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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2021 Aug 17;40(3):891–908. doi: 10.1007/s10555-021-09983-1

Table 1:

Selected Completed PARPi Trials in Pancreas Cancer

Drugs N Phase Cohort Study design Outcome Reference
Olaparib 154 2 gBRCA1/BRCA2 mutation and had not progressed during first line platinum Olaparib 200mg bid vs placebo mPFS 7.4 vs 3.8 mos (HR 0.53; 95% CI, 0.35 to 0.82; P=0.004)
mOS 19.0 vs 19.2 mos (HR 0.83 favoring olaparib; 95% CI 0.56–1.22; P= 0.3487.
Golan et al[78,66]
Rucaparib 24 2 Platinum sensitive PDAC with BRCA1/BRCA2 or PALB2 mutations Rucaparib 600mg bid ORR 36.8%
DCR for >8 weeks 89.5%
mPFS 9.1 mos (no HR given)
Binder et al[81]
Olaparib 23 2 gBRCA1/2 solid tumors Olaparib 400mg bid RR 21.7%
SD 34.8%
Kaufman et al[82]
Rucaparib 19 2 gBRCA1/2 and somatic BRCA1/2 Rucaparib 600mg bid ORR 15.9%
DCR 31.6% or 44.4% in those with prior chemotherapy
Shroff et al[83]
Veliparib 16 2 gBRCA1/2, PALB2 mutated PDAC Veliparib 300 mg bid n=3), 400 mg bid (n=15) RR 0%
SD 25%
mPFS 1.7mos (95% CI 1.57–1.83)
mOS 3.1mos ((95% CI 1.9–4.1)
Lowery et al[84]
Olaparib 48 2 Platinum-sensitive, metastatic PDAC, without gBRCA mutation and with BRCAness, previous chemotherapy Olaparib 400mg bid (n=46)
RR 2%
SD 72%
mPFS 3.7mos
(95% CI, 2.9–5.7)
mOS 9.9mos (95% CI, 7.6–16.1 months)
Javle et al[68]
Olaparib 18 1 Unresectable PDAC MTD of olaparib and irinotecan, cisplatin, mitomycin C Significant toxicity
One 4-year response in germline BRCA mutated patient
Yarchoan et al[86]
Veliparib 108 2 Metastatic PDAC Veliparib plus modified FOLFIRI (no 5FU bolus) vs FOLFIRI alone mOS was 5.1 vs 5.9 mos (HR 1.3, 95%CI 0.9–2.0, P = 0.21), and mPFS was 2.1 vs 2.9 mos (HR 1.5, 95%CI 1.0–2.2, P = 0.05) Chiorean et al[87]
Veliparib 31 1/2 Metastatic PDAC Veliparib (40 mg to 250 mg twice a day, days 1–7 of each 14-day cycle) and FOLFOX vs FOLFOX alone ORR in HRR mutated platinum naïve patients of 57% Pishvaian et al[89]
Veliparib 50 2 Stage 3/ 4 PDAC with gBRCA/PALB2 mutation Veliparib 80mg bid 1–12 cycled every 3 weeks plus cisplatin and gemcitabine vs cisplatin and gemcitabine alone RR 74.1%
DCR 100%
mPFS 10.1 (95% CI, 6.7 to 11.5 months)
vs 9.7 (95% CI, 4.2 to 13.6 months; P = .73)
mOS 15.5 (95% CI, 12.2 to 24.3 months) vs 16.4 (95% CI, 11.7 to 23.4 months; P = .6)
O’Reilly et al[90]
Veliparib 30 2 Locally advanced PDAC Veliparib 40mg bid, weekly gemcitabine, daily IMRT OS for DDR mutated patients 19 mos 95% CI: 6.2–27.2 vs 14mos in DDR intact patients. Tuli et al[121]

RR: Response rate; SD: Stable disease; POD: Progression of disease; BID: twice daily, mPFS: Median progression free survival, mOS: Median overall survival; gBRCA: germline BRCA mutated, mos: months; wks: weeks); MTD Maximum tolerated dose; IMRT: Intensity modulated radiotherapy