Article
PARP inhibitors as a new therapeutic option in metastatic prostate cancer: a systematic review.
Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases - 1 Dec 2020
Ratta Raffaele, Guida Annalisa, Scotté Florian, Neuzillet Yann, Teillet Asmahane Benmaziane, Lebret Thierry, Beuzeboc Philippe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A great number of DNA-damage repair (DDR) pathways have been recognized to be frequently dysregulated in advanced stages of prostate cancer. DNA-repair defects in prostate cancer represents a clinically relevant disease subset. Tumors whose ability to repair double-strand DNA breaks by homologous recombination is compromised, are highly sensitive to blockade of the repair of DNA single-strand breaks...
Topics
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
