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Sensitivity to systemic therapy for metastatic breast cancer in CHEK2 1100delC mutation carriers.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2015
Kriege Mieke, Jager Agnes, Hollestelle Antoinette, Berns Els M J J, Blom Jannet, Meijer-van Gelder Marion E, Sieuwerts Anieta M, van den Ouweland Ans, Collée J Margriet, Kroep Judith R, Martens John W M, Hooning Maartje J, Seynaeve Caroline
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The role of CHEK2 in DNA repair by homologous recombination suggests that CHEK2-associated breast cancer (BC) patients might be more sensitive to chemotherapy inducing double-strand DNA breaks, but results hereon are lacking. We compared the sensitivity to first-line chemotherapy and endocrine therapy between CHEK2 1100delC and non-CHEK2 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. METHODS: Sixty-two CHEK2...
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