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SUBMITTER: Sogawa R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279839 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sogawa Rintaro R Nakashima Chiho C Nakamura Tomomi T Takeuchi Koji K Kimura Sakiko S Komiya Kazutoshi K Narisawa Yutaka Y Kimura Shinya S Sueoka-Aragane Naoko N
In vivo (Athens, Greece) 20200501 3
<h4>Background/aim</h4>Afatinib, a 2<sup>nd</sup> generation epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) used in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), causes diarrhoea in over 90% of patients. The association of genetic background with diarrhoea is poorly understood.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>We evaluated the roles of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1 (ABCB1) and ATP binding cassette subfamily G member ...[more]