BRCA-mutated breast cancer: the unmet need, challenges and therapeutic benefits of genetic testing

B Arun, FJ Couch, J Abraham, N Tung… - British journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Mutations in the BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 genes (BRCAm) increase the risk of develo**
breast cancer (BC) and are found in~ 5% of unselected patients with the disease. BC …

[HTML][HTML] Current and emerging treatment approaches for hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer

K Jhaveri, F Marmé - Cancer Treatment Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past decade, significant progress was made in treating hormone receptor-positive
(HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2−) metastatic breast …

Overall survival in the OlympiA phase III trial of adjuvant olaparib in patients with germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 and high-risk, early breast cancer

CE Geyer Jr, JE Garber, RD Gelber, G Yothers… - Annals of oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The randomized, double-blind OlympiA trial compared 1 year of the oral poly
(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, olaparib, to matching placebo as …

An overview of the research progress of BRCA gene mutations in breast cancer

A Wan, G Zhang, D Ma, Y Zhang, X Qi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
The breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) is an important tumor suppressor gene,
including BRCA1 and BRCA2, a biomarker that assesses the risk of breast cancer and …

PARP inhibitors for breast cancer treatment: a review

S Morganti, A Marra, C De Angelis, A Toss… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Poly (adenosine diphosphate–ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have
revolutionized the treatment of patients with germlineBRCA1/2-associated breast cancer …

ER-positive and BRCA2-mutated breast cancer: a literature review

PC Li, YF Zhu, WM Cao, B Li - European Journal of Medical Research, 2024 - Springer
BRCA2-mutated carriers have a high lifetime risk of breast cancer (BC), an early age of
onset, and an increased risk of other cancers (including ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate …

Genomic markers of CDK 4/6 inhibitor resistance in hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer

JS Lee, SE Yost, SM Li, Y Cui, PH Frankel, YC Yuan… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The mechanisms of intrinsic and acquired resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors
are poorly understood. Patients with HR+ MBC treated with CDK4/6i and antiestrogen …

Post-CDK 4/6 inhibitor therapy: current agents and novel targets

N Ashai, SM Swain - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) with endocrine therapy are the established
first-line treatment for metastatic and advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer …

Managing a Long and Winding Road: Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer

M Gnant, NC Turner, C Hernando - American Society of Clinical …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
We review key topics in the management of estrogen receptor (ER)–positive human
epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative breast cancer. The single biggest challenge in …

Breast cancers arising in subjects with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations: different biological and clinical entities with potentially diverse therapeutic opportunities

E Zattarin, I Taglialatela, R Lobefaro, R Leporati… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancers (BCs) arising in carriers of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants
(PV) have long been considered as indistinguishable biological and clinical entities …