Ovarian Cancer
New drug shows promise in treating patients with ovarian cancer, even in those without BRCA mutations
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 8th, 2011
2011 SEP 8 -- The PARP inhibitor, olaparib, that has shown promise in women with an inherited mutation in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene (accounting for about 5-10% of breast and ovarian cancer cases), has, for the first time, been shown to reduce the size of tumours in a much wider group of ovarian cancer patients without these BRCA gene mutations. The findings, published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, highlight the potential of olaparib to treat patients with more common sporadic (non-hereditary) tumours and could offer a new treatment option for one of the most deadly cancers in women.
"Olaparib represents a promising therapeutic option for patients...
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