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Genetic variants of DNA repair genes predict the survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer receiving platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy.
Journal of translational medicine - 31 May 2016
Zhou Fei, Zhu Meiling, Wang Mengyun, Qiu Lixin, Cheng Lei, Jia Ming, Xiang Jiaqing, Wei Qingyi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resected esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) remains controversial for its uncertain role in improving overall survival (OS). Nucleotide excision repair (NER) removes DNA-adducts in tumor cells induced by the platinum-based chemotherapy and thus may modulate efficacy of the treatment. The present study evaluated if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of NER...
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