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Rituximab response in follicular lymphoma is associated with the rs20575 polymorphism in TRAILR1 extrinsic apoptosis trigger.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Feb 2017
Gutiérrez-Cívicos Rocío, Hurtado Ana M, Torres-Moreno Daniel, Sanchez-Blanco José J, Español Ignacio, Consuegra-Sánchez Luciano, Perez-Ceballos Elena, Gutiérrez-Meca María D, Jerez Andrés, Conesa-Zamora Pablo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Rituximab in combination with chemotherapy has been proven to increase progression-free and overall survival in follicular lymphoma (FL), but there is considerable interindividual variability in the response. Extrinsic pathway apoptosis triggered by death receptors seems to be involved in the mechanism of action of monoclonal antibodies. This study aimed to assess the association between TRAILR1/TRAIL...
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