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OATP1B1 and tumour OATP1B3 modulate exposure, toxicity, and survival after irinotecan-based chemotherapy.
British journal of cancer - 3 Mar 2015
Teft W A, Welch S, Lenehan J, Parfitt J, Choi Y-H, Winquist E, Kim R B
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BACKGROUND: Treatment of advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer with irinotecan is hampered by severe toxicities. The active metabolite of irinotecan, SN-38, is a known substrate of drug-metabolising enzymes, including UGT1A1, as well as OATP and ABC drug transporters. METHODS: Blood samples (...
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