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Phase II trial of carboplatin and pemetrexed as first-line chemotherapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, and correlation between the efficacy/toxicity and genetic polymorphisms associated with pemetrexed metabolism: Hokkaido Lung Cancer Clinical Study Group Trial (HOT) 0902.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Dec 2014
Kanazawa Kenya, Yokouchi Hiroshi, Wang Xintao, Ishida Takashi, Fujita Yuka, Fujiuchi Satoru, Harada Toshiyuki, Harada Masao, Takamura Kei, Oizumi Satoshi, Kinoshita Ichiro, Katsuura Yutaka, Honjo Osamu, Kojima Tetsuya, Dosaka-Akita Hirotoshi, Isobe Hiroshi, Munakata Mitsuru, Nishimura Masaharu
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PURPOSE: This phase II study evaluated the response rate (RR) and safety of combination therapy with carboplatin (CBDCA) and pemetrexed (PEM) in Japanese patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (non-sq NSCLC). Further, the relationship between therapy efficacy/toxicity and genetic polymorphisms associated with PEM metabolism was analyzed. METHODS: Forty-one patients received CBDCA at a dose...
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