Rucaparib in recurrent ovarian cancer: real-world experience from the rucaparib early access programme in Spain - A GEICO study
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- DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-10191-5
Rucaparib in recurrent ovarian cancer: real-world experience from the rucaparib early access programme in Spain - A GEICO study
Abstract
Background: Rucaparib is a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor approved in Europe as maintenance therapy for recurrent platinum-sensitive (Pt-S) ovarian cancer (OC). The Rucaparib Access Programme (RAP) was designed to provide early access to rucaparib for the above-mentioned indication, as well as for patients with BRCA-mutated Pt-S or platinum-resistant (Pt-R) OC and no therapeutic alternatives.
Methods: In this observational, retrospective study we analysed the efficacy and safety of rucaparib within the RAP in Spain. Hospitals associated with the Spanish Ovarian Cancer Research Group (GEICO) recruited patients with high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer treated with rucaparib 600 mg twice daily as maintenance or treatment (Pt-S/Pt-R) in the RAP. Baseline characteristics, efficacy, and safety data were collected.
Results: Between July 2020 and February 2021, 51 patients treated in 22 hospitals in the RAP were included in the study. Eighteen patients with a median of 3 (range, 1-6) prior treatment lines received rucaparib as maintenance; median progression-free survival (PFS) for this group was 9.1 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.2-11.6 months). Among 33 patients (median 5 [range, 1-9] prior treatment lines) who received rucaparib as treatment, 7 and 26 patients had Pt-S and Pt-R disease, respectively. Median PFS was 10.6 months (95% CI, 2.5 months-not reached) in the Pt-S group and 2.2 months (95% CI, 1.1-3.2 months) in the Pt-R group. Grade ≥ 3 treatment-emergent adverse events were reported in 39% of all patients, the most common being anaemia (12% and 15% in the maintenance and treatment groups, respectively). At data cut-off, 5 patients remained on treatment.
Conclusion: Efficacy results in these heavily pre-treated patients were similar to those from previous trials. The safety profile of rucaparib in real life was predictable and manageable.
Keywords: Maintenance; PARP inhibitor; Recurrent ovarian cancer; Rucaparib; Treatment.
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Conflict of interest statement
AY: Consulting or advisory role: Clovis Oncology, GSK, AstraZeneca, MSD, PharmaMar, Roche. Travel, accommodation, expenses: MSD, GSK, PharmaMar.
AB: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
PE: Consulting fees and honoraria for lectures, presentations, speaker bureaus: MSD, GSK, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology and PharmaMar.
BP: Consulting or advisory role: Clovis Oncology, Novartis, AstraZeneca. Travel, accommodation: AstraZeneca.
LS: Consulting or advisory role: GSK-Tesaro, Clovis Oncology, AstraZeneca, MSD, Roche. Travel, accommodation, expenses: GSK, MSD, PharmaMar.
PR: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
JA: Consulting or advisory role: GSK, Clovis, AstraZeneca, MSD, Roche. Travel, accommodation, expenses: GSK, MSD, PharmaMar.
JC: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
LG: Consulting fees and honoraria for lectures, presentations, speaker bureaus: MSD, GSK, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology and PharmaMar.
JF: Advisory Board: Roche, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology and GSK.
AS: Consulting fees and honoraria for lectures, presentations, speaker bureaus: MSD, GSK, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Pfizer, Lilly, Novartis.
CS: Consulting or advisory role: PharmaMar. Travel, accommodation, expenses: GSK, MSD, Pfizer, AstraZeneca.
LM: Consulting or advisory role: Roche/Genentech, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Pfizer, Tesaro, Eisai, Lilly, Clovis Oncology, Pierre Fabre, GlaxoSmithKline. Speakers’ Bureau: Roche/Genentech, Novartis, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Lilly. Research Funding: Tesaro.
AH: Principal investigator of clinical trials: AstraZeneca, Roche. Member of advisory boards: GSK. Personal fees: Clovis Oncology, GSK, MSD and PharmaMar.
AT: Personal fees and non-financial support: Roche, BMS, MSD, GSK, AstraZeneca and Pfizer.
RM: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
JM: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
MM: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
GM: Consulting fees and honoraria for lectures, presentations, speaker bureaus: Roche, PharmaMar, GSK/Tesaro, MSD, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Medicamenta, Lilly, Pfizer.
VC: Consulting or advisory role: GSK, AstraZeneca, MSD, PharmaMar. Travel, accommodation, expenses: GSK, AstraZeneca, MSD, PharmaMar.
MC: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
MG: The author declares no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
AD: Employee and owner of stock and stock options in Clovis Oncology, Inc.
AGM: Advisory/Consultancy: Alkermes, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Clovis Oncology, Genmab, GSK, ImmunoGen, Merck Sharp & Dohme, macrogenmics, Novartis, Oncoinvent, Pfizer/Merck, PharmaMar, Roche, Sotio, Sutro. Speaker Bureau: AstraZeneca, PharmaMar, Roche, GSK, Clovis Oncology. Research Grant/Funding: Roche, TESARO: A GSK Company. Travel/Accommodation/Expenses: AstraZeneca, PharmaMar, Roche, TESARO: A GSK Company.
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