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Evaluation of the methods to identify patients who may benefit from PARP inhibitor use.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Jun 2016
Lim Diana, Ngeow Joanne
Abstract excerpt
The effectiveness of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) in treating cancers associated with BRCA1/2 mutations hinges upon the concept of synthetic lethality and exemplifies the principles of precision medicine. Currently, most clinical trials are recruiting patients based on pathological subtypes or have included BRCA mutation analysis (germ line and/or somatic) as part of the selection criteria....
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