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[Impact of germline BRCA2 and CHEK2 mutations on time to castration resistance in patients with metastatic hormone-nave prostate cancer].
Urologiia (Moscow, Russia : 1999) - 1 Dec 2019
Matveev V B, Kirichek A A, Filippova M G, Savinkova A V, Khalmurzaev O A, Lyubchenko L N
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INTRODUCTION: as shown in previous studies, mutations in the BRCA1/2 and CHEK2 genes are associated with worsened long-term results of the definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa). AIM: to evaluate the prognostic value of germline BRCA1/2 and CHEK2 mutations on time to castration-resistance in patients with metastatic PCa (mPCa), receiving hormonal therapy in the first-line systemic treatment....
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