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PARP Inhibitors in Breast Cancer: Latest Evidence

PARP Inhibitors in Breast Cancer: Latest Evidence Purpose of Review Breast cancer treatment continues to inhibitors in breast cancers are encouraging in patients with evolve as targeted therapeutic strategies are developed for germline deleterious BRCA1/2 mutations, continued work is the various molecular subtypes of breast cancer. The PARP needed to elucidate their utility beyond the BRCA1/2-mutated inhibitors represent a novel targeted therapy for tumors with population as has been possible in ovarian cancer. defective homologous recombination DNA repair. These Additionally, defining the ideal population and setting for agents may become standard new treatment options for pa- combination treatment remains a challenge and has been lim- tients harboring BRCA1/2 mutations and show promise in ited by synergistic toxicities. BRCA1/2 wild-type patients with triple-negative breast can- cers, which are treated predominantly with traditional cytotox- . . Keywords PARP inhibitors Breast cancer treatment ic chemotherapy. This review will discuss the results of clin- . . Targeted therapeutic strategies BRCA1/2 mutations Breast ical trials of these agents in breast cancer as well as important cancer ongoing and anticipated trials. Recent Findings Recent reports support the use of olaparib monotherapy in BRCA1/2-mutated metastatic cancer. Results of PARP inhibitor combinations with chemotherapy Introduction have been mixed. The addition of veliparib failed to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Breast Cancer Reports Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Oncology; Internal Medicine; Surgical Oncology
ISSN
1943-4588
eISSN
1943-4596
DOI
10.1007/s12609-017-0251-x
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Abstract

Purpose of Review Breast cancer treatment continues to inhibitors in breast cancers are encouraging in patients with evolve as targeted therapeutic strategies are developed for germline deleterious BRCA1/2 mutations, continued work is the various molecular subtypes of breast cancer. The PARP needed to elucidate their utility beyond the BRCA1/2-mutated inhibitors represent a novel targeted therapy for tumors with population as has been possible in ovarian cancer. defective homologous recombination DNA repair. These Additionally, defining the ideal population and setting for agents may become standard new treatment options for pa- combination treatment remains a challenge and has been lim- tients harboring BRCA1/2 mutations and show promise in ited by synergistic toxicities. BRCA1/2 wild-type patients with triple-negative breast can- cers, which are treated predominantly with traditional cytotox- . . Keywords PARP inhibitors Breast cancer treatment ic chemotherapy. This review will discuss the results of clin- . . Targeted therapeutic strategies BRCA1/2 mutations Breast ical trials of these agents in breast cancer as well as important cancer ongoing and anticipated trials. Recent Findings Recent reports support the use of olaparib monotherapy in BRCA1/2-mutated metastatic cancer. Results of PARP inhibitor combinations with chemotherapy Introduction have been mixed. The addition of veliparib failed to

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Current Breast Cancer ReportsSpringer Journals

Published: Jul 28, 2017

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