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Association of ABCC2 genotype with efficacy of first-line FOLFIRI in Japanese patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics - 1 Jan 2012
Akiyama Yuko, Fujita Ken-ichi, Ishida Hiroo, Sunakawa Yu, Yamashita Keishi, Kawara Kaori, Miwa Keisuke, Saji Shigehira, Sasaki Yasutsuna
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This exploratory retrospective study examined the effects of polymorphisms in transporter genes related to irinotecan pharmacokinetics and those in genes related to irinotecan pharmacodynamics on the efficacy of first-line combination chemotherapy with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and folinic acid (leucovorin) (FOLFIRI) in Japanese patients with advanced colorectal cancer. All patients harbored...
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