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Recapitulating the clinical scenario of BRCA-associated pancreatic cancer in pre-clinical models.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jul 2018
Golan Talia, Stossel Chani, Atias Dikla, Buzhor Ella, Halperin Sharon, Cohen Keren, Raitses-Gurevich Maria, Glick Yulia, Raskin Stephen, Yehuda Daniel, Feldman Anna, Schvimer Michael, Friedman Eitan, Karni Rotem, Wilson Julie M, Denroche Robert E, Lungu Ilinca, Bartlett John M S, Mbabaali Faridah, Gallinger Steven, Berger Raanan
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies. BRCA-associated PDAC comprises a clinically relevant subtype. A portion of these patients are highly susceptible to DNA damaging therapeutics, however, responses are heterogeneous and clinical resistance evolves. We have developed unique patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models from metastatic lesions of germline BRCA-mutated patients...
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