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Impact of polymorphisms in drug pathway genes on disease-free survival in adults with acute myeloid leukemia.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2013
Yee Sook Wah, Mefford Joel A, Singh Natasha, Percival Mary-Elizabeth, Stecula Adrian, Yang Kuo, Witte John S, Takahashi Atsushi, Kubo Michiaki, Matsuda Koichi, Giacomini Kathleen M, Andreadis Charalambos
Abstract excerpt
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a clinically heterogeneous disease, with a 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) ranging from under 10% to over 70% for distinct groups of patients. At our institution, cytarabine, etoposide and busulfan are used in first or second remission patients treated with a two-step approach to autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). In this study, we tested the hypothesis that...
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