Phase II trial of veliparib in patients with previously treated BRCA-mutated pancreas ductal adenocarcinoma.

Purpose: BRCA-associated cancers have increased sensitivity to poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis). This single arm, non-randomised, multicentre phase II trial evaluated the response rate of veliparib in patients with previously treated BRCA1/2- or PALB2-mutant pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Methods: Patients with stage III/IV PDAC and known germline BRCA1/2 or PALB2 mutation, 1-2 lines of treatment, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0-2, were enrolled.

A pilot study of dose-dense adjuvant paclitaxel without growth factor support for women with early breast carcinoma.

Purpose: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) was used in CALGB 9741 to support dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by paclitaxel (P) (Citron et al. J Clin Oncol 21:1431-1439, 2003). However, myelosuppression is not known to be dose or schedule limiting for paclitaxel.