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Predictive value of ABCB1 polymorphisms G2677T/A, C3435T, and their haplotype in small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Sept 2012
Knez L, Košnik M, Ovčariček T, Sadikov A, Sodja E, Kern I, Cufer T
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Multiple drug resistance limits the efficacy of numerous cytotoxic drugs used in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The drug efflux protein ATP-binding cassette transporter B1 (ABCB1) has an important role in this process, and its gene variability may affect chemotherapy outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study aimed to evaluate the associations between ABCB1 polymorphisms G2677T/A,...
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