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Impact of genetic and non-genetic factors on clinical responses to prochlorperazine in oxycodone-treated cancer patients.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 15 Feb 2014
Tashiro Masaki, Naito Takafumi, Ohnishi Kazunori, Kagawa Yoshiyuki, Kawakami Junichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The contributions of DRD2 and OPRM1 genetic variants to clinical responses to prochlorperazine remain to be clarified in opioid-treated patients. We evaluated the clinical responses to prochlorperazine based on non-genetic and genetic factors in oxycodone-treated patients. METHODS: Seventy Japanese cancer patients starting oral prochlorperazine together with oxycodone were enrolled. Predose plasma...
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