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ArticlePharmacogenomics2013

Pharmacogenetics, enzyme probes and therapeutic drug monitoring as potential tools for individualizing taxane therapy.

Stefanie D Krens, Howard L McLeod, Daniel L Hertz

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Article in Pharmacogenomics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Stefanie D KrensUNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics & Individualized Therapy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 120 Mason Farm Road, CB 7361, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Howard L McLeod
Daniel L Hertz
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNC CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD: BPCAUL1RR025747 · NCRR · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI RUNGE, MARSCHALL S. · 2008 to 2011
$44.6M
Statistical Methods for Cancer Clinical TrialsP01CA142538 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVIDIAN, MARIE, KOSOROK, MICHAEL R · 2010 to 2019
$21.3M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA142538NCI NIH HHS P01CA142538NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025747NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR025747
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The taxanes are a class of chemotherapeutic agents that are widely used in the treatment of various solid tumors. Although taxanes are highly effective in cancer treatment, their use is associated with serious complications attributable to large interindividual variability in pharmacokinetics and a narrow therapeutic window. Unpredictable toxicity occurrence necessitates close patient monitoring while on therapy and adverse effects frequently require decreasing, delaying or even discontinuing taxane treatment. Currently, taxane dosing is based primarily on body surface area, ignoring other factors that are known to dictate variability in pharmacokinetics or outcome. This article discusses three potential strategies for individualizing taxane treatment based on patient information that can be collected before or during care. The clinical implementation of pharmacogenetics, enzyme probes or therapeutic drug monitoring could enable clinicians to personalize taxane treatment to enhance efficacy and/or limit toxicity.

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Drug MonitoringPharmacogeneticsAntineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsBridged-Ring CompoundsDocetaxelFemaleHumansNeoplasmsPaclitaxelPrecision MedicineTaxoidsAntineoplastic AgentsBridged-Ring CompoundsDocetaxelPaclitaxeltaxaneTaxoids

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PMID23556452
PMCPMC3975654
OpenAlexW2117284625

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