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. 2023 Jan 31;23:107. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-10571-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of the RCTs and patients included in the meta-analysis

Number Author/year NCT Number Nation Study phase Interventions Sample size Median age (P/C) years Median treatment duration (P/C) Cancer type
PARP group Control group PARP inhibitor group Control group
1

Kaye [18]

et.al 2011

NCT00628251 United States, Australia, etc II Olaparib (400 mg/day) Liposomal doxorubicin 32 32 58.5/53 NA Ovarian cancer
Olaparib (800 mg/day) 32 53.5/53 NA Ovarian cancer
2

Ledermann [19]

et.al 2012

NCT00753545 United States, Austria, etc II Olaparib (800 mg/day) Placebo 136 128 58/59 206.5/141 days Ovarian cancer
3

Pusztai [20]

et.al 2021

NCT01042379 United States II

Olaparib (200 mg/day) + 

Durvalumab + Paclitaxel + 

Doxorubicin + 

Cyclophosphamide

Paclitaxel + Doxorubicin + Cyclophosphamide 73 299 46/48 NA Breast cancer
4

Rugo [21]

et.al 2016

II

Veliparib (100 mg/day) + 

Carboplatin + Paclitaxel

Carboplatin + Paclitaxel 72 44 48.5/47.5 182/165 days Breast Cancer
5

Novello [22]

et.al 2014

NCT01086254 France, Germany, etc II Iniparib (11.2 mg/kg/week) + Gemcitabine + Cisplatin Gemcitabine + Cisplatin 78 39 59/58 15/13.9 weeks Lung cancer
6

Han [23]

et.al 2018

NCT01506609 United States, Australia, etc II

Veliparib (240 mg/day) + 

Carboplatin + Paclitaxel

Placebo + Carboplatin + 

Paclitaxel

93 96 44/46 36/30 weeks Breast Cancer

Veliparib (80 mg/day) + 

Temozolomide

93 46/46 18/30 weeks Breast Cancer
7

Hussain [24]

et.al 2017

NCT01576172 United States II Veliparib (600 mg/day) + Abiraterone acetate + Prednisone Abiraterone acetate + Prednisone 79 74 68/69 36/36 weeks Prostate Cancer
8

Owonikoko [25]

et.al 2020

NCT01642251 United States II

Veliparib (200 mg/day) + 

Etoposide + Cisplatin

Placebo + Etoposide + 

Cisplatin

66 66 66/64 NA Lung Cancer
9

Fennell [26]

et.al 2022

NCT01788332 United Kingdom II Olaparib (600 mg/day) Placebo 31 38 65/63 12/12 weeks Lung cancer
10

Banerjee [27]

et.al 2021

NCT01844986 United States, Canada, etc III Olaparib (600 mg/day) Placebo 260 130 NA 24.6/13.9 months Ovarian cancer
11

Mirza [28]

et.al 2016

NCT01847274 United States, Italy, etc III Niraparib (300 mg/day) Placebo 367 179 NA NA Ovarian cancer
12

Bang [29]

et.al 2017

NCT01924533 China, Japan, etc III Olaparib (200 mg/day) + Paclitaxel Placebo + Paclitaxel 262 259 58/59 73.5/59 days Gastric cancer
13

Ledermann [30]

et.al 2021

NCT01968213 United States, Australia, etc III Rucaparib (1200 mg/day) Placebo 372 189 61/62 8.3/5.5 months Ovarian cancer
14

Clarke [31]

et.al 2018

NCT01972217 United States, Canada, etc II Olaparib (600 mg/day) + Abiraterone Pacebo + Abiraterone 71 71 70/67 309/253 days Prostate cancer
15

Loibl [32]

et.al 2018

NCT02032277 United States, Australia, etc III Veliparib (100 mg/day) + Paclitaxe + Carboplatin

Veliparib placebo + Paclitaxel + 

Carboplatin

313 158 51/49 89/85.5 days Breast cancer

Veliparib placebo + Paclitaxel + 

Carboplatin placebo

157 51/50 89/84 days Breast cancer
16

Diéras [33]

et.al.2020

NCT02163694 United States, Australia, etc III Veliparib (240 mg/day) + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel Placebo + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel 336 171 47/45 NA Breast cancer
17

