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An Effective Epigenetic-PARP Inhibitor Combination Therapy for Breast and Ovarian Cancers Independent of BRCA Mutations.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jul 2018
Pulliam Nicholas, Fang Fang, Ozes Ali R, Tang Jessica, Adewuyi Adeoluwa, Keer Harold, Lyons John, Baylin Stephen B, Matei Daniela, Nakshatri Harikrishna, Rassool Feyruz V, Miller Kathy D, Nephew Kenneth P
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: PARP inhibitors (PARPi) are primarily effective against BRCA1/2-mutated breast and ovarian cancers, but resistance due to reversion of mutated BRCA1/2 and other mechanisms is common. Based on previous reports demonstrating a functional role for DNMT1 in DNA repair and our previous studies demonstrating an ability of DNA methyltransferase inhibitor (DNMTi) to resensitize tumors to primary therapies, we...
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