Resistant Ovarian Cancer, Olaparib and Liposomal Doxorubicin

The combination of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors with PLD may provide a synergistic effect in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, especially those with Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), because of the decreased ability to repair chemotherapy-induced DNA damage. Preclinical studies with PARP inhibitors have shown potentiation of the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapeutic agents and a recent phase I study has shown the tolerability of the combination and efficacy in recurrent ovarian cancer. In this study, encouraging efficacy results were seen in ovarian cancer patients and were not limited by Germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA) Mutations status or sensitivity to platinum therapy.