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Pharmacogenomics and/or therapeutic drug monitoring in cancer
chemotherapy are used independently or together for dose optimization

Research Authors
Ehab S. EL Desoky
Research Department
Research Journal
Clin Pharmacol Toxicol Res
Research Member
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol.1 No.2
Research Website
https://www.pulsus.com/scholarly-articles/pharmacogenomics-andor-therapeutic-drug-monitoring-in-can
Research Year
2018
Research_Pages
pp. 9-12
Research Abstract

Due to the wide interindividual variability in pharmacokinetics and
therapeutic response of cancer patients towards anticancer drugs,
pharmacogenomic-assisted dose optimization and/or application of
therapeutic drug monitoring service could be of benefit. For some drugs
like irinotecan used in solid tumors, dose optimization may be achieved if
the oncologist depends on pharmacogenomic approach. On the other hand,
dose adjustment of some other anticancer drugs like tamoxifen used in
breast cancer can be affected more by application of therapeutic drug
monitoring of its active metabolite; endoxifen.