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Niraparib and Neratinib for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors or Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Trial Status: closed to accrual

This phase I/Ib trial investigates the side effects and best dose niraparib and neratinib and how well they work in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced) or ovarian cancer that responds at first to treatment with drugs that contain the metal platinum but then comes back within a certain period (platinum-resistant). Niraparib is an inhibitor of PARP, an enzyme that helps repair deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) when it becomes damaged. Blocking PARP may help keep cancer cells from repairing their damaged DNA, causing them to die. PARP inhibitors are a type of targeted therapy. Neratinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving niraparib and neratinib in combination may work better in treating solid tumors or ovarian cancer compared to either drug alone.