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Association details:
Biomarker:BRCA1 mutation
Cancer:Endometrial Cancer
Drug:Zejula (niraparib) (PARP inhibitor)
Direction:Sensitive
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C1 - Off-label
  (Approved for Peritoneal Cancer)
New
Excerpt:
ZEJULA is a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor indicated:...for the treatment of adult patients with advanced ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who have been treated with three or more prior chemotherapy regimens and whose cancer is associated with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) positive status defined by either:...a deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA mutation...
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: C4 – Case Studies
Title:

Successful treatment of a patient with brain metastases from endometrial cancer using Niraparib: a case report

Published date:
01/10/2021
Excerpt:
...There was none report about the applications of PARP inhibitor for endometrial cancer with brain metastases. Here, we present the case of a 62-year-old woman whose Peripheral blood gene detection had shown BRCA1 mutation with brain metastases from high-grade serous carcinoma of the endometrium who was successfully treated with Niraparib and remained free of disease progression for 6 months.
DOI:
10.21037/apm-21-113