A phase II clinical trial of 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) and methotrexate in patients with BRCA defective tumours: a study protocol

<p><strong>Background</strong> BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are critical in homologous recombination DNA repair and have been implicated in familial breast and ovarian cancer tumorigenesis. Tumour cells with these mutations demonstrate increased sensitivity to cisplatin and poly (ADP-ribo...

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Main Authors: Nicum, S, Roberts, C, Boyle, L, Kopijasz, S, Gourley, C, Hall, M, Montes, A, Poole, C, Collins, L, Schuh, A, Dutton, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014