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Parp Inhibitors For The Treatment Of Brca1/2-Mutated Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Ranju Kunwor, Daniel P. Silver, Maysa Abu-Khalaf
Parp Inhibitors For The Treatment Of Brca1/2-Mutated Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Ranju Kunwor, Daniel P. Silver, Maysa Abu-Khalaf
Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: The PARP inhibitors (PARPis) olaparib and talazoparib are currently approved for the treatment of deleterious germline BRCA1/2-mutated (gBRCA+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). These approvals were based on improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) observed in two randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Other PARPis, such as veliparib and niraparib, have also been studied. We conducted this meta-analysis of RCTs to assess the PFS and overall survival (OS) benefits of PARPis in gBRCA + MBC.
METHODS: We performed a systematic search for RCTs using the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases up to March 2021. Only phase II and III …