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Molecular signatures of BRCAness analysis identifies PARP inhibitor Niraparib as a novel targeted therapeutic strategy for soft tissue Sarcomas.
Theranostics - 1 Jan 2020
Li Hongyi, Tu Jian, Zhao Zhiqiang, Chen Lijuan, Qu Yueting, Li Hongbo, Yao Hao, Wang Xiaoshuai, Lee Dung-Fang, Shen Jingnan, Wen Lili, Huang Gang, Xie Xianbiao
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Background: Patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas (STS) have a dismal prognosis with few effective therapeutic options. A defect in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) pathway can accumulate DNA repair errors and gene mutations, which can lead to tumorigenesis. BRCAness describes tumors with an HRR deficiency (HRD) in the absence of a germline BRCA1/2 mutation. However, the characteristics of BRCAness...
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