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BRCA Status Does Not Predict Synergism of a Carboplatin and Olaparib Combination in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines
11 May 2018
Abstract excerpt
Over 50% of epithelial ovarian cancers express the BRCAness profile that leads to a dysfunctional homologous recombination repair system. The combination of a dysfunctional homologous recombination repair system and a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor results in a synthetic lethal phenotype. The PARP inhibitor olaparib, approved as a monotherapy for patients with a germline BRCA mutation, has shown...
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