Is thymidylate synthase a reliable predictor for response and survival during hepatic arterial infusion for hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer?

Br J Cancer. 2006 Nov 6;95(9):1304-5; author reply 1306-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603424. Epub 2006 Oct 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Genotype
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / genetics
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Polymorphism, Genetic / genetics
  • Prognosis
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • RNA, Messenger / metabolism
  • Survival Analysis
  • Thymidylate Synthase / genetics*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • RNA, Messenger
  • Thymidylate Synthase
  • Fluorouracil