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PARP inhibitors show promise for hard-to-treat breast cancers
Published: 25 Jun 2009
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Dr. Andrew Tutt - Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit, Kings College London, UK
A study reports that women with BRCA deficient advanced breast cancer experienced tumour shrinkage after receiving the PARP inhibitor olaparib as a single agent.
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