Article
Significant Effect of Polymorphisms in CYP2D6 on Response to Tamoxifen Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Multicenter Study.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Apr 2017
Zembutsu Hitoshi, Nakamura Seigo, Akashi-Tanaka Sadako, Kuwayama Takashi, Watanabe Chie, Takamaru Tomoko, Takei Hiroyuki, Ishikawa Takashi, Miyahara Kana, Matsumoto Hiroshi, Hasegawa Yoshie, Kutomi Goro, Shima Hiroaki, Satomi Fukino, Okazaki Minoru, Zaha Hisamitsu, Onomura Mai, Matsukata Ayami, Sagara Yasuaki, Baba Shinichi, Yamada Akimitsu, Shimada Kazuhiro, Shimizu Daisuke, Tsugawa Koichiro, Shimo Arata, Tan Ern Yu, Hartman Mikael, Chan Ching-Wan, Lee Soo Chin, Nakamura Yusuke
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: CYP2D6 is the key enzyme responsible for the generation of the potent active metabolite of tamoxifen, "endoxifen." There are still controversial reports questioning the association between CYP2D6 genotype and tamoxifen efficacy. Hence, we performed a prospective multicenter study to evaluate the clinical effect of CYP2D6 genotype on tamoxifen therapy.Experimental Design: We enrolled 279 patients with...
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