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Influence of the folate pathway and transporter polymorphisms on methotrexate treatment outcome in osteosarcoma.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Oct 2014
Goričar Katja, Kovač Viljem, Jazbec Janez, Zakotnik Branko, Lamovec Janez, Dolžan Vita
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OBJECTIVES: Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy that occurs mostly in adolescents. Treatment protocols usually include multiagent preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy based on methotrexate, cisplatin, doxorubicin and ifosfamide. Despite a favourable prognosis, there are considerable interindividual differences in treatment outcome. Genetic variability of enzymes involved in the...
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