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. 2021 Aug 3;12(16):1600–1614. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.28015

Table 4. Clinical studies of PARP inhibitors in mCRPC with HRR mutations.

Study Agent Patients Enrolled Key Findings
TOPARP-A [5] Olaparib Olaparib 49 Overall RR: 33% (16/49)
RR in HRR positive subgroup: 88% (14/16)
PFS: HRR+ve: 9.8 vs. HRR-ve: 2.7 months; P < 0.001
OS: HRR+ve: 13.8 vs. HRR-ve: 7.5 months; P = 0.05
TOPARP-B [20] Olaparib 400 mg vs. Olaparib 300 mg
(randomized 1:1)
Olaparib 400: 49
Olaparib 300: 49
RR: Olaparib 400 mg group: 54.3% vs. olaparib 300 mg group: 39.1% PFS: Olaparib 400 mg 5.5 months vs. olaparib 300 mg 5.4 months
OS: Olaparib 400 mg 14.3 vs. olaparib 300 mg 10.1 months
PROFOUND [6] Olaparib 300 mg vs. enzalutamide or
Abi (pcNHA; randomized 2:1)
Cohort A+B: Olaparib: 256 vs. pcNHA: 131
Cohort A: Olaparib: 162 vs. pcNHA: 83
Cohort A+B
RR: olaparib 22.0% vs. ADT 4.0%
PFS: olaparib 5.8 vs. ADT 3.5 months
OS: olaparib 17.5 vs. ADT 14.3 months
Cohort A
RR: olaparib 33.0% vs. ADT 2.0%
PFS: olaparib 7.4 vs. ADT 3.6 months
OS: olaparib 18.5 vs. ADT 15.1 months
TRITON2 (preliminary results) [19] Rucaparib 600 mg 136 RR: 44% in patients with BRCA1/2 mutations
Confirmed PSA response in 51.1% patients in BRCA1/2 group, 1 patient with a CDK12 alteration, 1 patient with a BRIP1 alteration, and 1 patient with a FANCA alteration
GALAHAD (preliminary results) [23] Niraparib 300 mg Total: 81;
BRCA ½: 46
non-BRCA: 35
RR: BRCA ½ 41% vs. Non-BRCA 9%
PFS: BRCA ½ 8.2 vs. Non-BRCA 5.3 months
OS: BRCA ½ 12.6 vs. Non-BRCA 14
Clarke et al. 2018 [64] Abi with Olaparib 300 mg or placebo (randomized 1:1) Abi+Olaparib: 71
Abi+placebo: 71
RR: Abi+Olaparib 27% vs. Abi+placebo 32%
PFS: Abi+Olaparib 13.8 vs. Abi+placebo 8.2 months
OS: Abi+Olaparib 22.7 Abi+placebo 20.9 months

Abbreviations: Abi: abiraterone; HRR: homologous recombination repair; OS: overall survival; pcNHA: physician choice novel hormonal agent (abiraterone or enzalutamide); PFS: progression-free survival; RR: response rate.