Phase 2 multicentre trial investigating intermittent and continuous dosing schedules of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor rucaparib in germline BRCA mutation carriers with advanced ovarian and breast cancer

BACKGROUND: Rucaparib is an orally available potent selective small-molecule inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) 1 and 2. Rucaparib induces synthetic lethality in cancer cells defective in the homologous recombination repair pathway including BRCA-1/2. We investigated the efficacy and safety of single-agent rucaparib in germline (g) BRCA mutation carriers with advanced breast and ovarian cancers.

METHODS: Phase II, open-label, multicentre trial of rucaparib in proven BRCA-1/2 mutation carriers with advanced breast and or ovarian cancer, WHO PS 0-1 and normal organ function. Intravenous (i.v.) and subsequently oral rucaparib were assessed, using a range of dosing schedules, to determine the safety, tolerability, dose-limiting toxic effects and pharmacodynamic (PD) and pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles.

RESULTS: Rucaparib was well tolerated in patients up to doses of 480 mg per day and is a potent inhibitor of PARP, with sustained inhibition ⩾24 h after single doses. The i.v. rucaparib (intermittent dosing schedule) resulted in an objective response rate (ORR) of only 2% but with 41% (18 out of 44) patients achieved stable disease for ⩾12 weeks and 3 patients maintaining disease stabilisation for >52 weeks. The ORR for oral rucaparib (across all six dose levels) was 15%. In the oral cohorts, 81% (22 out of 27) of the patients had ovarian cancer and 12 out of 13, who were dosed continuously, achieved RECIST complete response/partial response (CR/PR) or stable disease (SD) ⩾12 weeks, with a median duration of response of 179 days (range 84-567 days).

CONCLUSIONS: Rucaparib is well tolerated and results in high levels of PARP inhibition in surrogate tissues even at the lowest dose levels. Rucaparib is active in gBRCA-mutant ovarian cancer and this activity correlates with platinum-free interval. The key lessons learned from this study is that continuous rucaparib dosing is required for optimal response, the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) for continuous oral scheduling has not been established and requires further exploration and, thirdly, the use of a PD biomarker to evaluate dose-response has its limitations.

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CommentIn: Br J Cancer. 2016 Mar 29;114(7):713-5. - PMID 27022824

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:114

Enthalten in:

British journal of cancer - 114(2016), 7 vom: 29. März, Seite 723-30

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Drew, Yvette [VerfasserIn]
Ledermann, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Geoff [VerfasserIn]
Rea, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Glasspool, Ros [VerfasserIn]
Highley, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Jayson, Gordon [VerfasserIn]
Sludden, Julieann [VerfasserIn]
Murray, James [VerfasserIn]
Jamieson, David [VerfasserIn]
Halford, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Acton, Gary [VerfasserIn]
Backholer, Zoe [VerfasserIn]
Mangano, Raffaella [VerfasserIn]
Boddy, Alan [VerfasserIn]
Curtin, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Plummer, Ruth [VerfasserIn]

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8237F3U7EH
BRCA1 Protein
BRCA1 protein, human
BRCA2 Protein
BRCA2 protein, human
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Indoles
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rucaparib

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Date Completed 17.08.2016

Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Br J Cancer. 2016 Mar 29;114(7):713-5. - PMID 27022824

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/bjc.2016.41

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM258671319