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Improved anti-emetic efficacy of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in cancer patients with genetic polymorphisms of ABCB1 (MDR1) drug transporter.
Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology - 1 Apr 2015
Zoto Teuta, Kilickap Saadettin, Yasar Umit, Celik Ismail, Bozkurt Atilla, Babaoglu Melih Onder
Abstract excerpt
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) remains a major adverse effect decreasing quality of life in patients with cancer. Genetic variations among patients may be responsible for part of the lack of efficacy of anti-emetic drugs. The aim of this study was to investigate how the genetic variants of the drug transporter ABCB1 (MDR1) gene affect anti-emetic treatment with 5-HT3 receptor antagonists....
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