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SUBMITTER: Li Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5342428 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Ziyu Z Xing Xiaofang X Shan Fei F Li Shuangxi S Li Zhongwu Z Xiao Aitang A Xing Zhaodong Z Xue Kan K Li Zhemin Z Hu Ying Y Jia Yongning Y Miao Rulin R Zhang Lianhai L Bu Zhaode Z Wu Aiwen A Ji Jiafu J
Oncotarget 20160801 34
Several studies have evaluated the efficacy of neoadjuvant treatment using oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidines in advanced gastric cancer (GC). However, preoperative biomarkers predictive of clinical outcome remain lacking. We examined polymorphisms in the MTHFR, DPYD, UMPS, ABCB1, ABCC2, GSTP1, ERCC1, and XRCC1 genes to evaluate their usefulness as pharmacogenetic markers in a cohort of 103 GC patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood cells, and the ...[more]