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Pharmacogenomics of platinum-based chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: focusing on DNA repair systems.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Apr 2017
Xiong Yi, Huang Bi-Yun, Yin Ji-Ye
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Drug therapy for non-small cell lung cancer consists mainly of platinum-based chemotherapy regimens. However, toxicity, drug resistance, and high risk of death have been seen in the clinic, which means there is a need for optimizing the use of medications. Platinum resistance could be mediated by a series of DNA repair pathways, and therefore, these pathways should be taken into account for optimizing drug using....
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