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One-carbon metabolism and chemotherapy-induced toxicities in patients with stage II-III colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Sept 2026
Zwart Nienke Rk, van Duijnhoven Fränzel Jb, Wesselink Evertine, Lubberman Floor Je, Ulrich Cornelia M, McKay Jill A, van Halteren Henk K, McCann Adrian, Ueland Per Magne, Kampman Ellen, Kok Dieuwertje E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: One-carbon metabolism (OCM) is a target of the chemotherapeutic agent capecitabine. OBJECTIVES: We investigated OCM biomarker concentrations in relation to capecitabine-induced toxicities in patients with stage II-III colorectal cancer. METHODS: Within a prospective cohort, 297 patients receiving adjuvant capecitabine-based chemotherapy were included. Pretreatment plasma concentrations of the OCM...
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- Humans
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Capecitabine
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)
- Female
