# Clinicopathological characteristics and eligibility for adjuvant olaparib of germline BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with HER2-negative early breast cancer

**Authors:** Stefania Morganti, Qingchun Jin, Julie Vincuilla, Ryan Buehler, Sean Ryan, Samantha Stokes, Tonia Parker, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Tari A. King, Anna Weiss, Ann H. Partridge, Brittany L. Bychkovsky, Giuseppe Curigliano, Nabihah Tayob, Nancy U. Lin, Judy E. Garber, Sara M. Tolaney, Filipa Lynce

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s41523-024-00632-8 · NPJ Breast Cancer · 2024-04-16

## TL;DR

This study examines which patients with BRCA1/2 mutations are eligible for olaparib treatment after breast cancer and compares their characteristics and outcomes.

## Contribution

The study provides real-world data on eligibility for adjuvant olaparib in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with early breast cancer.

## Key findings

- Identified the proportion of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers eligible for olaparib based on OlympiA criteria.
- Compared clinicopathologic features and outcomes between eligible and ineligible patients.

## Abstract

Following the survival benefit demonstrated in the OlympiA trial, one year of adjuvant olaparib is now recommended for all patients with germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PV) and high-risk, HER2-negative early breast cancer after chemotherapy. However, optimal identification of high-risk patients who may derive benefit from this genomically-directed therapy is debated. In this study, we sought to characterize the real-world proportion of gBRCA1/2 PV carriers eligible for adjuvant olaparib according to the OlympiA criteria, and to compare clinicopathologic characteristics and outcomes between eligible and ineligible patients.

## Linked entities

- **Genes:** BRCA1 (BRCA1 DNA repair associated) [NCBI Gene 672], BRCA2 (BRCA2 DNA repair associated) [NCBI Gene 675]
- **Chemicals:** olaparib (PubChem CID 23725625)
- **Diseases:** breast cancer (MONDO:0004989)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** ERBB2 (erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2) [NCBI Gene 2064] {aka CD340, HER-2, HER-2/neu, HER2, MLN 19, MLN-19}
- **Diseases:** breast cancer (MESH:D001943)
- **Chemicals:** olaparib (MESH:C531550)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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