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    Research news:

    Are Homologous Recombination Deficiency Mutations Relevant in Colorectal Cancer?

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    Commentary:

    Expanding Germline Testing to All Patients With Esophagogastric Cancers-Easy to Do, Harder to Justify.

    Press: Gastric Cancer Cases Frequently Harbor Genetic Risk Variants, Suggesting Germline Testing. (GenomeWeb)

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    • The safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of niraparib in Japanese patients with solid tumours: results of a phase I dose-escalation study.
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    • Complete pathological response to olaparib and bevacizumab in advanced cervical cancer following chemoradiation in a BRCA1 mutation carrier: a case report.
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    • Tumour-Agnostic Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer and Biliary Tract Cancer.
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    • Clinical significance of homologous recombination deficiency score testing in endometrial Cancer.
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    • PARP Inhibitors in Biliary Tract Cancer: A New Kid on the Block?
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    Guidelines:

    Germline and Somatic Tumor Testing in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: ASCO Guideline.

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    • Review
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    Research news: Pediatric Cancer Patients With Solid Tumors Have Many Druggable Germline Alterations. (GenomeWeb)

    • Pan-Cancer Analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genomic Alterations and Their Association With Genomic Instability as Measured by Genome-Wide Loss of Heterozygosity.
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    • Mucinous Histology, BRCA1/2 Mutations, and Elevated Tumor Mutational Burden in Colorectal Cancer.
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    Commentary:

    BRCA status assessment in epithelial ovarian cancer and the challenge of tumor testing.

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