Benefit from maintenance with PARP inhibitor in newly diagnosed ovarian cancer according to BRCA1/2 mutation type and site: a multicenter real-world study.
Knowledge about the association between the BRCA1/2 mutation type and location and response to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) as single agent in ovarian cancer is limited. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of PARPi based on functional domains (FD) [RING, BRCT, DNA-binding (BD), RAD51-BD] and types (frameshift, missense, nonsense, splicing) of BRCA1/2 gene mutations in ovarian cancer.
This multicenter real-world study retrospectively enrolled BRCA1/2-mutated ovarian cancer patients receiving olaparib maintenance between January 2010 and December 2022. Data were compared with historical series of patients who did not receive olaparib and analyzed based on the FD involved in BRCA1/2 mutations. Progression-free survival was calculated from the date of the last platinum-based treatment until recurrence or last follow-up.
After a median follow-up of 46 months (range 32-60 months), 140 patients who underwent olaparib maintenance were compared with 128 who did not. PARPi showed efficacy in the overall population. The no-exon 11 patients benefitted more from olaparib than exon 11 patients [hazard ratio (HR) 0.48, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.25-0.93]. In the BRCA1 group, patients with mutations in RING and BRCT domains had significant benefits from PARPi (HR 0.08, 95% CI 0.01-0.75; HR 0.10, 95% CI 0.02-0.38, respectively). Among BRCA2-mutated patients, RAD51-BD mutations were associated with higher response to olaparib (HR 0.23, 95% CI 0.10-0.52). According to the mutation type, the major effect of PARPi was in the missense group (HR 0.04, 95% CI 0.01-0.31). No patients with p.(Ala1708Glu) in the BRCT domain (BRCA1) receiving PARPi experienced recurring disease in the study period.
BRCA1/2-mutated patients benefit from olaparib, but with variations according to the mutation type and FDs. BRCA1-mutated patients in the RING or BRCT and BRCA2-mutated in the RAD51-BD have the greatest benefit. Patients with missense mutations, especially those with p.(Ala1708Glu), have the most significant advantage from maintenance with PARPi.
Marchetti C
,Fagotti A
,Fruscio R
,Cassani C
,Incorvaia L
,Perri MT
,Sassu CM
,Camnasio CA
,Giudice E
,Minucci A
,Seca M
,Arbustini E
,Vertechy L
,De Bonis M
,Boccia SM
,Giannarelli D
,Salutari V
,Distefano M
,Ferrandina MG
,Nero C
,Musacchio L
,Russo A
,Scambia G
,Lorusso D
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BRCA functional domains associated with high risk of multiple primary tumors and domain-related sensitivity to olaparib: the Prometheus Study.
Germline pathogenic variants (gPVs) in the breast cancer susceptibility gene 1/2 (BRCA1/2) genes confer high-penetrance susceptibility to breast cancer (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC). Although most female BRCA carriers develop only a single BRCA-associated tumor in their lifetime, a smaller subpopulation is diagnosed with multiple primary tumors (MPTs). The genetic factors influencing this risk remain unclear. Further, in patients with BRCA-mutated tumors, there appears to be a variability in the effectiveness of olaparib treatment.
This real-world, multicenter, observational study aimed to determine whether the location of BRCA gPVs within functional domains (FDs) is associated with the development of MPTs and the magnitude of olaparib benefit. The study population comprised consecutive patients with OC who underwent hereditary cancer genetic testing between May 2015 and March 2023. MPT history was assessed based on mutated genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) and the location of the PVs within the FDs. Clinical outcomes of olaparib first-line maintenance therapy were evaluated according to BRCA1/2 FD location.
The frequency of MPT history in the overall population was 13.3% (118/882), and 20.4% in the BRCA-mutated subpopulation (68/333; P < 0.001). We observed a significant association between the DNA-binding domain (DBD) FD of BRCA2 and MPT. Specifically, 55.6% of BRCA2-mutated patients with PVs in the DBD had a history of BC as a second tumor. At a median follow-up of 48.5 months (95% confidence interval 10-70 months), the 48-month progression-free survival rates were 100.0% for patients with PVs in DBD, 91.7% for those with PVs in other FDs, and 36.4% for those with PVs in the RAD51-binding domain (RAD51-BD) of BRCA2 (P = 0.01). Results in the BRCA1 cohort were not statistically significant.
The results suggest that the location of PVs within BRCA FDs may influence the onset of multiple tumors and the benefit of olaparib in patients with BRCA-mutated OC. These findings could be relevant for cancer prevention efforts, particularly given the increasing number of cancer survivors. However, further understanding is needed before these results can inform clinical decisions.
