%A GU Fei-ying %T Molecular markers of cancer and individualized therapy %0 Journal Article %D 2012 %J Journal of International Oncology %R %P 428-431 %V 39 %N 6 %U {https://gjzlx.sdfmu.edu.cn/CN/abstract/article_8803.shtml} %8 2012-06-08 %X The key of individualized therapy is that using molecular markers to select more suitable drug. At present, some studies have confirmed that certain molecular markers can predict the efficacy of the drugs. For example, cetuximab is beneficial in patients with K-ras wildtype colorectal cancer, gefitinib and erlotinib are beneficial in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) mutationpositive nonsmall cell lung cancer(NSCLC), imatinib is beneficial in patients with C-KIT genepositive gastrointestinal stromal tumor. In terms of safety, the promoter polymorphism of UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 polypeptide A1(UGT1A1) can predict the toxicity of irinotecan.