Maintenance therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: basic science and clinical translations

LN Toksvang, SHR Lee, JJ Yang, K Schmiegelow - Leukemia, 2022 - nature.com
Maintenance therapy (MT) with oral methotrexate (MTX) and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) is
essential for the cure of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). MTX and 6-MP interfere with …

Pharmacogenomics in the clinic

MV Relling, WE Evans - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
After decades of discovery, inherited variations have been identified in approximately 20
genes that affect about 80 medications and are actionable in the clinic. And some …

Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guideline for Thiopurine Dosing Based on TPMT and NUDT15 Genotypes: 2018 Update

MV Relling, M Schwab, M Whirl‐Carrillo… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity exhibits a monogenic codominant inheritance
and catabolizes thiopurines. TPMT variant alleles are associated with low enzyme activity …

Preemptive clinical pharmacogenetics implementation: current programs in five US medical centers

HM Dunnenberger, KR Crews… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Although the field of pharmacogenetics has existed for decades, practioners have been slow
to implement pharmacogenetic testing in clinical care. Numerous publications describe the …

Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium guidelines for thiopurine methyltransferase genotype and thiopurine dosing

MV Relling, EE Gardner, WJ Sandborn… - Clinical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity exhibits monogenic co‐dominant inheritance,
with ethnic differences in the frequency of occurrence of variant alleles. With conventional …

Mercaptopurine/methotrexate maintenance therapy of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: clinical facts and fiction

K Schmiegelow, SN Nielsen, TL Frandsen… - Journal of pediatric …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The antileukemic mechanisms of 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) and methotrexate (MTX)
maintenance therapy are poorly understood, but the benefits of several years of …

[图书][B] Textbook of pediatric rheumatology e-book

RE Petty, RM Laxer, CB Lindsley, L Wedderburn… - 2020 - books.google.com
Offering up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of disease progression, diagnosis,
management, and prognosis, Textbook of Pediatric Rheumatology is the definitive reference …

ITPA gene variants protect against anaemia in patients treated for chronic hepatitis C

J Fellay, AJ Thompson, D Ge, CE Gumbs, TJ Urban… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects 170 million people worldwide and
is an important cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. The standard of care therapy …

Pharmacogenomics and individualized medicine: translating science into practice

KR Crews, JK Hicks, CH Pui… - Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Research on genes and medications has advanced our understanding of the genetic basis
of individual drug responses. The aim of pharmacogenomics is to develop strategies for …

Cancer pharmacogenomics: strategies and challenges

HE Wheeler, ML Maitland, ME Dolan, NJ Cox… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Genetic variation influences the response of an individual to drug treatments. Understanding
this variation has the potential to make therapy safer and more effective by determining …