Scientists Find 110 Genes Linked to Breast Cancer
Gene Test Could Pinpoint Patients Sensitive to New Type of Cancer Drug
Testing for a gene commonly mutated in ovarian cancers could pick out patients who will respond well to a promising new class of cancer drugs, a major new study reveals. Scientists found that defects in a gene called ARID1A caused sensitivity to new drugs targeting the DNA repair process within tumour cells. The new drugs…