Article
[Abnormalities of DNA repair and gynecological cancers].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Nov 2017
Auguste Aurélie, Leary Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
The demonstration of frequent defects in the DNA damage response in high grade ovarian cancer has paved the way for a new therapeutic approach aimed at exploiting this unique vulnerability. The efficacy of poly (ADP) ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) in patients with homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair deficient ovarian cancer (OC) resulting from a BRCA1/2 mutation has provided the proof of concept for...
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