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Review
. 2012 Mar 10;13(2):180-1.

BRCA and pancreatic cancer: selection of chemotherapy

Richard Kim  1 , Jenifer Byer, Muhammad Wasif Saif
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  • PMID: 22406596
Free article
Review

BRCA and pancreatic cancer: selection of chemotherapy

Richard Kim et al. JOP. .
Free article

Abstract

Germline mutations in BRCA genes are associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer. There are pre clinical data which suggests that DNA cross linking agents should be used in pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutations. This review is an update from the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium regarding recent developments in the treatment of pancreatic cancer with BRCA mutation. Only one study (Abstracts #217) was presented and it is described here.

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