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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Robert van Waterschoot
PROVIDER: E-NCMF-26 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cancer research 20091117 23
Docetaxel is one of the most widely used anticancer drugs. A major problem with docetaxel treatment, however, is the considerable interpatient variability in docetaxel exposure. Another disadvantage of the drug is that it has a very low oral bioavailability and can therefore only be administered i.v. The drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) and the drug transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp; MDR1) are considered to be major determinants of docetaxel pharmacokinetics. It has been hypoth ...[more]