Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)
This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that BRCA1 pathogenic variants status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Rucaparib in patients with Ovarian Epithelial Tumor.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to rucaparib for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with a deleterious BRCA mutation (germline and/or somatic)-associated recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy.
This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration:
RUBRACA is a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor indicated for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with a deleterious BRCA mutation (germline and/or somatic)- associated recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to platinum-based chemotherapy.