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[Prevention of severe toxicity from capecitabine, 5-fluorouracil and tegafur by screening for DPD-deficiency].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2012
Deenen Maarten J, Cats Annemieke, Mandigers Caroline M P W, Soesan Marcel, Terpstra Wim E, Beijnen Jos H, Schellens Jan H M
Abstract excerpt
Capecitabine, 5-fluorouracil and tegafur form the group called the fluoropyrimidines, which is one of the most frequently prescribed group of anti-cancer drugs for the treatment of (metastatic) colorectal, gastric and breast cancer. The primary enzyme responsible for the inactivation of the fluoropyrimidines is dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD). Consequently, patients with an inborn partial DPD deficiency,...
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