While 5-fluorouracil used as single agent in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer has an objective response rate around 20%, the administration of combinations of irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid or oxaliplatin with 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid results in significantly increased response rates and improved survival. However, the side effects of systemic therapy such as myelotoxicity, neurotoxicity or gastrointestinal toxicity may lead to life-threatening complications and have a major impact on the quality of life of the patients. Therefore, biomarkers that would be instrumental in the choice of optimal type, combination and dose of drugs for an individual patient are urgently needed. The efficacy and toxicity of anticancer drugs in tumor cells is determined by the effective concentration in tumor cells, healthy tissues and by the presence and quantity of the drug targets. Enzymes active in drug metabolism and transport represent important determinants of the therapeutic outcome. The aim of this review was to summarize published data on associations of gene and protein expression, and genetic variability of putative biomarkers with response to therapy of colorectal cancer to 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin/oxaliplatin and 5-fluorouracil/leukovorin/irinotecan regimens. Gaps in the knowledge identified by this review may aid the design of future research and clinical trials.

• Klíčová slova
• 5-Fluorouracil, Chemotherapy, Colorectal cancer, Irinotecan, Oxaliplatin,
• MeSH
• biotransformace genetika   MeSH
• chemorezistence genetika   MeSH
• farmakogenetika * MeSH
• fenotyp MeSH
• fluoruracil aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• individualizovaná medicína * MeSH
• irinotekan MeSH
• kamptothecin aplikace a dávkování   analogy a deriváty   MeSH
• kolorektální nádory farmakoterapie   genetika   MeSH
• leukovorin aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nádorové biomarkery genetika   MeSH
• organoplatinové sloučeniny aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• oxaliplatin MeSH
• protokoly protinádorové kombinované chemoterapie škodlivé účinky   farmakokinetika   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• výsledek terapie MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• fluoruracil MeSH
• irinotekan MeSH
• kamptothecin MeSH
• leukovorin MeSH
• nádorové biomarkery MeSH
• organoplatinové sloučeniny MeSH
• oxaliplatin MeSH