article_snippet.sent: The drug already works for women with cancer fuelled by BRCA gene mutations, the defect that led to actress Angelina Jolie having actress Angelina Jolie ovaries removed.
article_snippet.sent: Side effects from traditional anti-cancer treatments are reduced because only cancer cells with genetic defects are targeted.
article_snippet.sent: Most of the men who had detectable DNA repair mutations had disease control lasting much longer than expected.
article_snippet.sent: This suggests the men most likely to benefit from the drug could be identified by testing to look for mutations.
article_snippet.sent: Side effects from traditional anti-cancer treatments are reduced because only tumour cells with genetic defects are targeted.
article_snippet.sent: the first cancer drug to target inherited genetic mutations works by blocking the cancer cell
highlights_snippet.sent: Drug prolongs time a sufferer can live without disease getting worse .