Article
Association between severe toxicity of nilotinib and UGT1A1 polymorphisms in Japanese patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Apr 2014
Shibata Takashi, Minami Yosuke, Mitsuma Ayako, Morita Sachi, Inada-Inoue Megumi, Oguri Tomoyo, Shimokata Tomoya, Sugishita Mihoko, Naoe Tomoki, Ando Yuichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nilotinib is a BCR-ABL kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). The UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) polymorphism UGT1A1*28 (*28)/*28 has been linked to an increased risk of hyperbilirubinemia in patients with CML who receive nilotinib. Beside *28, UGT1A1*6 (*6) is another important variant allele in Japanese patients...
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