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Association of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with survival, chemotherapy sensitivity, and gene mutator phenotype in patients with ovarian cancer.
JAMA - 12 Oct 2011
Yang Da, Khan Sofia, Sun Yan, Hess Kenneth, Shmulevich Ilya, Sood Anil K, Zhang Wei
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Attempts to determine the clinical significance of BRCA1/2 mutations in ovarian cancer have produced conflicting results. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationships between BRCA1/2 deficiency (ie, mutation and promoter hypermethylation) and overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), chemotherapy response, and whole-exome mutation rate in ovarian cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:...
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