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Effects of CYP2B6 genetic polymorphisms in patients receiving cyclophosphamide combination chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2015
Haroun F, Al-Shaar L, Habib R H, El-Saghir N, Tfayli A, Bazarbachi A, Salem Z, Shamseddine A, Taher A, Cascorbi I, Zgheib N K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to measure the frequency of three CYP2B6 [CYP2B6*4 (rs2279343), CYP2B6*5 (rs3211371) and CYP2B6*9 (rs3745274)] alleles in patients with breast cancer receiving cyclophosphamide (CP) therapy and test whether these variants are predictors of CP-associated toxicity and efficacy. METHODS: A total of 145 female breast cancer patients admitted to the American University of Beirut...
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