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Fluoropyrimidine-Associated Toxicity in Two Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: Potential Role of Common DPYD Polymorphisms.
Chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2017
Falvella Felicia Stefania, Luoni Marco, Cheli Stefania, Fava Sergio, Cergnul Massimiliano
Abstract excerpt
While the majority of patients can be treated safely with fluoropyrimidine, some experience severe fluoropyrimidine-associated toxicity. The frequency and severity of these adverse events vary from patient to patient and are partially explained by genetic polymorphism into the dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) gene. Carriers of the rare allelic variants DPYD*2A, DPYD*13, and DPYD D949V are more likely to...
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