Article
CYP 2D6 polymorphism: a predictor of susceptibility and response to chemoradiotherapy in head and neck cancer.
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics - 1 Jan 2000
Shukla Pragya, Gupta Deepak, Pant Mohan Chand, Parmar Devendra
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: A major problem in cancer pharmacology is the unpredictability of the outcome of therapy, both in terms of tumor response and host toxicity. Pharmacogenetic variability associated with the drug metabolizing enzyme systems is a major determinant of variations in these outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A case-control study of 100 male cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and equal number of healthy...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
