PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer: A Trailblazing and Transformative Journey.

Konstantinopoulos, Panagiotis A; Matulonis, Ursula A · Clin Cancer Res · 2018

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Abstract

PARP inhibitors have transformed treatment for ovarian cancer, a cancer notable for homologous recombination (HR) deficiencies and aberrant DNA repair, especially in the high-grade serous subtype. PARP inhibitors are now approved for recurrent ovarian cancer as maintenance following response to platinum chemotherapy and <i>BRCA</i>-mutated (<i>BRCA</i>m) cancer treatment. <i>Clin Cancer Res; 24(17); 4062-5. ©2018 AACR</i><i>See related article by Ison et al., p. 4066</i>.

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