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Outcome of ovarian cancer after breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
British journal of cancer - 8 Nov 2016
Zaaijer Leendert H, van Doorn Helena C, Mourits Marian J E, van Beurden Marc, de Hullu Joanne A, Adank Muriel A, van Lonkhuijzen Luc R C W, Vasen Hans F A, Slangen Brigitte F M, Gaarenstroom Katja N, Zweemer Ronald P, Vencken Peggy M L H, Seynaeve Caroline, Kriege Mieke
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether a history of breast cancer (BC) affects the outcome of BRCA1/2-associated epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). This was investigated in the current analysis. METHODS: We included 386 BRCA1/2-associated EOC patients diagnosed between 1980 and 2015. Progression-free survival (PFS), progression-free interval (PFI), overall survival (OS) and ovarian cancer-specific survival (OCSS) were...
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