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SUBMITTER: O'Donnell PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5018246 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Donnell Peter H PH Alanee Shaheen S Stratton Kelly L KL Garcia-Grossman Ilana R IR Cao Hongyuan H Ostrovnaya Irina I Plimack Elizabeth R ER Manschreck Christopher C Ganshert Cory C Smith Norm D ND Steinberg Gary D GD Vijai Joseph J Offit Kenneth K Stadler Walter M WM Bajorin Dean F DF
Clinical genitourinary cancer 20160310 6
<h4>Background</h4>Level 1 evidence has demonstrated increased overall survival with cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with muscle-invasive urothelial cancer. Usage remains low, however, in part because neoadjuvant chemotherapy will not be effective for every patient. To identify the patients most likely to benefit, we evaluated germline pharmacogenomic markers for association with neoadjuvant chemotherapy sensitivity in 2 large cohorts of patients with urothelial cancer.<h4> ...[more]