Incorvaia L
,Marchetti C
,Brando C
,Bazan Russo TD
,Bono M
,Perez A
,Congedo L
,Ergasti R
,Castellana L
,Insalaco L
,Contino S
,Gristina V
,Galvano A
,Fanale D
,Badalamenti G
,Russo A
,Scambia G
,Bazan V
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Rucaparib versus chemotherapy for treatment of relapsed ovarian cancer with deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation (ARIEL4): final results of an international, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial.
In the ARIEL4 trial of rucaparib versus standard-of-care chemotherapy in patients with relapsed BRCA-mutated ovarian carcinoma, the primary endpoint was met, showing improved investigator-assessed progression-free survival with rucaparib. Here, we present the final overall survival analysis of the trial and other post-progression outcomes.
This open-label, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial was done at 64 hospitals and cancer centres in 12 countries, including Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, the UK, and the USA. Eligible patients were women aged 18 or older with BRCA1 or BRCA2-mutated ovarian carcinoma and had received at least two previous chemotherapy regimens. Patients had to have evaluable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST; version 1.1) criteria and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1. Patients were randomly assigned (2:1) using an interactive response technology and block randomisation (block size of six) and stratified by progression-free interval after the most recent platinum-containing therapy to receive oral rucaparib (600 mg twice daily administered in 28-day cycles) or chemotherapy on the basis of platinum-sensitivity status. In the chemotherapy group, patients with platinum-resistant disease (progression-free interval ≥1 to <6 months) or partially platinum-sensitive disease (progression-free interval ≥6 to <12 months) received weekly paclitaxel (starting dose 60-80 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15). Patients with fully platinum-sensitive disease (progression-free interval ≥12 months) received the investigator's choice of platinum-based chemotherapy (single-agent cisplatin or carboplatin, or platinum-doublet chemotherapy), in 21-day or 28-day cycles. The primary endpoint (previously reported) was investigator-assessed progression-free survival, assessed in the efficacy population (all randomly assigned patients with deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations without reversion mutations) and in the intention-to-treat population (all randomly assigned patients). Overall survival was a prespecified secondary endpoint and was analysed in the intention-to-treat population. Safety was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of assigned study treatment. The cutoff date was April 10, 2022. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02855944; enrolment is complete and the study is closed.
Between March 1, 2017, and Sept 24, 2020, 349 eligible patients were randomly assigned to receive rucaparib (n=233) or chemotherapy (n=116). 332 (95%) of 349 patients were white and 17 (5%) patients were other or of unknown race. In the chemotherapy group, 80 (69%) of 116 patients crossed over to receive rucaparib. Median follow-up was 41·2 months (IQR 37·8-44·6). At data cutoff for this final analysis (April 10, 2022), 244 (70%) of 349 patients had died: 167 (72%) of 233 in the rucaparib group and 77 (66%) of 116 in the rucaparib group. Median overall survival was 19·4 months (95% CI 15·2-23·6) in the rucaparib group versus 25·4 months (21·4-27·6) in the chemotherapy group (hazard ratio 1·3 [95% CI 1·0-1·7], p=0·047). No new safety signals were observed, including during crossover to rucaparib. The most common grade 3-4 adverse events across treatment groups included anaemia or decreased haemoglobin (reported in 59 [25%] of 232 patients in the rucaparib group and seven [6%] of 113 in the chemotherapy group), and neutropenia or decreased neutrophil count (in 26 [11%] of 232 in the rucaparib group and 16 [14%] of 113 patients in the chemotherapy group). Serious adverse events were reported in 66 (28%) of 232 patients in the rucaparib group and 14 (12%) of 113 patients in the chemotherapy group. Ten treatment-related deaths were reported in the rucaparib group, two of which were linked to judged to be related to rucaparib (cardiac disorder and myelodysplastic syndrome), and one death related to treatment was reported in the chemotherapy group, with no specific cause linked to the treatment.
These data highlight the need for a better understanding of the most appropriate treatment for patients who have progressed on a poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, and the optimal sequencing of chemotherapy and PARP inhibitors in advanced ovarian cancer.
Clovis Oncology.
Oza AM
,Lisyanskaya A
,Fedenko A
,de Melo AC
,Shparyk Y
,Rakhmatullina I
,Bondarenko I
,Colombo N
,Svintsitskiy V
,Biela L
,Nechaeva M
,Lorusso D
,Scambia G
,Cibula D
,Póka R
,Oaknin A
,Safra T
,Mackowiak-Matejczyk B
,Ma L
,Thomas D
,Lin KK
,McLachlan K
,Goble S
,Kristeleit R
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