Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BRCA1 pathogenic variants status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Abiraterone acetate, Olaparib, Prednisone in patients with Prostate Adenocarcinoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

LYNPARZA is indicated in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone for the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline and/or somatic BRCA mutated metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated. BRCA mutation must be confirmed 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.