided into three groups according to UGT1A1 genotypes:...
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