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Genetic polymorphisms of CYP2D6 increase the risk for recurrence of breast cancer in patients receiving tamoxifen as an adjuvant therapy.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Jul 2012
Damodaran Solai Elango, Pradhan Suresh Chandra, Umamaheswaran Gurusamy, Kadambari Dharanipragada, Reddy K Sathyanarayana, Adithan Chandrasekaran
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PURPOSE: Tamoxifen is used in the treatment of breast cancer to prevent recurrences. It is converted to its active metabolite endoxifen by CYP2D6 enzyme. This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of CYP2D6 genetic polymorphisms on the recurrence of breast cancer in patients receiving treatment with tamoxifen as an adjuvant hormonal therapy. METHODS: Breast cancer patients (n = 141) on adjuvant tamoxifen...
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