Therapeutic Response

BRCA2 pathogenic variants status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Olaparib in patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Statements

Source and description
Lynparza (olaparib) [package insert]. FDA. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to olaparib for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious gBRCAm metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma whose disease has not progressed on at least 16 weeks of a first-line platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. Olaparib's product label specifies to select patients for therapy based on an FDA-approved companion diagnostic for Lynparza.
Lynparza (olaparib) [product information]. EMA. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized olaparib as a monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with germline BRCA1/2-mutations who have metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and have not progressed after a minimum of 16 weeks of platinum treatment within a first-line chemotherapy regimen.
Olaparib (Tablet) Monotherapy. NCCP National SACT Regimen. HSE. The Republic of Ireland's Health Service Executive (HSE) has approved olaparib (tablet) for reimbursement as a monotherapy treatment option for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with germline BRCA1/2-mutations who have metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and have not progressed after a minimum of 16 weeks of platinum treatment within a first-line chemotherapy regimen.