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Clinical characterization of patients with gBRCA1/2 mutation-positive unresectable pancreatic cancer: a multicenter prospective study.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology - 7 Jan 2024
Kubo Tomohiro, Muramatsu Joji, Arihara Yohei, Murota Ayako, Ishikawa Kazuma, Yoshida Makoto, Nagashima Hiroyuki, Tamura Fumito, Ikeda Yuki, Usami Makoto, Ono Michihiro, Nakamura Hajime, Watanabe Daichi, Shibata Takanori, Kasahara Kaoru, Sakurai Akihiro, Takada Kohichi
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BACKGROUND: Accumulating evidence has demonstrated platinum-based chemotherapy followed by maintenance therapy with a poly Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerase inhibitor (olaparib) show benefits in unresectable pancreatic cancer with a germline (g)BRCA1/2 mutation. Evaluation of the germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation is essential for making decisions on a treatment strategy for patients with unresectable...
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