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CYP2D6*4 polymorphism: A new marker of response to hormonotherapy in male breast cancer?
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Aug 2015
Abreu M H, Gomes M, Menezes F, Afonso N, Abreu P H, Medeiros R, Pereira D, Lopes C
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BACKGROUND: Tamoxifen remains the standard hormonotherapy for Male breast cancer patients (MBC). Previous studies, in women, tried to evaluate the impact of CYP2D6 polymorphisms in tamoxifen efficacy with conflicting results. Herein we analyze the relation between CYP2D6*4 polymorphism and survival in MBC patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-three patients, proposed to tamoxifen in adjuvant setting, were...
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