A Phase I/II Study of Veliparib (ABT-888) in combination with 5-Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin in Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Background Up to 17% of pancreatic cancer (PDAC) patients harbor pathogenic (germline or somatic) mutations in a homologous recombination, DNA damage response and repair (HR-DDR) gene, such as BRCA1/2, or PALB2. Platinum-based chemotherapy, or treatment with PARP inhibitors are of particular benefit in these patients. However, there may be even greater benefit when platinums and PARP inhibitors…