BRCA2 genetic mutation associated with improved survival, chemotherapy response in ovarian cancer

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 15:31 in Health & Medicine

Among women with a certain type of high-grade ovarian cancer, having BRCA2 genetic mutations, but not BRCA1, was associated with improved overall survival and improved response to chemotherapy, compared to women with BRCA wild-type (genetic type used as a reference to compare genetic mutations), according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA.

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