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Genetic polymorphisms of the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporters (ABCG2, ABCB1) and gefitinib toxicity.
Nagoya journal of medical science - 1 Feb 2012
Tamura Mariko, Kondo Masashi, Horio Mihoko, Ando Maki, Saito Hiroshi, Yamamoto Masashi, Horio Yoshitsugu, Hasegawa Yoshinori
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study is to investigate associations between allelic variations of ABCG2 and ABCB1 with skin toxicity, diarrhea, liver injury and interstitial lung disease (ILD) in gefitinib-treated patients. A prospective clinical study of 83 Japanese patients with non-small-cell lung cancer was performed. Polymorphic loci in ABCG2 and ABCB1 were genotyped, and their effects on gefitinib toxicities were...
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