Affiliation:
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
2. Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Abstract
Inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) are considered one of the most active and exciting new therapies for the treatment of ovarian cancer. The anticancer activity of PARP inhibitors is based on the DNA repair vulnerability of many ovarian cancer cells, and multiple mechanisms of action of PARP inhibitors have been identified. As single agents, PARP inhibitors have demonstrated their greatest activity in ovarian cancer cells that harbor mutations in BRCA genes. Additionally, recent phase III studies have shown that single-agent PARP inhibitor activity extends beyond BRCA-related cancers and can benefit patients with ovarian cancers that do not have known BRCA mutations, especially when clinical characteristics such as platinum sensitivity and high-grade serous histology are present. PARP inhibitors have also been combined with chemotherapy, however, overlapping myelosuppression observed with PARP inhibitor and chemotherapy combinations has hampered development of these combinations. Contrariwise, PARP inhibitor and biologic agent combinations, specifically antiangiogenic agents, appear well tolerated and show promising activity in both BRCA mutated ( BRCAm) and BRCA wild-type ( BRCAwt) cancers. Currently, multiple clinical trials are underway examining the antitumor activity of PARP inhibitor combination therapy.
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