The purpose of this study is to determine how patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, and
primary peritoneal cancer will best respond to treatment with rucaparib versus
chemotherapy.
Additional locations may be listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT02855944.
See trial information on ClinicalTrials.gov for a list of participating sites.
Rucaparib is an orally available, small molecule inhibitor of poly-adenosine diphosphate
[ADP] ribose polymerase (PARP) being developed for treatment of ovarian cancer associated
with homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair deficiency (HRD). The safety and efficacy
of rucaparib has been evaluated in several Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies. An oral
formulation is the focus of current development efforts. Rucaparib is currently being
investigated as monotherapy in patients with cancer associated with breast cancer
susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) or BRCA2 mutations.
While PARP inhibitors have demonstrated consistent robust clinical activity in patients
with relapsed ovarian cancer associated with HRD, prospective studies evaluating efficacy
and safety of PARPi versus standard of care chemotherapy have been limited. The primary
purpose of this Phase 3 study is to compare the efficacy and safety of rucaparib versus
chemotherapy as treatment for relapsed ovarian cancer in patients with a deleterious
BRCA1/2 mutation in their tumor.
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