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PARP inhibitors

How Do PARP Inhibitors Work In Cancer?

by Beth Dougherty

PARP inhibitors are a targeted therapy used to treat certain cancers, including breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer, particularly in patients with BRCA1/2 mutations or other mutations that affect DNA repair systems in cells.  They block proteins called PARPs (or Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerases) that play an important role in the life of a cell. When … Read more

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