Cytotoxic and targeted therapy for BRCA1/2-driven cancers

Abstract Tumors arising in BRCA1/2 germline mutation carriers usually demonstrate somatic loss of the remaining BRCA1/2 allele and increased sensitivity to platinum compounds, anthracyclines, mitomycin C and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi). Exposure to conventional platinum-based the...

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Main Author: Evgeny N. Imyanitov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13053-021-00193-y