Cancer BiologybioRxiv
5-Fluorouracil treatment induces characteristic T>G mutations in human cancer
S. Christensen, B. vd Roest, N. Besselink…·A. van Hoeck
This study shows that 5-FU treatment causes characteristic T>G mutations in cancer, similar to endogenous mutational signatures, and may increase secondary malignancy risk.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-12594-8