Imyanitov E, Sokolenko A. Mechanisms of acquired resistance of BRCA1/2-driven tumors to platinum compounds and PARP inhibitors. World J Clin Oncol 2021; 12(7): 544-556 [PMID: 34367927 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i7.544]
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Evgeny Imyanitov, MD, Professor, Department of Tumor Growth Biology, N.N. Petrov Institute of Oncology, Pesochny, Leningradskaya str. 68, Saint-Petersburg 197758, Russia. evgeny@imyanitov.spb.ru
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World J Clin Oncol. Jul 24, 2021; 12(7): 544-556 Published online Jul 24, 2021. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i7.544
Mechanisms of acquired resistance of BRCA1/2-driven tumors to platinum compounds and PARP inhibitors
Evgeny Imyanitov, Anna Sokolenko
Evgeny Imyanitov, Anna Sokolenko, Department of Tumor Growth Biology, N.N. Petrov Institute of Oncology, Saint-Petersburg 197758, Russia
Evgeny Imyanitov, Anna Sokolenko, Department of Medical Genetics, St.-Petersburg Pediatric Medical University, Saint-Petersburg 194100, Russia
Evgeny Imyanitov, Department of Oncology, I.I. Mechnikov North-Western Medical University, Saint-Petersburg 191015, Russia
Author contributions: Imyanitov E designed the concept of the paper and prepared the draft; Sokolenko A collected the data for the paper, designed the figures and contributed to the manuscript writing.
Supported byThe Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, No. 075-15-2020-789.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Evgeny Imyanitov, MD, Professor, Department of Tumor Growth Biology, N.N. Petrov Institute of Oncology, Pesochny, Leningradskaya str. 68, Saint-Petersburg 197758, Russia. evgeny@imyanitov.spb.ru
Received: February 3, 2021 Peer-review started: February 3, 2021 First decision: March 31, 2021 Revised: April 4, 2021 Accepted: June 3, 2021 Article in press: June 3, 2021 Published online: July 24, 2021 Processing time: 167 Days and 18.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: BRCA1/2-associated tumors are highly sensitive to platinum compounds and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors; however, they eventually acquire resistance to this type of therapy. Restoration of BRCA1/2 function via the second mutation is the most known mechanism of tumor adaptation to the therapeutic pressure. Some studies demonstrate that even chemonaive BRCA1-driven tumors contain a small fraction of BRCA1-proficient cells suggesting that the loss of the remaining allele of this gene is not the first event in tumor pathogenesis. These pre-existing platinum-resistant cells rapidly repopulate tumor mass during neoadjuvant therapy for ovarian cancer and explain inevitability of the disease relapses after seemingly successful surgical debulking.
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Imyanitov E, Sokolenko A. Mechanisms of acquired resistance of BRCA1/2-driven tumors to platinum compounds and PARP inhibitors. World J Clin Oncol 2021; 12(7): 544-556 [PMID: 34367927 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i7.544]
