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Treatment Outcomes and Tumor Loss of Heterozygosity in Germline DNA Repair-deficient Prostate Cancer.
European urology - 1 Jul 2017
Annala Matti, Struss Werner J, Warner Evan W, Beja Kevin, Vandekerkhove Gillian, Wong Amanda, Khalaf Daniel, Seppälä Irma-Liisa, So Alan, Lo Gregory, Aggarwal Rahul, Small Eric J, Nykter Matti, Gleave Martin E, Chi Kim N, Wyatt Alexander W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Germline mutations in DNA repair genes were recently reported in 8-12% of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). It is unknown whether these mutations associate with differential response to androgen receptor (AR)-directed therapy. OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical response of mCRPC patients with germline DNA repair defects to AR-directed therapies and to establish...
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