FDA approves Lynparza with abiraterone, prednisone (or prednisolone) for BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

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FDA has approved Lynparza (olaparib) with abiraterone and prednisone (or prednisolone) for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, as determined by an FDA-approved companion diagnostic test (The Cancer Letter, May 5, 2023). 

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