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Olaparib in Combination with Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial evaluates the safety and effectiveness of olaparib in combination with pembrolizumab for the treatment of uveal melanoma that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Olaparib is a drug that binds to and inhibits an enzyme called PARP, inhibiting repair of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). PARP inhibition may enhance the effectiveness of DNA-damaging agents and may reverse tumor cell resistance to treatment. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving olaparib in combination with pembrolizumab may be more effective at shrinking tumors or stopping them from growing than giving either drug alone.