Tamoxifen, endoxifen, and CYP2D6: The rules for evaluating a predictive factor

ONCOLOGY

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2009, Pages

  Goetz, Matthew P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYTAMOXIFEN; ANASTROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; DRUG METABOLITE; ENDOXIFEN; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENCY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; NOTE; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 74249116684     PISSN: 08909091     EISSN: 08909091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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