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CYP19A1 polymorphisms and clinical outcomes in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in the BIG 1-98 trial.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2015
Leyland-Jones Brian, Gray Kathryn P, Abramovitz Mark, Bouzyk Mark, Young Brandon, Long Bradley, Kammler Roswitha, Dell'Orto Patrizia, Biasi Maria Olivia, Thürlimann Beat, Lyng Maria B, Ditzel Henrik J, Harvey Vernon J, Neven Patrick, Treilleux Isabelle, Rasmussen Birgitte Bruun, Maibach Rudolf, Price Karen N, Coates Alan S, Goldhirsch Aron, Pagani Olivia, Viale Giuseppe, Rae James M, Regan Meredith M
Abstract excerpt
To determine whether CYP19A1 polymorphisms are associated with abnormal activity of aromatase and with musculoskeletal and bone side effects of aromatase inhibitors. DNA was isolated from tumor specimens of 4861 postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer enrolled in the BIG 1-98 trial to receive tamoxifen and/or letrozole for 5 years. Tumors were genotyped for six CYP19A1 polymorphisms...
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