In regard to "Thymidylate synthase gene polymorphism affects the response to preoperative 5-fluorouracil chemoradiation therapy in patients with rectal cancer" (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011;81:669-676)

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Mar 1;82(3):1058. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.10.062.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use*
  • Chemoradiotherapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Thymidylate Synthase / genetics*

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Thymidylate Synthase
  • Fluorouracil