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ArticleCancer research communications2025

Potential Synergistic Effect between Niraparib and Statins in Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials.

Hailei Zhang, Anna Rutkowska, Antonio González-Martín, Mansoor R Mirza, Bradley J Monk, Ignace Vergote, Bhavana Pothuri, Whitney A Spannuth Graybill, Carsten Goessel, Olena Barbash and 2 more

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Article in Cancer research communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Hailei Zhang *Precision Medicine, R&D, GSK, Waltham, Massachusetts.ORCID 0009-0008-8977-813X
Anna Rutkowska *Cellzome, a GSK Company, R&D, GSK, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2447-086X
Antonio González-MartínMedical Oncology Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8376-9576
Mansoor R MirzaNordic Society of Gynaecological Oncology (NSGO) and Department of Oncology Rigshospitalet-Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8085-1010
Bradley J MonkFlorida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, West Palm Beach, Florida.ORCID 0000-0001-6985-0159
Ignace VergoteGynecologic Oncology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-7589-8981
Bhavana PothuriDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU School of Medicine, New York City, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-4578-2061
Whitney A Spannuth GraybillDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.ORCID 0009-0009-2347-1853
Carsten GoesselClinical Development, Oncology, GSK, Waltham, Massachusetts.ORCID 0009-0005-1926-8722
Olena BarbashPrecision Medicine, GSK, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.ORCID 0000-0001-7144-5603
Giovanna BergaminiCellzome, a GSK Company, R&D, GSK, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9662-9502
Bin FengPrecision Medicine, R&D, GSK, Waltham, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-6186-0061

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThis study investigates the potential clinical synergy between the PARP inhibitor niraparib (Zejula) and concomitant statins, exploring their combined effects on progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with ovarian cancer. We retrospectively analyzed niraparib registrational clinical trials in ovarian cancer to investigate potential interactions between niraparib and statins. In the PRIMA trial, patients receiving niraparib demonstrated improved PFS compared with those on placebo (HR = 0.62; P < 0.001; median PFS 13.8 vs. 8.2 months). The post hoc analysis revealed that patients receiving maintenance niraparib who reported concomitant use of statins exhibited significantly improved PFS compared with those on placebo with concomitant statins (HR = 0.34; P < 0.001; median PFS 18.2 vs. 6.0 months). Notably, the improved efficacy in the two-arm comparison of concomitant statin patients was much better than that in the two-arm comparison of those patients without statin, as reflected in the niraparib–statin interaction (P = 0.005). These findings suggest novel opportunities in oncology for the use of statins in combination therapies with PARP inhibitors and emphasize the need for further investigation. SIGNIFICANCE: The presented retrospective analysis suggests, to the best of our knowledge for the first time, a potential significant interaction between statins and niraparib in clinical settings. Nevertheless, further investigations are required to gain a better understanding of the potential clinical benefit.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndazolesOvarian NeoplasmsPiperidinesAgedClinical Trials as TopicDrug SynergismFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndazolesniraparibPiperidinesPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors

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PMID39636225
PMCPMC11775730

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