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TNF rs1799964 as a Predictive Factor of Acute Toxicities in Chinese Rectal Cancer Patients Treated With Chemoradiotherapy.
Medicine - 1 Nov 2015
Zhang Hui, Wang Mengyun, Shi Tingyan, Shen Lijun, Liang Liping, Deng Yun, Li Guichao, Zhu Ji, Wu Yongxin, Fan Ming, Deng Weijuan, Wei Qingyi, Zhang Zhen
Abstract excerpt
Acute toxicity is the main dose-limiting factor in the chemoradiotherapy of rectal cancer patients and depends on several pro-inflammatory factors, including interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). It is unknown whether genetic factors, such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-1, IL-6, and TNF genes, are also associated with acute toxicity in the process.We genotyped 5...
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