Should Only Patients with BRCA Mutation Be Treated with a Combination of an Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitor and a PARP Inhibitor for Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer? The Answer Is No.
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Abstract
Patients who benefit the most from combinations of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor and a PARP inhibitor are those with a BRCA mutation, but there are certainly patients without BRCA mutations who will benefit from this treatment strategy.
期刊介绍:
European Urology Focus is a new sister journal to European Urology and an official publication of the European Association of Urology (EAU).
EU Focus will publish original articles, opinion piece editorials and topical reviews on a wide range of urological issues such as oncology, functional urology, reconstructive urology, laparoscopy, robotic surgery, endourology, female urology, andrology, paediatric urology and sexual medicine. The editorial team welcome basic and translational research articles in the field of urological diseases. Authors may be solicited by the Editor directly. All submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by a panel of experts before being considered for publication.