Regulatory approval

Published by the Health Canada.

Health Canada approved olaparib for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative high risk early breast cancer who have been treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy.

This is written in the approval document as:

LYNPARZA (olaparib) is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative high risk early breast cancer who have been treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients must have confirmation of a germline BRCA mutation before LYNPARZA treatment is initiated.

Citation

AstraZeneca Canada Inc. Lynparza (olaparib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080379.PDF. Published April 2025. Accessed June 2025.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Type Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
Sensitivity (+) BRCA1 pathogenic variants, HER2-negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma Olaparib
Sensitivity (+) BRCA2 pathogenic variants, HER2-negative Invasive Breast Carcinoma Olaparib