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Key clinical point: Olaparib monotherapy is effective in germline BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer in a real-world setting.

Major finding: The median progression-free survival was 8.11 months, and the clinical response rate was 48.6%. The grade 3 or higher treatment-related adverse event rate was 25.4%. There were no new safety signals.

Study details: An interim analysis of an open-label, single-arm, phase 3b LUCY trial including 252 previously treated patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with a germline BRCA mutation who received olaparib.

Disclosures: The study was funded by AstraZeneca. Dr. S McCutcheon was an employee and stockholder of AstraZeneca LP. Dr. J Bennett and Dr. G Walker were contractors for AstraZeneca LP. The authors received consulting/speaker fees or research support from various sources.

Source: Gelmon KA et al. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.03.029.

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Key clinical point: Olaparib monotherapy is effective in germline BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer in a real-world setting.

Major finding: The median progression-free survival was 8.11 months, and the clinical response rate was 48.6%. The grade 3 or higher treatment-related adverse event rate was 25.4%. There were no new safety signals.

Study details: An interim analysis of an open-label, single-arm, phase 3b LUCY trial including 252 previously treated patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with a germline BRCA mutation who received olaparib.

Disclosures: The study was funded by AstraZeneca. Dr. S McCutcheon was an employee and stockholder of AstraZeneca LP. Dr. J Bennett and Dr. G Walker were contractors for AstraZeneca LP. The authors received consulting/speaker fees or research support from various sources.

Source: Gelmon KA et al. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.03.029.

Key clinical point: Olaparib monotherapy is effective in germline BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer in a real-world setting.

Major finding: The median progression-free survival was 8.11 months, and the clinical response rate was 48.6%. The grade 3 or higher treatment-related adverse event rate was 25.4%. There were no new safety signals.

Study details: An interim analysis of an open-label, single-arm, phase 3b LUCY trial including 252 previously treated patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer with a germline BRCA mutation who received olaparib.

Disclosures: The study was funded by AstraZeneca. Dr. S McCutcheon was an employee and stockholder of AstraZeneca LP. Dr. J Bennett and Dr. G Walker were contractors for AstraZeneca LP. The authors received consulting/speaker fees or research support from various sources.

Source: Gelmon KA et al. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.03.029.

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