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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Parp Inhibitors and Radiotherapy: A New Combination for Prostate Cancer (Systematic Review).

Inés Rivero Belenchón, Carmen Belen Congregado Ruiz, Carmen Saez, Ignacio Osman García, Rafael Antonio Medina López

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Inés Rivero BelenchónUrology and Nephrology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6217-4618
Carmen Belen Congregado RuizUrology and Nephrology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.
Carmen SaezBiomedical Institute of Seville (IBIS), 41013 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8600-0508
Ignacio Osman GarcíaUrology and Nephrology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0023-0223
Rafael Antonio Medina LópezUrology and Nephrology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4514-4329

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PARPi, in combination with ionizing radiation, has demonstrated the ability to enhance cellular radiosensitivity in different tumors. The rationale is that the exposure to radiation leads to both physical and biochemical damage to DNA, prompting cells to initiate three primary mechanisms for DNA repair. Two double-stranded DNA breaks (DSB) repair pathways: (1) non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) and (2) homologous recombination (HR); and (3) a single-stranded DNA break (SSB) repair pathway (base excision repair, BER). In this scenario, PARPi can serve as radiosensitizers by leveraging the BER pathway. This mechanism heightens the likelihood of replication forks collapsing, consequently leading to the formation of persistent DSBs. Together, the combination of PARPi and radiotherapy is a potent oncological strategy. This combination has proven its efficacy in different tumors. However, in prostate cancer, there are only preclinical studies to support it and, recently, an ongoing clinical trial. The objective of this paper is to perform a review of the current evidence regarding the use of PARPi and radiotherapy (RT) in PCa and to give future insight on this topic.

Indexed as

Prostatic NeoplasmsRadiation OncologyDNA RepairHumansMaleMedical OncologyPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPARP inhibitorsprostate cancerradiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID37629155
PMCPMC10455664

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