A Polymorphism in the Cytidine Deaminase Promoter Predicts Severe Capecitabine-Induced Hand-Foot Syndrome

Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is one of the most relevant dose-limiting adverse effects of capecitabine, an oral prodrug of 5-fluorouracil used in the standard treatment of breast and colorectal cancer. We investigated the association between grade 3 HFS and genetic variations in genes involved in capeci...

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Published in:Clinical cancer research Vol. 17; no. 7; pp. 2006 - 2013
Main Authors: CARONIA, Daniela, MARTIN, Miguel, GONZALEZ-NEIRA, Anna, SASTRE, Javier, DE LA TORRE, Julio, ANGEL GARCIA-SAENZ, José, ALONSO, Maria R, MORENO, Leticia T, PITA, Guillermo, DIAZ-RUBIO, Eduardo, BENITEZ, Javier
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA American Association for Cancer Research 01-04-2011
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