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Exceptional Response of Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma and Bile Duct Cancer to Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in a Family With a Germline BRCA2 Variant.
Pancreas - 1 Oct 2022
Sunami Tomohiko, Yamada Atsushi, Kondo Tomohiro, Kanai Masashi, Nagai Kazuyuki, Uchida Yoichiro, Yokode Masataka, Matsumori Tomoaki, Uza Norimitsu, Murakami Hiromi, Yamada Takahiro, Muto Manabu
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ABSTRACT: Pancreatic cancer and its rare subtype, acinar cell carcinoma (PACC), frequently harbor germline and/or somatic variants in homologous recombinant genes, including BRCA2. Individuals possessing germline pathogenic BRCA2 variants are known to have a higher risk of developing various cancers, including breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and bile duct cancers (BDCs). It has been reported that tumors positive for...
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