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ReviewCureus2024

Poly(Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose) Polymerase (PARP) Inhibitors in the Treatment of Advanced Ovarian Cancer: A Narrative Review.

Deepika Dewani, Arpita Jaiswal, Pravin Karwade

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Deepika DewaniObstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Arpita JaiswalObstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Pravin KarwadeObstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(adenosine diphosphate ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have appeared as a revolutionary approach to treating advanced ovarian cancer, particularly in patients with breast cancer (BRCA) mutations and homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). This narrative review explores PARP inhibitors' clinical efficiency, safety, and changing role in this context. PARP inhibitors, such as olaparib, niraparib, or rucaparib, provide considerable benefits regarding progression-free survival expansion and overall outcomes improvement in first-line maintenance and recurrent settings. The underlying mechanisms, patient selection criteria, and resistance patterns are discussed, alongside insights into combination therapies to overcome resistance and enhance therapeutic efficacy. Ongoing clinical trials and future potential for personalized therapy approaches using PARP inhibitors for advanced ovarian cancer are also highlighted. However, despite these drugs' phenomenal ability to revolutionize treatment protocols for such cancer types, several challenges remain: toxicity management, cost, and development of resistance will require more research to optimize their use or broaden patient populations who can benefit from them.

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advanced ovarian cancerbrca mutationsdna repair mechanismshomologous recombination deficiency (hrd)niraparibolaparibparp inhibitorsrucaparib

Identifiers

PMID39360040
PMCPMC11446491

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