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Subjects will primarily be recruited from the subjects of protocol 12-1421. Subjects may also be identified through chart review of patients seen by Dr. Favus in the Bone Clinic at the University of Chicago. These subjects will be mailed a letter describing the study and a request to contact us if
All subjects will have a baseline CT or FDG-PET/CT prior to initiation of therapy. This will be done at the Hillman or in Radiation Oncology. Enrolled patients will undergo appropriate lab work and staging as described
1. Albumin, alkaline phosphatase, glucose, electrolytes
2. Ca 19-9 and CEA
3. Due
OBJECTIVES:
- To assess the operating characteristics of the ¹³C-dextromethorphan (^13 C-DM) breath test in identifying women with breast cancer (or at high risk) who are CYP2D6-genotypic poor metabolizers.
- To examine the correlation between CYP2D6 enzyme activity (as measured by the breath test)
The investigators have demonstrated previously that the calcium channel antagonists (CCAs) verapamil, nifedipine, and diltiazem can block in vitro and in vivo meningioma growth at clinically relevant doses (Jensen, Lee et al. 1995; Jensen, Petr et al. 2000; Jensen and Wurster 2001). However, only