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© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. Background: Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-inhibitors (PARPis) showed antitumour activity in BRCA1/2-mutated cancers, with more heterogeneous outcomes in tumours harbouring mutations that impair other genes involved in the DNA homologous recombination repair (HRR) or wild-type (wt). Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to better assess the role of PARPis in the treatment of metastatic solid tumours, with and without BRCA1/2 mutations. The primary end-point was progression-free survival (PFS). The secondary end-points were overall response rate (ORR) and overall survival (OS). A random-effects model was applied. Results: Twenty-nine studies (8,839 patients) were included. PFS was significantly improved (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.59, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.51–0.68, p < 0.001), without being affected by BRCA mutational status (p = 0.65). Significant subgroup differences were observed with regard to the tumour site (p = 0.001), line of therapy (p = 0.002), control arm (p < 0.001), type of PARPi (p < 0.001) and trials' phase (p = 0.006). PARPis were associated with ORR (relative risk: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.16–1.56, p < 0.001), with significant subgroup differences observed with regard to treatment line (p = 0.03), control arm (p = 0.04) and PARPis (p < 0.001) and independent of mutational status (p = 0.44), tumour site (p = 0.86) and trials' phase (p = 0.09). OS was significantly improved by PARPis (HR: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.80–0.92, p < 0.001), regardless of mutational status (p = 0.57), tumour site (p = 0.82), treatment line (p = 0.22), control arm (p = 0.21), PARPis (p = 0.30) and trials' phase (p = 0.26). Finally, an exploratory subgroup analysis showed a significant PFS improvement (HR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.43–0.60, p < 0.001) with PARPis in BRCA-wt/HRR-deficient tumours. Conclusion: Our results confirm the efficacy of already approved PARPi-based treatments in BRCA1/2-mutant solid tumours, support their role also in BRCA-independent HRR-deficient tumours and suggest a potentially broader efficacy in some wt tumours, perhaps with appropriate therapeutic partners. Prospective studies are warranted.
Author(s): Schettini F, Giudici F, Bernocchi O, Sirico M, Corona SP, Giuliano M, Locci M, Paris I, Scambia G, De Placido S, Rescigno P, Prat A, Curigliano G, Generali D
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Cancer
Year: 2021
Volume: 149
Pages: 134-152
Print publication date: 01/05/2021
Online publication date: 13/04/2021
Acceptance date: 22/02/2021
ISSN (print): 0959-8049
ISSN (electronic): 1879-0852
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2021.02.035
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.02.035
PubMed id: 33862496
