Dr. Oratz on PARP Inhibitors to Treat Patients With Breast Cancer

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Cancer Network spoke with Ruth Oratz, MD, a medical oncologist at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York City, about the use of PARP inhibitors for breast cancer.

Cancer Network spoke with Ruth Oratz, MD, a medical oncologist and breast cancer specialist at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York City, about the use of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors for patients diagnosed with breast cancer. 

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