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Topotecan in patients with BRCA-associated and sporadic platinum-resistant ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal cancers.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Nov 2011
Hyman David M, Zhou Qin, Arnold Angela G, Grisham Rachel N, Iasonos Alexia, Kauff Noah D, Spriggs David
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of topoisomerase I inhibitor, topotecan, in patients with recurrent BRCA+ versus BRCA- ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal carcinomas. METHODS: A single-institution retrospective analysis of platinum-resistant patients characterized for the presence or absence of known deleterious BRCA mutations. Patients received topotecan at a dose and schedule determined by their...
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