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SNPs in the COX-2/PGES/EP signaling pathway are associated with risk of severe capecitabine-induced hand-foot syndrome.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Apr 2020
Liao Xin, Huang Liu, Yu Qianqian, He Siyuan, Li Qianxia, Huang Chao, Yuan Xianglin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Capecitabine is a widely used 5-fluorouracil oral prodrug. Hand-foot syndrome (HFS), one of the most common adverse events of capecitabine, impacts patients' quality of life seriously. The pathogenesis of HFS remains unclear but was usually considered as a type of inflammation conducted by cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). The COX-2/PGES/EP signaling pathway plays an important role in the inflammatory reaction....
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