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The influence of UGT1A6 variants and aspirin use in a randomized trial of celecoxib for prevention of colorectal adenoma.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1 Jan 2012
Chan Andrew T, Hsu Meier, Zauber Ann G, Hawk Ernest T, Bertagnolli Monica M
Abstract excerpt
Aspirin and celecoxib prevent colorectal adenoma recurrence. Genetic variants in the UGT1A6 enzyme are associated with delayed aspirin metabolism and greater chemopreventive efficacy. We examined the effect of combining aspirin and celecoxib in relation to UGT1A6 T181A and R184S variants among 1,647 patients in the Adenoma Prevention with Celecoxib (APC) trial who were stratified according to the use of low-dose...
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