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CYP2D6 genotype is not associated with survival in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen: results from a population-based study.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2017
Hertz D L, Kidwell K M, Hilsenbeck S G, Oesterreich S, Osborne C K, Philips S, Chenault C, Hartmaier R J, Skaar T C, Sikora M J, Rae J M
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PURPOSE: A number of studies have tested the hypothesis that breast cancer patients with low-activity CYP2D6 genotypes achieve inferior benefit from tamoxifen treatment, putatively due to lack of metabolic activation to endoxifen. Studies have provided conflicting data, and meta-analyses suggest a small but significant increase in cancer recurrence, necessitating additional studies to allow for accurate effect...
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