Maintenance treatment of platinum-sensitive relapsed ovarian cancer, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

Active Ingredient: Olaparib

Indication for Olaparib

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

Olaparib is indicated as monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum-based chemotherapy.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

300 mg twice daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, 300 milligrams olaparib, 2 times daily.

Detailed description

The recommended dose of olaparib is 300 mg taken twice daily, equivalent to a total daily dose of 600 mg.

Patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed (PSR) high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum-based chemotherapy should start treatment with olaparib no later than 8 weeks after completion of their final dose of the platinum-containing regimen.

Missing dose

If a patient misses a dose of olaparib, they should take their next normal dose at its scheduled time.

Dose adjustments for adverse reactions

Treatment may be interrupted to manage adverse reactions such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and anaemia and dose reduction can be considered.

The recommended dose reduction is to 250 mg twice daily (equivalent to a total daily dose of 500 mg).

If a further dose reduction is required, then reduction to 200 mg twice daily (equivalent to a total daily dose of 400 mg) is recommended.

Active ingredient

Olaparib

Olaparib is a potent inhibitor of human poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase enzymes (PARP-1, PARP-2, and PARP-3), and has been shown to inhibit the growth of selected tumour cell lines in vitro and tumour growth in vivo either as a standalone treatment or in combination with established chemotherapies or new hormonal agents (NHA).

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