Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives

Triple negative tumors represent 15% of breast cancer and are characterized by the lack of estrogen receptors, progesterone receptor, and HER2 amplification or overexpression. Approximately 25% of patients diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer carry a germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. They ha...

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Autores principales: Giacomo Barchiesi, Michela Roberto, Monica Verrico, Patrizia Vici, Silverio Tomao, Federica Tomao
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:549a19616e5f4c97a863831e740d27542021-11-30T23:22:15ZEmerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives2234-943X10.3389/fonc.2021.769280https://doaj.org/article/549a19616e5f4c97a863831e740d27542021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.769280/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2234-943XTriple negative tumors represent 15% of breast cancer and are characterized by the lack of estrogen receptors, progesterone receptor, and HER2 amplification or overexpression. Approximately 25% of patients diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer carry a germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. They have an aggressive biology, and chemotherapy has been the mainstay of treatment for a long time. Despite intensive therapies, prognosis is still poor, and many patients will eventually relapse or die due to cancer. Therefore, novel targeted agents that can increase the treatment options for this disease are urgently needed. Recently, a new class of molecules has emerged as a standard of care for patients with triple negative breast cancer and germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation: poly (ADP-ribose) (PARP) inhibitors. In the first part of the review, we summarize and discuss evidence supporting the use of PARP inhibitors. Currently, two PARP inhibitors have been approved for triple negative metastatic breast cancer—olaparib and talazoparib—based on two phase III trials, which showed a progression-free survival benefit when compared to chemotherapy. Safety profile was manageable with supportive therapies and dose reductions/interruptions. In addition, other PARP inhibitors are currently under investigation, such as talazoparib, rucaparib, and veliparib. Subsequently, we will discuss the potential role of PARP inhibitors in the future. Clinical research areas are investigating PARP inhibitors in combination with other agents and are including patients without germline BRCA mutations: ongoing phase II/III studies are combining PARP inhibitors with immunotherapy, while phases I and II trials are combining PARP inhibitors with other targeted agents such as ATM and PIK3CA inhibitors. Moreover, several clinical trials are enrolling patients with somatic BRCA mutation or patients carrying mutations in genes, other than BRCA1/2, involved in the homologous recombination repair pathway (e.g., CHECK2, PALB2, RAD51, etc.).Giacomo BarchiesiMichela RobertoMonica VerricoPatrizia ViciSilverio TomaoFederica TomaoFederica TomaoFrontiers Media S.A.articletriple negativemetastatic breast cancerPARP inhibitorsolaparibtalazoparibBRCA1/2Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENFrontiers in Oncology, Vol 11 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic triple negative
metastatic breast cancer
PARP inhibitors
olaparib
talazoparib
BRCA1/2
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle triple negative
metastatic breast cancer
PARP inhibitors
olaparib
talazoparib
BRCA1/2
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Giacomo Barchiesi
Michela Roberto
Monica Verrico
Patrizia Vici
Silverio Tomao
Federica Tomao
Federica Tomao
Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives
description Triple negative tumors represent 15% of breast cancer and are characterized by the lack of estrogen receptors, progesterone receptor, and HER2 amplification or overexpression. Approximately 25% of patients diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer carry a germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. They have an aggressive biology, and chemotherapy has been the mainstay of treatment for a long time. Despite intensive therapies, prognosis is still poor, and many patients will eventually relapse or die due to cancer. Therefore, novel targeted agents that can increase the treatment options for this disease are urgently needed. Recently, a new class of molecules has emerged as a standard of care for patients with triple negative breast cancer and germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation: poly (ADP-ribose) (PARP) inhibitors. In the first part of the review, we summarize and discuss evidence supporting the use of PARP inhibitors. Currently, two PARP inhibitors have been approved for triple negative metastatic breast cancer—olaparib and talazoparib—based on two phase III trials, which showed a progression-free survival benefit when compared to chemotherapy. Safety profile was manageable with supportive therapies and dose reductions/interruptions. In addition, other PARP inhibitors are currently under investigation, such as talazoparib, rucaparib, and veliparib. Subsequently, we will discuss the potential role of PARP inhibitors in the future. Clinical research areas are investigating PARP inhibitors in combination with other agents and are including patients without germline BRCA mutations: ongoing phase II/III studies are combining PARP inhibitors with immunotherapy, while phases I and II trials are combining PARP inhibitors with other targeted agents such as ATM and PIK3CA inhibitors. Moreover, several clinical trials are enrolling patients with somatic BRCA mutation or patients carrying mutations in genes, other than BRCA1/2, involved in the homologous recombination repair pathway (e.g., CHECK2, PALB2, RAD51, etc.).
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author Giacomo Barchiesi
Michela Roberto
Monica Verrico
Patrizia Vici
Silverio Tomao
Federica Tomao
Federica Tomao
author_facet Giacomo Barchiesi
Michela Roberto
Monica Verrico
Patrizia Vici
Silverio Tomao
Federica Tomao
Federica Tomao
author_sort Giacomo Barchiesi
title Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives
title_short Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives
title_full Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives
title_fullStr Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Emerging Role of PARP Inhibitors in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Current Scenario and Future Perspectives
title_sort emerging role of parp inhibitors in metastatic triple negative breast cancer. current scenario and future perspectives
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/549a19616e5f4c97a863831e740d2754
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