FDA approves the PARP inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza) in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin) as maintenance therapy for some women with advanced ovarian cancer

Questions To Ask Your Health Care Provider

• Am I eligible for first-line maintenance therapy with a PARP inhibitor?
• I just finished second-line chemotherapy; would I benefit from maintenance therapy?
• I have an inherited BRCA mutation; would I benefit from a PARP inhibitor and Avastin for treatment?
• What are the risks and benefits of taking a PARP inhibitor?
• What are the differences between PARP inhibitors that are approved for first-line maintenance therapies?

Open Clinical Trials

The following studies look at PARP inhibitors and similar agents for treating people with ovarian cancer.  

• NCT03579316: Adavosertib With or Without Olaparib in Treating Patients With Recurrent Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer. This project studies the effectiveness of adavosertib with or without olaparib for patients with ovarian cancer that has come back (recurs).

The following studies look at treatment for people with advanced solid tumors. 

• NCT05252390: NUV-868 Alone and in Combination With PARP Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors.This study tests the safety and effectiveness of the experimental drug NUV-868 alone and combined with a PARP inhibitor in people with advanced solid tumors. This study is open to people whose cancer stopped responding or progressed on PARP inhibitors.
• NCT02264678: Ascending Doses of Ceralasertib in Combination With Chemotherapy and/or Novel Anti Cancer Agents. This is a study of orally administered ceralasertib combined with chemotherapy regimens and/or novel anticancer agents for patients with advanced cancer. The study enrolls people with tumors that are HRD-positive or who have inherited mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, ATM, RAD51C or RAD51D.  
• NCT04644068: Study of AZD5305 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Anti-cancer Agents in Patients With Advanced Solid Malignancies (PETRA). This research is designed to learn whether treatment with a new PARP inhibitor, AZD5305, used alone or in combination with anti-cancer agents is safe, tolerable and has anti-cancer activity in patients with advanced solid tumors. The study is open to people who have previously been treated with PARP inhibitors.  
• NCT04267939: ATR Inhibitor Plus Niraparib Study in Advanced Solid Tumors and Ovarian Cancer. This study looks at how well people with advanced solid tumors respond to treatment with the targeted therapy BAY1895344 in combination with the PARP inhibitor niraparib. This study is open to people with inherited mutations in ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2 and other genes. Contact the study coordinator for information about eligibility for people with mutations in other genes. 
• NCT04657068: Treatment with ATR Inhibitor for Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors. This study looks at how well a new oral targeted therapy known as an ATR inhibitor works on advanced or metastatic solid tumors with mutations in genes that are linked to DNA damage repair. This study is open to people who have an inherited or acquired BRCA or ATM mutation or whose tumors are HRD-positive. This study is open to people whose cancer stopped responding or progressed on PARP inhibitors.