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Risk of Toxicity From Topical 5-Fluorouracil Treatment in Patients Carrying DPYD Variant Alleles.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Mar 2024
Granados Javier, Pasternak Amy L, Henry N Lynn, Sahai Vaibhav, Hertz Daniel L
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Patients carrying DPYD variant alleles have increased risk of severe toxicity from systemic fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy. There is a paucity of data regarding risk of toxicity from topical 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment in these patients, leading to inconsistent guideline recommendations for pretreatment testing and topical 5-FU dosing. The objective of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate whether...
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