Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)
This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BRCA1 pathogenic variants, HER2-negative status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Olaparib in patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma.
This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:
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.