AstraZeneca and Merck announced Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has approved Lynparza (olaparib) tablets for use in patients with unresectable or recurrent BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy. Patients are selected for therapy based on an approved companion diagnostic.
Urologic oncologist Wayne Brisbane thought his patient might be a good candidate for focal therapy.
