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    Cost-Effectiveness of Maintenance Olaparib for Germline BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.

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    Cost-Effectiveness of Maintenance Olaparib for Germline BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.

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    Original research:

    Randomized, Multicenter, Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin With or Without Veliparib in Patients With Pancreas Adenocarcinoma and a Germline BRCA/PALB2 Mutation.

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    Podcast, Research review: Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Germline BRCA/PALB2 Mutant Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. (JCO Podcast. 2020 Jan 21.)

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    Letter, Comment:

    Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine as Standard of Care for Germline BRCA/PALB2-Mutated Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Are We Moving Too Fast?

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    Review:

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    Response / Letter

    The Authors Respond.

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    Olaparib monotherapy in patients with advanced cancer and a germline BRCA1/2 mutation.

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    Reply to M.G. McNamara et al and M.S. Copur et al.

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    • Kim R, Byer J, Saif MW.
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