Table 2

Monotherapy with PARP inhibitors for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer

Trial name/identificationPhaseTreatment(s)Disease
setting
Sample sizeObjective response
rate (%)
Progression-free survival (median months)Overall survival (median months)
Study 42 (Domchek et al. 2016)9 IIOlaparibPlatinum-resistant/refractory or platinum-sensitive germline BRCA1/2-mutated ovarian cancer19334%6.7Not reported
SOLO3 (Penson et al. 2020; Penson et al. 2022)11 12 IIIOlaparib vs non-platinum chemotherapyPlatinum-sensitive recurrent germline BCRA-mutated ovarian cancer26672.2% vs 51.4%13.4 vs 9.234.9 vs 32.9
Study 12/ICEBERG 3 (Kaye et al. 2012)13 IIPlaparib 200 mg vs olaparib 400 mg vs liposomal doxorubicinPlatinum-sensitive/resistant recurrent germline BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer9725% vs 31% vs 18%6.5 vs 8.8 vs 7.1Not reported
CLIO (Vanderstichele et al. 2019)14 IIOlaparib vs physician’s choice chemotherapyPlatinum-resistant ovarian cancer10018% vs 6%2.9 vs 3.4Not reported
LIGHT (Cadoo et al. 2020 & 2021; Mathews et al. 2021)15 16 59 IIOlaparibPlatinum-sensitive recurrent, high-grade serous/endometrioid epithelial ovarian cancer27137%7.4Not reported
ARIEL 4 (Kristeleit et al. 2021)20 IIIRucaparib vs standard-of-care chemotherapyPlatinum-sensitive/resistant, high-grade germline BRCA/somatic-mutated recurrent ovarian cancer34940.3% vs 32.3%7.4 vs 5.7Not reported
QUADRA (Moore et al. 2019)21 IINiraparibRelapsed, high-grade serous (grade 2 or 3) ovarian cancer46128%5.517.2
Coleman et al. 201522 IIVeliparibPrimary BRCA-mutated/germline BRCA ovarian cancer5026%8.1119.7
Steffensen et al 201723 I/IIVeliparibPlatinum-resistant or intermediate sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer4544%5.613.7
  • BRCA, BReast CAncer gene; PARP, poly-ADP ribose polymerase.