Olaparib is a selective and potent inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) enzymes, PARP1 and PARP2. PARP inhibitors represent a novel class of anti-cancer therapy and they work by taking advantage of a defect in DNA repair in cancer cells with BRCA mutations and inducing cell death.
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Ovarian cancer
Olaparib is indicated for the maintenance treatment of adults with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline or somatic BRCA-mutated advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in complete or partial response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.
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Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, England, United Kingdom
Christie Hospital, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Research Site, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Research Site, Lund, Sweden
Research Site, Taegu, Korea, Republic of
Research Site, Seattle, Washington, United States
Ottawa Health Research Institute - General Division, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Univ. Health Network-Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Research Site, Manchester, United Kingdom
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