Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31052357›Full record

ReviewPharmaceutics2019

Theodore J Wigle, Elena V Tsvetkova, Stephen A Welch, Richard B Kim

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In one paragraph

Review in Pharmaceutics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Impact of structured oral care strategies on oral mucositis in patients receiving 5-fluorouracil: a retrospective cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  18. Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Theodore J WigleDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. twigle@uwo.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-2300-9601
Elena V TsvetkovaDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. elena.tsvetkova@lhsc.on.ca.
Stephen A WelchDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. stephen.welch@lhsc.on.ca.
Richard B KimDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada. Richard.Kim@lhsc.on.ca.
Western University · CA

Funding

Ontario Research Fund Research Excellence RE08-063
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

5-Fluorouracil remains a foundational component of chemotherapy for solid tumour malignancies. While considered a generally safe and effective chemotherapeutic, 5-fluorouracil has demonstrated severe adverse event rates of up to 30%. Understanding the pharmacokinetics of 5-fluorouracil can improve the precision medicine approaches to this therapy. A single enzyme, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), mediates 80% of 5-fluorouracil elimination, through hepatic metabolism. Importantly, it has been known for over 30-years that adverse events during 5-fluorouracil therapy are linked to high systemic exposure, and to those patients who exhibit DPD deficiency. To date, pre-treatment screening for DPD deficiency in patients with planned 5-fluorouracil-based therapy is not a standard of care. Here we provide a focused review of 5-fluorouracil metabolism, and the efforts to improve predictive dosing through screening for DPD deficiency. We also outline the history of key discoveries relating to DPD deficiency and include relevant information on the potential benefit of therapeutic drug monitoring of 5-fluorouracil. Finally, we present a brief case report that highlights a limitation of pharmacogenetics, where we carried out therapeutic drug monitoring of 5-fluorouracil in an orthotopic liver transplant recipient. This case supports the development of robust multimodality precision medicine services, capable of accommodating complex clinical dilemmas.

Indexed as

5-fluorouracildihydropyrimidine dehydrogenaseDPYDfluoropyrimidineorthotopic liver transplanttherapeutic drug monitoring

Identifiers

PMID31052357
PMCPMC6572291
OpenAlexW2943690701

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Registered trials

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