Talazoparib in Patients with a Germline BRCA-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer: Detailed Safety Analyses from the Phase III EMBRACA Trial.

CONCLUSION: Talazoparib was associated with superior efficacy, favorable PROs, and lower HRU rate versus chemotherapy in gBRCA-mutated ABC. Toxicities were manageable with talazoparib dose modification and supportive care.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Talazoparib was generally well tolerated in patients with germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in the EMBRACA trial. Common toxicities with talazoparib were primarily hematologic and infrequently resulted in permanent drug discontinuation (<2% of patients discontinued talazoparib due to hematologic toxicity). Hematologic toxicities typically occurred during the first 3-4 months of treatment and were managed by dose modifications and supportive care measures. A significant efficacy benefit, improved patient-reported outcomes, lower rate of health resource utilization and a tolerable safety profile support incorporating talazoparib into routine management of germline BRCA-mutated locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer.
PMID: 31767793 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Oncologist - November 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hurvitz SA, Gonçalves A, Rugo HS, Lee KH, Fehrenbacher L, Mina LA, Diab S, Blum JL, Chakrabarti J, Elmeliegy M, DeAnnuntis L, Gauthier E, Czibere A, Tudor IC, Quek RGW, Litton JK, Ettl J Tags: Oncologist Source Type: research