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A germline predictive signature of response to platinum chemotherapy in esophageal cancer.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 May 2016
Rumiato Enrica, Boldrin Elisa, Malacrida Sandro, Battaglia Giorgio, Bocus Paolo, Castoro Carlo, Cagol Matteo, Chiarion-Sileni Vanna, Ruol Alberto, Amadori Alberto, Saggioro Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Platinum-based neoadjuvant therapy is the standard treatment for esophageal cancer (EC). At present, no reliable response markers exist, and patient therapeutic outcome is variable and very often unpredictable. The aim of this study was to understand the contribution of host constitutive DNA polymorphisms in discriminating between responder and nonresponder patients. DNA collected from 120 EC patients treated...
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