Clinical Oncology: Case Reports

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Samuel D Saibil Author

Subjects of specialization
T Lymphocytes, Adaptive Immunity, Flow Cytometry, Cell Culture, T Cell Biology, cancer oncology

Affiliation
Department of Medical Oncology, Wallace McCain Centre for Pancreatic Cancer, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

Biography

Dr. Samuel D Saibil is working as scientist and professor at Department of Medical Oncology, Wallace McCain Centre for Pancreatic Cancer, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. The author has specalization in cancer, cancer oncology, chemotherapy, Carcinogenesis, Chemotherapy


Publications

Case Report Open Access

Response to PARP Inhibitor in PALB2-Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report

Author(s):

Michael J Allen, Amy Zhang, Samuel D Saibil, Sarah Picardo, Shari Moura, Grainne M O’Kane and Jennifer J Knox

Abstract

PALB2 (Partner and Localizer of Breast Cancer Type 2 (BRCA2)) pathogenic variants increase sensitivity to poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors (PARPi) in a variety of malignancies, yet no documented objective response to treatment in metastatic pancreatic cancer has been reported. We describe a case of a PALB2-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer patient who had achieved a partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy, and was then observed to achieve an ongoing partial response with a further 42% reduction in tumor size over 6-months of treatment to date whilst on the PARPi olaparib.

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