Clinical relevance of the concentrations of both pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase (PyNPase) and dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) in colorectal cancer

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-68

  Hiroyasu, Shungo ^a   Shiraishi, Masayuki ^a   Samura, Hironori ^a   Tokashiki, Hideo ^a   Shimoji, Hideaki ^a   Isa, Tsutomu ^a   Muto, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase; Pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIMIDINE DEHYDROGENASE; DOXIFLURIDINE; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CATABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035068874     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hye014     Document Type: Article

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