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Tegafur response

MedGen UID:
338948
Concept ID:
C1852514
Finding
Synonym: TEGAFUR, POOR METABOLISM OF
Drug:
Tegafur
MedGen UID:
5286
Concept ID:
C0016778
Pharmacologic Substance
A congener of the antimetabolite fluorouracil with antineoplastic activity. Tegafur is a prodrug that is gradually converted to fluorouracil in the liver by the cytochrome P-450 enzyme. Subsequently, 5-FU is metabolized to two active metabolites, 5-fluoro-2-deoxyuridine monophosphate (FdUMP) and 5-fluorouridine triphosphate (FUTP) by both tumor cells and normal cells. FdUMP inhibits DNA synthesis and cell division by inhibiting thymidylate synthase and reducing normal thymidine production, while FUTP inhibits RNA and protein synthesis by competing with uridine triphosphate. (NCI04) [from NCI]
 
Gene (location): DPYD (1p21.3)
 
OMIM®: 122720

Definition

Tegafur is a chemotherapeutic agent and a member of the fluoropyrimidine group of substances. It is a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil and mainly used to treat solid tumors, such as colorectal, breast and aerodigestive cancers. Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD, encoded by the DPYD gene) is the rate-limiting enzyme for fluoropyrimidine metabolism and is therefore responsible for the detoxification of these types of drugs. Patients who are homozygous for variants in DPYD that lead to a non-functional protein, such as *2A or *13, have a high risk of severe or fatal drug toxicities and may benefit from receiving an alternative chemotherapeutic drug. Patients heterozygous for these variants also have an increased risk for drug toxicities, and reduced dosing is recommended for these individuals. Guidelines regarding the use of pharmacogenomic tests in dosing for tegafur have been published in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) and are available on the PharmGKB website. [from PharmGKB]

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PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

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Prognosis

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Clinical prediction guides

Morizane C, Okusaka T, Mizusawa J, Katayama H, Ueno M, Ikeda M, Ozaka M, Okano N, Sugimori K, Fukutomi A, Hara H, Mizuno N, Yanagimoto H, Wada K, Tobimatsu K, Yane K, Nakamori S, Yamaguchi H, Asagi A, Yukisawa S, Kojima Y, Kawabe K, Kawamoto Y, Sugimoto R, Iwai T, Nakamura K, Miyakawa H, Yamashita T, Hosokawa A, Ioka T, Kato N, Shioji K, Shimizu K, Nakagohri T, Kamata K, Ishii H, Furuse J; members of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology Group of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG-HBPOG)
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Recent systematic reviews

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