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Would concurrent endocrine therapy and PARPi maintenance be safe and appropriate after surgical treatment/adjuvant chemotherapy for a patient with BRCA1 mutated synchronous early stage HR+ breast CA and Stage IIA Fallopian tube carcinoma?

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Medical Oncology · Duke University
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This does seem like a reasonable approach, based on my knowledge of eligibility criteria and tolerance in the OlympiA trial, which was a randomized trial of olaparib vs placebo in BRCA mutation carriers. In the OlympiA trial, patients with BRCA 1/2 mutation and hormone receptor positive breast cancer received standard adjuvant endocrine therapy, with olaparib or placebo. Use of strong or moderate CYP3A inhibitors or inducers was an exclusion criteria for OlympiA; exemestane is not a CYP3A inhibi...

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