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Patients carrying DPYD variant alleles have increased risk of severe toxicity and related treatment modifications during fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Feb 2021
Shakeel Faisal, Fang Fang, Kwon Jung Won, Koo Kyoin, Pasternak Amy L, Henry N Lynn, Sahai Vaibhav, Kidwell Kelley M, Hertz Daniel L
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Aim: To evaluate toxicity risk in carriers of four DPYD variants using an institutional genetic repository. Materials & methods: Of over 65,000 patients in the repository, 582 were evaluated for the primary composite end point of grade 3 or higher toxicity or treatment modification due to toxicity. Results: The primary end point was more common in DPYD variant carriers (36.5 vs 18.1%, adjusted odds ratio 2.42,...
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