PMID- 32495160 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210302 LR - 20230106 IS - 1776-260X (Electronic) IS - 1776-2596 (Print) IS - 1776-2596 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 3 DP - 2020 Jun TI - Management of Adverse Events During Rucaparib Treatment for Relapsed Ovarian Cancer: A Review of Published Studies and Practical Guidance. PG - 391-406 LID - 10.1007/s11523-020-00715-z [doi] AB - The poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor rucaparib is approved as monotherapy in the treatment and maintenance settings for women with relapsed ovarian cancer in the European Union and the United States. We review the safety profile of rucaparib in both settings and provide recommendations for the clinical management of the main adverse events (AEs) that may occur during rucaparib treatment. We searched PubMed and congress proceedings for safety data on oral rucaparib monotherapy (600 mg twice daily) from clinical trials involving patients with relapsed ovarian cancer. AE management guidance was developed from clinical trial protocols, rucaparib prescribing information, oncology association guidelines, and author experience. The most frequent any-grade treatment-emergent AEs (TEAEs) included gastrointestinal symptoms, asthenia/fatigue, dysgeusia, anemia/decreased hemoglobin, and increased alanine/aspartate aminotransferase. Across clinical trials, 61.8% of patients had one or more grade 3 or higher TEAEs. Clinicians should employ close follow-up for TEAEs, particularly early in treatment, and educate patients about expected TEAEs and methods for their monitoring and management (e.g., antiemetics for nausea/vomiting, transfusions for hematologic TEAEs, or dose interruptions/reductions for moderate/severe TEAEs). Overall, 16.2% of patients discontinued rucaparib due to TEAEs. Management of AEs that may occur during rucaparib treatment is crucial for patients to obtain optimal clinical benefit by remaining on therapy and to avoid their detrimental impact on quality of life. FAU - Lorusso, Domenica AU - Lorusso D AD - Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. domenica.lorusso@policlinicogemelli.it. FAU - Garcia-Donas, Jesus AU - Garcia-Donas J AD - Medical Oncology Service, HM Hospitales-Centro Integral Oncologico Hospital de Madrid Clara Campal, Madrid, Spain. FAU - Sehouli, Jalid AU - Sehouli J AD - Department of Gynecology and Oncological Surgery, Charite University Medicine of Berlin and NOGGO, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Joly, Florence AU - Joly F AD - Medical Oncology Department, Centre Francois Baclesse, Universite Unicaen and GINECO, Caen, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - France TA - Target Oncol JT - Targeted oncology JID - 101270595 RN - 0 (Indoles) RN - 0 (Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors) RN - 8237F3U7EH (rucaparib) SB - IM MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Indoles/*adverse effects MH - Neoplasm Recurrence, Local MH - Ovarian Neoplasms/*complications/drug therapy MH - Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors/pharmacology/*therapeutic use PMC - PMC7283207 COIS- Domenica Lorusso has served in a consulting or advisory role for Clovis Oncology, AstraZeneca, F. Hoffman-La Roche, ImmunoGen, Merck, PharmaMar, Takeda, and Tesaro, and has received support for travel or accommodation from F. Hoffman-La Roche and PharmaMar. Jesus Garcia-Donas has received research funding from AstraZeneca, and has served on advisory boards for Clovis Oncology, Genentech/Roche, and Janssen. Jalid Sehouli has served in a consulting or advisory role for Clovis Oncology, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eisai, Eli Lilly, F. Hoffman-La Roche, Merck, Pfizer Inc., Sanofi, and Tesaro, and has received support for travel or accommodation from Clovis Oncology, AstraZeneca, F. Hoffman-La Roche, PharmaMar, and Tesaro. Florence Joly has served in a consulting or advisory role for Clovis Oncology, Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer AG, Bristol-Myers Squibb, F. Hoffman-La Roche, Ipsen, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Tesaro, and has received support for travel or accommodation from Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, F. Hoffman-La Roche, Ipsen, Janssen, and Tesaro. EDAT- 2020/06/05 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/03 06:00 PMCR- 2020/06/03 CRDT- 2020/06/05 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/06/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/06/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s11523-020-00715-z [pii] AID - 715 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11523-020-00715-z [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Target Oncol. 2020 Jun;15(3):391-406. doi: 10.1007/s11523-020-00715-z.