Lynparza approved in Japan for the treatment of advanced ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers
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AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of advanced ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers….The three approvals authorise Lynparza for:...maintenance treatment after platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with BRCAm curatively unresectable pancreas cancer.
Alterations in DNA Damage Repair Genes in Primary Liver Cancer
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Herein, we explored eight BRCAness patients with seven ICC and 1 H-ChC, who were all treated with olaparib (a PARPi)...three patients who achieved partial response had germline BRCA2 mutations and family cancer history, highlighting that patients with ICC with BRCA2 germline mutations may be more sensitive to PARPi therapy.
Comprehensive molecular profiling of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the Chinese population and therapeutic experience
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Samples from 122 individual patients with ICC were analyzed….BRCA1/2 mutations were detected in 16 (13%) patients...Four patients accepted poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor (olaparib) treatment combined with chemotherapy. Two patients achieved stable disease, and two patients responded partially.