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FDA Approval of Myriad Genetics CDx Adds HRD to Growing List of Ovarian Cancer Predictive Markers

Oct 29, 2019
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Turna Ray
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NEW YORK – The latest approval of niraparib (GlaxoSmithKline's Zejula) for heavily pretreated ovarian cancer patients with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) not only increases the number of patients eligible for the drug, but also adds another biomarker that oncologists can use to help them decide whether to prescribe this PARP inhibitor or another drug. 

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