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MTHFR polymorphisms and capecitabine-induced toxicity in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Apr 2013
van Huis-Tanja Lieke H, Gelderblom Hans, Punt Cornelis J A, Guchelaar Henk-Jan
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OBJECTIVE: The availability of current chemotherapeutic options for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) has increased survival, but it is also accompanied by considerable morbidity. Fluoropyrimidines are the mainstay of systemic therapy. Germline pharmacogenetic markers involved in 5-fluorouracil pharmacodynamics could provide individualized pretreatment tools for predicting toxicity. Research on...
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