作者: Brigette Ma , Leung Li
DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S48409
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摘要: Colorectal cancer is the second most common in Hong Kong and its incidence rising economically developed Chinese cities, including Shanghai. Several studies conducted People’s Republic of China have characterized unique molecular epidemiology familial colorectal syndromes biomarkers such as microsatellite instability genetic mutations (eg, KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, ERCC1) populations. Interethnic differences anticancer drug response toxicity been well described many cancers, this review examined literature with regard to tolerance patients commonly used chemotherapeutic regimens targeted therapies for metastatic cancer. Studies on pharmacogenomic metabolizing DNA repair enzymes between Chinese, North Asians, Caucasian were also reviewed.