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Paclitaxel-induced sensory peripheral neuropathy is associated with an ABCB1 single nucleotide polymorphism and older age in Japanese.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Jun 2017
Tanabe Yuko, Shimizu Chikako, Hamada Akinobu, Hashimoto Kenji, Ikeda Kazutaka, Nishizawa Daisuke, Hasegawa Junko, Shimomura Akihiko, Ozaki Yukinori, Tamura Nobuko, Yamamoto Harukaze, Yunokawa Mayu, Yonemori Kan, Takano Toshimi, Kawabata Hidetaka, Tamura Kenji, Fujiwara Yasuhiro
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PURPOSE: Whether age and inter-individual variability of pharmacogenetics are risk factors for paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) is inconclusive. This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of previously investigated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and age, using genotype data from a prospective study of paclitaxel-related toxicity in Japanese patients with breast cancer. METHODS:...
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