title: UGT1AI*6 and UGT1A1*27 for individualized irinotecan chemotherapy.
abstract: Genetic polymorphisms of uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyl-transferase (UGT)1A1, a crucial drug-metabolizing enzyme of the anticancer drug irinotecan, are essential determinants of individual variation in susceptibility to irinotecan-related toxicity. The FDA has revised the package insert of irinotecan in order to warn of the association between toxicity and UGTIA1*28, a variant sequence in a promoter region of the UGTIA1 gene. Unlike UGT1A1*28, UGT1AI*6 and UGTIA1*27 polymorphisms are found in a coding region of the gene, and are known to directly reduce the activity of the UGT enzyme. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the presence of UGT1A1*6 or UGTIA1*27 would also increase the risk of irinotecan toxicity. Importantly, UGTIA1*6 and UGT1Al*27 have only been identified in the Asian population. Although conclusive evidence linking UGTIAI*6 and/or UGT1Al*27 to irinotecan toxicity is insufficient at this time, these variants should be tested in addition to UGTIA1*28 for more individualized irinotecan chemotherapy, especially among the Asian population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology and Chemotherapy, Nagoya University Hospital, 65 Tsurumai, Showa, Nagoya 466-8560, Japan. yando@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Ken-Ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Yasutsuna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D000099148:UGT1A1 Enzyme
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D002166:Camptothecin; D014453:Glucuronosyltransferase; D000077146:Irinotecan; D000099148:UGT1A1 Enzyme