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Development of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in the treatment of BRCA-mutated breast cancer.
Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O - 1 Jul 2018
Sulai Nanna H, Tan Antoinette R
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The poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) 1 and 2 are DNA-binding enzymes that play a critical role in the repair of DNA. The use of PARP inhibitors is a rational therapeutic approach to selectively killing a subset of cancer cells with deficiencies in DNA repair pathways. PARP inhibitors that have undergone clinical investigation in the treatment of breast cancer include olaparib, talazoparib, veliparib,...
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