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Practical guidance on the use of olaparib capsules as maintenance therapy for women with BRCA mutations and platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer.
Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2016
Friedlander Michael, Banerjee Susana, Mileshkin Linda, Scott Clare, Shannon Catherine, Goh Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
Olaparib is the first oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor to be approved as maintenance monotherapy for treatment of patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) serous ovarian cancer. This review provides practical guidance on the use of olaparib (capsule formulation) in the maintenance setting. The article focuses on the key toxicities that can arise with olaparib therapy and...
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