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AstraZeneca and MSD Report Results of Lynparza in P-III PAOLA-1 Study as 1L Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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AstraZeneca and MSD Report Results of Lynparza in P-III PAOLA-1 Study as 1L Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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  • The P-III PAOLA-1 study involves assessing of Lynparza + bevacizumab vs bevacizumab as monothx. as a 1L maintenance therapy for newly diagnosed advanced FIGO Stage III-IV high grade serous or endometroid ovarian- fallopian tube- peritoneal cancer women prior treated with platinum-based CT + bevacizumab
  • The P-III PAOLA-1 study resulted in meeting its 1EPs in the intent-to-treat population i.e- improvement in PFS- increased the time women lived without disease progression- no new safety is observed
  • Lynparza is a PARP inhibitor act by blocking DNA damage response in tumors harboring HRR mutation including BRCA1/BRCA2- jointly developed and commercialized by AstraZeneca and MSD and is an approved therapy for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer and metastatic breast cancer

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