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SUBMITTER: Moyer AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3235041 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moyer Ann M AM Suman Vera J VJ Weinshilboum Richard M RM Avula Rajeswari R Black John L JL Safgren Stephanie L SL Kuffel Mary J MJ Ames Matthew M MM Ingle James N JN Goetz Matthew P MP
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<h4>Aim</h4>Tamoxifen biotransformation to endoxifen, a potent antiestrogen, is catalyzed by CYP2D6. In addition, CYP2C19 and SULT1A1 have also been implicated in the metabolism of tamoxifen. We sought to evaluate the importance of SULT1A1 copy number and CYP2C19*17 on disease-free survival (DFS) in postmenopausal women randomized to tamoxifen monotherapy in North Central Cancer Treatment Group 89-30-52 from January 1991 to April 1995.<h4>Materials & methods</h4>We extracted DNA from paraffin-em ...[more]