Abstract

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to retrospectively investigate the real-world clinical efficacy and adverse events of poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in real-world clinical practice among patients with newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian cancer. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records from hospitals. Patients with epithelial ovarian cancer treated with olaparib or niraparib as frontline maintenance treatment between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2022 were included. Progression-free survival (PFS) was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method, and adverse events associated with PARP inhibitor treatment were investigated. Results: Ninety-six patients treated with PARP inhibitors were identified. The median follow-up period was 21.8 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 19.4–24.0). Twenty (20.1%) patients experienced disease progression, and two patients died. The median PFS was 45.3 months (95% CI 39.4–NA). BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations and primary cytoreductive surgery were associated with better PFS. Adverse events of any grade occurred in 74 (77.1%) patients. Nineteen (19.8%) patients experienced PARP inhibitor therapy interruptions, and 35 (36.5%) patients experienced dose reductions. Only three patients discontinued the drug due to adverse events. Conclusions: In a real-world setting, PARP inhibitors showed efficacy comparable to that reported in published randomized controlled trials and had acceptable safety profiles.

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