Revolutionary Therapy Slows Tumor Growth in Advanced Breast Cancer

Revolutionary therapy slows tumor growth in advanced breast cancer
The new drug olaparib has antitumour activity in carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations who have advanced ovarian or breast cancer, according to the findings of two proof-of-concept trials. Together with previous findings, these trials suggest that therapy for ovarian, breast, and possibly other cancers can be targeted on the basis of shared genetic defects, rather than organ of origin …
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