Defective homologous recombination DNA repair as therapeutic target in advanced chordoma

Chordomas are rare bone tumors with limited therapeutic options. Here, the authors identify molecular alterations associated with defective homologous recombination DNA repair in advanced chordomas and report prolonged response in a patient treated with a PARP inhibitor, which later acquired resista...

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Main Authors: Stefan Gröschel, Daniel Hübschmann, Francesco Raimondi, Peter Horak, Gregor Warsow, Martina Fröhlich, Barbara Klink, Laura Gieldon, Barbara Hutter, Kortine Kleinheinz, David Bonekamp, Oliver Marschal, Priya Chudasama, Jagoda Mika, Marie Groth, Sebastian Uhrig, Stephen Krämer, Christoph Heining, Christoph E. Heilig, Daniela Richter, Eva Reisinger, Katrin Pfütze, Roland Eils, Stephan Wolf, Christof von Kalle, Christian Brandts, Claudia Scholl, Wilko Weichert, Stephan Richter, Sebastian Bauer, Roland Penzel, Evelin Schröck, Albrecht Stenzinger, Richard F. Schlenk, Benedikt Brors, Robert B. Russell, Hanno Glimm, Matthias Schlesner, Stefan Fröhling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09633-9