Golan [34]

et.al 2020

NCT02184195 United States, Canada, etc III Olaparib (600 mg/day) Placebo 90 61 57/57 6/3.7 months Pancreatic Cancer
18

Gorbunova [35]

et.al 2019

NCT02305758 North America, Australia etc II

Veliparib (400 mg/day) + Irinotecan + Leucovorin

 + Fluorouracil infusion ± Bevacizumab

Irinotecan + Leucovorin + Fluorouracil bolus + Fluorouracil infusion ± Bevacizumab 65 65 59/64 NA Colorectal Cancer
19

Liu [36]

et.al 2022

NCT02446600 United States, Canada, Japan III Olaparib (600 mg/day) Platinum-based chemotherapy 187 167 NA NA Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Olaparib (400 mg/day) + Cediranib 183 NA NA Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
20

Coleman [37]

et.al 2019

NCT02470585 United States, Australia, etc III Veliparib (300 mg/day) + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + followed by veliparib (600 mg or 800 mg/day) maintenance

Placebo + Carboplatin + 

Paclitaxel + followed by Placebo maintenance

377 371 62/62 NA Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
Veliparib (300 mg/day) + Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + followed by Placebo maintenance 376 62/62 NA Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
21

Ray-Coquard [38]

et.al 2019

NCT02477644 Austria, Belgium, etc III

Olaparib (600 mg/day) + 

Bevacizumab

Placebo + Bevacizumab 535 267 61/60 17.3/15.6 moths Ovarian cancer
22

González-Martín [39]

et.al 2019

NCT02655016 United States, France, etc III Niraparib (200 mg or 300 mg/day) Placebo 484 244 62/62 NA Ovarian cancer
23

Kristeleit [40]

et.al 2022

NCT02855944 United States, Brazil, etc III Rucaparib (1200 mg/day) Chemotherapy (administered per institutional guidelines) 232 113 58/59 7.3/3.6 months Ovarian cancer
24

Chiorean [41]

et.al 2021

NCT02890355 United States II

Veliparib (400 mg/day) + 

Irinotecan + Folinic acid + 5-Fluorouracil infusion

Irinotecan + Folinic acid + 5-Fluorouracil bolus + 

5-Fluorouracil infusion

56 50 67/67 8/10 weeks Pancreatic Cancer
25

Bono [42]

et.al 2020

NCT02987543 United States, Canada, etc III Olaparib (600 mg/day) Physician’s choice of enzalutamide or abiraterone 256 130 NA 7.4/3.9 months Prostate Cancer
26

Colombo [43]

et.al 2022

NCT03314740 Italy II Olaparib (600 mg/day) every day + Cediranib every day Paclitaxel 41 28 64.2/62.5 NA Ovarian cancer
Olaparib (600 mg/day) every day + Cediranib 5 days a week 41 59.9/62.5 NA Ovarian cancer
27

Ai [44]

et.al 2021

NCT03516084 China III Niraparib (300 or 200 mg/day) Placebo 125 60 NA 44/42.5 days Lung Cancer
28

Monk [45]

et.al 2022

NCT03522246 United States, Australia, etc III Rucaparib (1200 mg/day) Placebo 425 110 61/61 14.7/9.9 month Ovarian cancer
29

Wu [46]

et.al 2020

NCT03705156 China III Niraparib (300 mg or 200 mg/day) Placebo 177 88 53/55 369/171 days Ovarian cancer
30

Woll [47]

et.al 2022

/ United Kingdom II Olaparib (300 mg twice a day) Placebo 73 74 66/64 8/8 weeks Lung cancer
Olaparib ( 200 mg three times a day) Placebo 73 63/64 19/8 weeks Lung cancer
31

Sun [48]

et.al 2022

/ China II Olaparib (400 mg/day) + Bevacizumab Albumin-bound paclitaxel + Bevacizumab 42 42 NA NA Ovarian cancer
32

O’Reilly [49]

et.al 2020

/ United States, Canada, Israel II

Veliparib (160 mg/day) + 

Cisplatin + Gemcitabine

Cisplatin + Gemcitabine 27 23 64/63 NA Pancreas Adenocarcinoma

NCT number national clinical trial number, PARP poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase, NA not reported / Not registered on the ClinicalTrials.gov, P/C PARP inhibitor group/control group