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SUBMITTER: Li LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7399437 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Low-Jia LJ Chong Qingyun Q Wang Lingzhi L Cher Goh Boon GB Soo Ross A RA
Journal of thoracic disease 20200701 7
Differences in efficacy and toxicity between Asian and Caucasian patients with lung cancer treated with systemic chemotherapy is increasingly recognised. This is a major concern in the clinical setting as it influences outcomes and affect international harmonization of drug development. Interindividual variability of pharmacokinetics, where different genetic polymorphisms affect drug metabolism, transport, and receptor binding may account for the ethnic differences. Treatment efficacy and outcom ...[more]