Authors
Mansoor R Mirza, Bradley J Monk, Jørn Herrstedt, Amit M Oza, Sven Mahner, Andrés Redondo, Michel Fabbro, Jonathan A Ledermann, Domenica Lorusso, Ignace Vergote, Noa E Ben-Baruch, Christian Marth, Radosław Mądry, René D Christensen, Jonathan S Berek, Anne Dørum, Anna V Tinker, Andreas du Bois, Antonio González-Martín, Philippe Follana, Benedict Benigno, Per Rosenberg, Lucy Gilbert, Bobbie J Rimel, Joseph Buscema, John P Balser, Shefali Agarwal, Ursula A Matulonis
Publication date
2016/12/1
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine
Volume
375
Issue
22
Pages
2154-2164
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Description
Background
Niraparib is an oral poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]–ribose) polymerase (PARP) 1/2 inhibitor that has shown clinical activity in patients with ovarian cancer. We sought to evaluate the efficacy of niraparib versus placebo as maintenance treatment for patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent ovarian cancer.
Methods
In this randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial, patients were categorized according to the presence or absence of a germline BRCA mutation (gBRCA cohort and non-gBRCA cohort) and the type of non-gBRCA mutation and were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive niraparib (300 mg) or placebo once daily. The primary end point was progression-free survival.
Results
Of 553 enrolled patients, 203 were in the gBRCA cohort (with 138 assigned to niraparib and 65 to placebo), and 350 patients were in the non-gBRCA cohort (with 234 assigned to niraparib and 116 to placebo …
Scholar articles
MR Mirza, BJ Monk, J Herrstedt, AM Oza, S Mahner… - New England Journal of Medicine, 2016