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Rapid deaminator status is associated with poor clinical outcome in pancreatic cancer patients treated with a gemcitabine-based regimen.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Jul 2013
Serdjebi Cindy, Seitz Jean-François, Ciccolini Joseph, Duluc Muriel, Norguet Emmanuelle, Fina Frédéric, Lacarelle Bruno, Ouafik L'houcine, Dahan Laetitia
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BACKGROUND: Gemcitabine is a mainstay in the treatment of biliary and pancreatic cancers, with limited efficacy in most settings. The gemcitabine elimination pattern is primarily driven by deamination in the liver by CDA. CDA is affected by genetic polymorphisms, leading to marked variations in activity and, subsequently, to erratic drug plasma exposures in patients administered with standard dosage. CDA...
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