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Polymorphism of <em>CYP3A4</em> and <em>ABCB1</em> genes increase the risk of neuropathy in breast cancer patients treated with paclitaxel and docetaxel
1 Aug 2016
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BACKGROUND: Interindividual variability of pharmacogenetics may account for unpredictable neurotoxicities of taxanes. METHODS: From March 2011 to June 2015, female patients with operable breast cancer who had received docetaxel- or paclitaxel-containing adjuvant chemotherapy were included in this study. All patients were treated with single-agent paclitaxel intravenously (IV) 175 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks for four...
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