ICARE Social Media Post June 2023

FDA Advisory Committee Recommendation: Olaparib for Prostate Cancer Treatment

Olaparib plus abiraterone acetate is recommended as the first line treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, but only in patients whose tumors have BRCA mutations. Although a broad indication for the combination therapy was desired, concerns about the trial design were raised, and the phase III results did not explicitly show that patients without a BRCA mutation would benefit.

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