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Sensitivity to first-line chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 Aug 2009
Kriege Mieke, Seynaeve Caroline, Meijers-Heijboer Hanne, Collee J Margriet, Menke-Pluymers Marian B E, Bartels Carina C M, Tilanus-Linthorst Madeleine M A, Blom Jannet, Huijskens Elisabeth, Jager Agnes, van den Ouweland Ans, van Geel Bert, Hooning Maartje J, Brekelmans Cecile T M, Klijn Jan G M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Preclinical as well as a few small retrospective, neoadjuvant studies suggest that breast cancer (cells) without functional BRCA1 or BRCA2 protein have an increased sensitivity to some chemotherapeutic agents causing double-strand DNA breaks. In this study we assessed the sensitivity to standard first-line chemotherapy of metastatic BRCA1/2-associated breast cancer, compared with sporadic breast cancer...
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