olaparib (lynparza) maintenance for breast cancer – pro

Lynparza is indicated for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer, who are in complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy. ITs sue for maintenance of breast cancer is off-label. PARP inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in germline BRCA mutation (gBRCAm) carriers. The recent Olympia trial demonstrated improved progression-free and distant disease-free survival with adjuvant olaparib for gBRCAm carriers with HER2-negative high-risk early-stage breast cancer.
N.J. Tung et al, Adjuvant Olaparib for Patients with BRCA1- or BRCA2-Mutated Breast Cancer, Adjuvant Olaparib for Patients with BRCA1- or BRCA2-Mutated Breast Cancer

Tung, N., Garber, J.E. PARP inhibition in breast cancer: progress made and future hopes. Breast Cancer 8, 47 (2022).

NCCN Breast Cancer 2022

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