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The influence of gemcitabine pathway polymorphisms on treatment outcome in patients with malignant mesothelioma.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jan 2012
Erčulj Nina, Kovač Viljem, Hmeljak Julija, Franko Alenka, Dodič-Fikfak Metoda, Dolžan Vita
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Identification of biomarkers that could predict gemcitabine efficacy and toxicity is a key issue in the development of individualized therapy. The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of gemcitabine pathway polymorphisms on treatment outcome in patients with malignant mesothelioma (MM). METHODS: In total, 107 patients with MM, treated with gemcitabine-platinum chemotherapy, were genotyped for...
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