Association of CYP2D6 genotype and tamoxifen metabolites with breast cancer recurrence in a low-dose trial

Abstract Low-dose tamoxifen halves recurrence in non-invasive breast cancer without significant adverse events. Some adjuvant trials with tamoxifen 20 mg/day had shown an association between low endoxifen levels (9–16 nM) and recurrence, but no association with CYP2D6 was shown in the NSABP P1 and P...

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Main Authors: Andrea DeCensi, Harriet Johansson, Thomas Helland, Matteo Puntoni, Debora Macis, Valentina Aristarco, Silvia Caviglia, Tania Buttiron Webber, Irene Maria Briata, Mauro D’Amico, Davide Serrano, Aliana Guerrieri-Gonzaga, Ersilia Bifulco, Steinar Hustad, Håvard Søiland, Luca Boni, Bernardo Bonanni, Gunnar Mellgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:npj Breast Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-021-00236-6