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Biology of ovarian cancer and trabectedin mechanism of action.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Dec 2013
Ray-Coquard Isabelle
Abstract excerpt
More than 50% of patients with ovarian cancer have genetic alterations in the homologous repair pathway. Trabectedin appears to induce damage more readily in tumor cells with defects in the homologous repair system. Moreover, trabectedin inhibits monocyte differentiation into tumor-associated macrophages and inhibits the production of inflammatory mediators such as IL-6. In patients with platinum-sensitive,...
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