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Exploring the effect of BRCA1/2 status on chemotherapy-induced hematologic toxicity in patients with ovarian cancer.
Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology - 1 Jul 2024
Lee In Hee, Lee Soo Jung, Kim Juhyung, Lee Yoon Hee, Chong Gun Oh, Kim Jong Mi, Lee Juhun, Lee Nan Young, Park Seo Young, Hong Dea Gy, Chae Yee Soo
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OBJECTIVE: BRCA1/2 are integral to the DNA repair mechanism and their germline pathogenic variants (gBRCA) result in a high risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer. Patients with gBRCA mutations showed increased sensitivity to DNA cross-linking agent but might have increased treatment-related toxicities. Thus, we hypothesized that gBRCA mutation ovarian cancer patients who underwent platinum-based...
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