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Research Article: Efficacy and safety of PARP inhibitor maintenance therapy in elderly ovarian cancer patients: a real-world single-center retrospective cohort study

Date Published: 2026-06-08

Abstract:
PARP(Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase) inhibitors are established as effective treatment for ovarian cancer; however, there have been no systematic studies of PARP inhibitor use in older patients with ovarian cancer. This study was conducted at Peking University People’s Hospital. Archival data from patients with advanced age (? 65 years) with ovarian cancer between March 2018 and September 2023, who received olaparib or niraparib as maintenance therapy following either first-line platinum-based chemotherapy or platinum-sensitive recurrence (PSR) chemotherapy and achieved complete (CR) or partial response (PR). The two clinical scenarios (first-line maintenance and PSR maintenance) were analyzed separately. Of 56 included patients, 20 (35.7%) and 34 (60.7%) received olaparib and niraparib, respectively, while 2 (3.6%) switched from olaparib to niraparib due to intolerance. The mean age was 70.14 ± 4.63 years. Median progression-free survival (mPFS) was 24 months in 35 (62.5%) patients receiving PARP inhibitors as first-line maintenance therapy(1L-group). In the 1L group, CA125 level, whether CR was reached, BRCA mutation status, and R0 at initial surgery before PARP inhibitor therapy were associated with PFS in univariate analysis, and the latter three factors were independently associated with PFS on multivariate analysis. In the PSR group, among patients with PSR ?12 months (n=13), mPFS was not reached; among those with PSR 6–12 months (n=7), mPFS was 9.6 months. Anemia (22.7%) was the most frequent grade 3–4 adverse event in the olaparib group, whereas thrombocytopenia (11.1%) was more common in the niraparib group. Both groups of patients experienced dose reduction, interruption, and discontinuation within the first 6 months. Niraparib had a lower termination rate than olaparib, and long-term PARP inhibitor use was generally well-tolerated. PARP inhibitor (olaparib and niraparib) maintenance therapy yields favorable clinical outcomes for elderly ovarian cancer patients. Three clinical factors, attainment R0(no residual disease) after initial surgery, BRCA mutation, and CA-125 ?10 U/mL before PARP inhibitor treatment, were predictive of longer PFS in elderly ovarian cancer patients undergoing first-line maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitors.

Introduction:
PARP(Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase) inhibitors are established as effective treatment for ovarian cancer; however, there have been no systematic studies of PARP inhibitor use in older patients with ovarian cancer.

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