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Pharmacogenetics and pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen in a Zimbabwean breast cancer cohort.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Oct 2023
Mbavha Bianza Tinotenda, Thelingwani Roslyn Stella, Chikwambi Zedias, Nyakabau Anna Mary, Masimirembwa Collen
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Tamoxifen is the most used hormonal therapy for oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. CYP2D6 is the main enzyme in the metabolic pathway of tamoxifen to endoxifen. Variations in endoxifen plasma concentrations are associated with CYP2D6 polymorphisms. This study aimed to determine the association between the CYP2D6 polymorphisms and endoxifen plasma concentrations in a cohort of Zimbabwean breast cancer...
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