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Importance of and Strategies for Implementing DPYD Testing to Prevent Severe Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy Toxicity in Health Care Systems.
American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting - 1 Jun 2026
Kratz Jeremy, Merritt Karen, Jorgensen Jessica, Kanji Comfort, Quiñones Luis Abel, Hertz Daniel L
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Recent regulatory and guideline changes have established pretreatment DPYD genotyping as a critical strategy to prevent severe fluoropyrimidine toxicity. Following earlier European leadership by the European Medicines Agency, the US Food and Drug Administration added boxed warnings to capecitabine and 5-fluorouracil labels recommending genetic testing before therapy. Concurrent updates from the National...
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