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SUBMITTER: Jackson LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773381 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jackson Lindsey M LM Moldovan George-Lucian GL
NAR cancer 20221222 4
The discovery of synthetic lethality as a result of the combined loss of PARP1 and BRCA has revolutionized the treatment of DNA repair-deficient cancers. With the development of PARP inhibitors, patients displaying germline or somatic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 were presented with a novel therapeutic strategy. However, a large subset of patients do not respond to PARP inhibitors. Furthermore, many of those who do respond eventually acquire resistance. As such, combating <i>de novo</i> and acqui ...[more]