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Combining PARP inhibitors with radiation therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma: Is PTEN predictive of response?
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 1 Mar 2017
Lester A, Rapkins R, Nixdorf S, Khasraw M, McDonald K
Abstract excerpt
Glioblastoma (GBM) is fatal. The standard radiotherapy and chemotherapy (temozolomide) followed by an adjuvant phase of temozolomide provide patients with, on average, a 2.5 months benefit. New treatments that can improve sensitivity to the standard treatment are urgently needed. Herein, we review the mechanisms and utility of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in combination with radiation therapy as a...
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