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Association between high antitumor activity of oxaliplatin and cyclophosphamide and constitutional GSTM1 homozygous deletion in an advanced ovarian cancer patient.
Chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2013
Gataa Ithar, Emile George, Loriot Marie-Anne, Goldwasser François, Alexandre Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the efficiency of oxaliplatin in patients with advanced ovarian cancer has been demonstrated, it is not commonly used. In cells, oxaliplatin is metabolized by the enzymes belonging to the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) family. CASE: A 55-year-old woman with advanced ovarian cancer received 6 cycles of paclitaxel and carboplatin after debulking surgery. Six months later, she experienced a...
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