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Association of Genetic Polymorphisms With Afatinib-induced Diarrhoea.
In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Sogawa Rintaro, Nakashima Chiho, Nakamura Tomomi, Takeuchi Koji, Kimura Sakiko, Komiya Kazutoshi, Narisawa Yutaka, Kimura Shinya, Sueoka-Aragane Naoko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Afatinib, a 2nd generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) used in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), causes diarrhoea in over 90% of patients. The association of genetic background with diarrhoea is poorly understood. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated the roles of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ATP binding cassette subfamily B...
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