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EMA Starts Review on DPD Testing Before Chemotherapy

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a review into the screening of patients before they begin treatment with certain drugs. Most of the drugs in question are chemotherapies, and they ...
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Large-Scale DPD Testing Should Be More Than an Option

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EMA Panel Recommends DPD Testing Prior to Fluorouracil Treatment

Before patients with cancer begin treatment with intravenous fluorouracil and related drugs, they should be tested for lack of the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), says an EU panel.
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Clinical Implications of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency in GI and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Cancers Treated With Fluoropyrimidines: A Prospective Observational Study

Treatment Pattern and Outcome of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer in Resource-Constrained Countries: Experience at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia From March 2024 to February ...