ICARE Social Media Post May 2025

Inherited Prostate Cancer: PARP Inhibitors

A new meta-analysis study looking at prior studies of PARP inhibitors in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and an inherited gene mutation showed:

  • the greatest benefit in BRCA carriers
  • a strong signal of benefit in PALB2 or CDK12 alterations
  • no benefit in ATM or CHEK2 carriers

Learn more at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39848867/

Reference: Naqvi, et al. Eur Urol. 2025:S0302-2838(24)02760-X. PMID: 39848867.

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