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An SNP in CYP39A1 is associated with severe neutropenia induced by docetaxel.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Jun 2012
Uchiyama Toshitaka, Kanno Hitoshi, Ishitani Ken, Fujii Hisaichi, Ohta Hiroaki, Matsui Hideo, Kamatani Naoyuki, Saito Kayoko
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PURPOSE: Docetaxel is one of the most widely used chemotherapy drugs for gynecological cancers. A dose-limiting factor of docetaxel is severe neutropenia, and previous reports showed that grade 4 neutropenia was observed in approximately 70% of Japanese patients treated with docetaxel. In order t...
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