VIDEO: Olaparib yields ‘impressive’ results in metastatic breast cancer
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In TBCRC 048, the single-agent olaparib (Lynparza; AstraZeneca, Merck) met its primary endpoint in both study cohorts and showed a clinically meaningful response in patients with metastatic breast cancer with somatic BRCA1/2 or germline PALB2 mutations. However, there was not a meaningful response for patients with ATM or CHEK2 mutations.
“The studies demonstrated a little over 50% objective response rate in those patients with somatic BRCA mutations, which occurs in up to 10% of our patients with metastatic breast cancer,” Tolaney said. “Given these findings, I would consider using olaparib in those patients with somatic BRCA alterations.”
Tung NM, et al. Abstract 1002. Presented at: ASCO20 Virtual Scientific Program; May 29 to 31, 2020.