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Glutathione S-transferase M1-null genotype as risk factor for SOS in oxaliplatin-treated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
British journal of cancer - 19 Feb 2013
Vreuls C P H, Olde Damink S W M, Koek G H, Winstanley A, Wisse E, Cloots R H E, van den Broek M A J, Dejong C H C, Bosman F T, Driessen A
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BACKGROUND: Oxaliplatin is used as a neo-adjuvant therapy in hepatic colorectal carcinoma metastasis. This treatment has significant side effects, as oxaliplatin is toxic to the sinusoidal endothelial cells and can induce sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS), which is related to decreased overal...
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