PARP Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer

Timothy J. Brown, Kim A. Reiss

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Abstract

Despite representing only 5% of all annual cancer diagnoses in the United States, pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death within the next 10 years. Progress in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer has been slow. Systemic therapies rely on combination cytotoxic agents, with limited options at progression. Recently, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors have demonstrated clinical activity in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer and pathogenic variants in BRCA1, BRCA2, and PALB2. In this review, we discuss the development of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in pancreatic cancer, relevant clinical trials, and future directions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)465-475
Number of pages11
JournalCancer Journal
Volume27
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 27 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BRCA
  • DNA damage repair
  • homologous recombination repair
  • pancreatic cancer
  • PARP inhibitors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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