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Toremifene, rather than tamoxifen, might be a better option for the adjuvant endocrine therapy in CYP2D6*10T/T genotype breast cancer patients in China.
International journal of cancer - 15 Nov 2018
Lan Bo, Ma Fei, Chen Shanshan, Wang Wenna, Li Qiao, Fan Ying, Luo Yang, Cai Ruigang, Wang Jiayu, Yuan Peng, Zhang Pin, Li Qing, Xu Binghe
Abstract excerpt
Toremifene (TOR) is a valid and safe alternative to tamoxifen (TAM) for adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients with a metabolic pathway that differs from that of TAM. TOR might have a therapeutic advantage in certain subgroups of patients, such as Chinese women with the CYP2D6 *10 (c.100C > T) T/T genotype, who would get less benefit when receiving adjuvant TAM treatment. A total of 230 breast...
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