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AGXT and ERCC2 polymorphisms are associated with clinical outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with 5-FU/oxaliplatin.
The pharmacogenomics journal - 1 Jun 2016
Kjersem J B, Thomsen M, Guren T, Hamfjord J, Carlsson G, Gustavsson B, Ikdahl T, Indrebø G, Pfeiffer P, Lingjærde O, Tveit K M, Wettergren Y, Kure E H
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the study was to investigate whether specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with influence on drug transport, biotransformation and repair mechanisms are associated with treatment outcome and toxicity in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). We genotyped blood samples from 519 mCRC patients treated with first-line 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin +/- cetuximab for 17 SNPs in 10 genes...
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