Stratifying prostate patients for olaparib

Cancer Discov. 2015 Jun;5(6):568-9. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2015-061. Epub 2015 Apr 22.

Abstract

Data from the phase II TOPARP-A clinical trial indicate that men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer are more likely to respond to the PARP inhibitor olaparib if they have mutations in DNA damage repair genes. The study provides the first data supporting molecular stratification for patients with this disease.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phthalazines / therapeutic use*
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use*
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / genetics
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Phthalazines
  • Piperazines
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
  • olaparib