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Gillian Mitchell

Researcher at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Publications -  142
Citations -  12485

Gillian Mitchell is an academic researcher from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 138 publications receiving 10800 citations. Previous affiliations of Gillian Mitchell include University of British Columbia & University of Melbourne.

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Oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib in patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and advanced breast cancer

TL;DR: The results of this study provide positive proof of concept for PARP inhibition in BRCA-deficient breast cancers and shows a favourable therapeutic index for a novel targeted treatment strategy in patients with tumours that have genetic loss of function of BRCa1-associated orBRCA2-associated DNA repair.
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BRCA Mutation Frequency and Patterns of Treatment Response in BRCA Mutation–Positive Women With Ovarian Cancer: A Report From the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group

TL;DR: The data supports the recommendation that germ-line BRCA1/2 testing should be offered to all women diagnosed with nonmucinous, ovarian carcinoma, regardless of family history, and supports the advent of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor trials.
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Association of type and location of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Timothy R. Rebbeck, +261 more
- 07 Apr 2015 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between specific mutations in BRCA1 and cancer risk has been investigated and limited information about the relationship has been available about specific mutations for specific mutations.