An Overview of PARP Resistance in Ovarian Cancer from a Molecular and Clinical Perspective

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), a primarily high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSOC), is one of the major causes of high death-to-incidence ratios of all gynecological cancers. Cytoreductive surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy represent the main treatments for this aggressive disease. Molecular characterization of HGSOC has revealed that up to 50% of cases have a deficiency in the homologous recombination repair (HRR) system, which makes these tumors sensitive to poly ADP-ribose inhibitors (PARP-is). However, drug resistance often occurs and overcoming it represents a big challenge. A number of strategies are under investigation, with the most promising being combinations of PARP-is with antiangiogenetic agents and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Moreover, new drugs targeting different pathways, including the ATR-CHK1-WEE1, the PI3K-AKT and the RAS/RAF/MEK, are under development both in phase I and II-III clinical trials. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go, and the next few years promise to be exciting.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 15 vom: 25. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cordani, Nicoletta [VerfasserIn]
Bianchi, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Ammoni, Luca Carlofrancesco [VerfasserIn]
Cortinovis, Diego Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Cazzaniga, Marina Elena [VerfasserIn]
Lissoni, Andrea Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Landoni, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Canova, Stefania [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Epithelial ovarian cancer
Journal Article
PARP inhibitors
Resistance
Review

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Date Revised 14.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.3390/ijms241511890

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NLM360687741