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Germline TYMS genotype is highly predictive in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal malignancies receiving capecitabine-based chemotherapy.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Apr 2015
Joerger M, Huitema A D R, Boot H, Cats A, Doodeman V D, Smits P H M, Vainchtein L, Rosing H, Meijerman I, Zueger M, Meulendijks D, Cerny T D, Beijnen J H, Schellens J H M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This work was initiated to extend data on the effect of pharmacogenetics and chemotherapy pharmacokinetics (PK) on clinical outcome in patients with gastrointestinal malignancies. METHODS: We assessed 44 gene polymorphisms in 16 genes (TYMS, MTHFR, GSTP1, GSTM1, GSTT1, DPYD, XRCC1, XRCC3, XPD, ERCC1, RECQ1, RAD54L, ABCB1, ABCC2, ABCG2 and UGT2B7) in 64 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC)...
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