| Literature DB >> 18082937 |
Kimie Sai1, Yoshiro Saito, Hiromi Sakamoto, Kuniaki Shirao, Koichi Kurose, Mayumi Saeki, Shogo Ozawa, Nahoko Kaniwa, Setsuo Hirohashi, Nagahiro Saijo, Jun-ichi Sawada, Teruhiko Yoshida.
Abstract
Recent pharmacogenetic studies on irinotecan have revealed the impact of UDP glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 1A1*28 on severe irinotecan toxicities. Although the clinical role of UGT1A1*6, which is specifically detected in East Asian patients, in irinotecan toxicities is suggested, clear evidence remains limited. To examine the impact of *6, the association of UGT1A1 genotypes with severe irinotecan toxicities was retrospectively investigated in Japanese cancer patients. A significant *6-dependent increase in the incidence of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia was observed in 49 patients on irinotecan monotherapy (p=0.012). This study further clarifies the clinical importance of *6 in irinotecan therapy in East Asians.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18082937 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2007.11.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Lett ISSN: 0304-3835 Impact factor: 8.679