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Identification of novel germline polymorphisms governing capecitabine sensitivity.
Cancer - 15 Aug 2012
O'Donnell Peter H, Stark Amy L, Gamazon Eric R, Wheeler Heather E, McIlwee Bridget E, Gorsic Lidija, Im Hae Kyung, Huang R Stephanie, Cox Nancy J, Dolan M Eileen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Capecitabine, an oral 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) prodrug, is widely used in the treatment of breast, colorectal, and gastric cancers. To guide the selection of patients with potentially the greatest benefit of experiencing antitumor efficacy, or, alternatively, of developing toxicities, identifying genomic predictors of capecitabine sensitivity could permit its more informed use. METHODS: The objective of...
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