Inhibidores de la PARP: letalidad sintética en la clínica

Christopher J Lord1, Alan Ashworth2

  • 1The Cancer Research UK Gene Function Laboratory and Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London SW3 6JB, UK. chris.lord@icr.ac.uk alan.ashworth@ucsf.edu.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|March 18, 2017
PubMed
Resumen

Los inhibidores de la poli (ADP-ribosa) polimerasa (PARPi) explotan la letalidad sintética en los cánceres mutados por BRCA. La investigación explora la superación de la resistencia a PARPi y la optimización de las terapias combinadas para el tratamiento más amplio del cáncer.

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