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Olaparib

Approved · EMA
ClassPARP 1, 2 and 3 inhibitorEmerging researchLate-stage developmentRising momentum

Also known as Lynparza.

13
Research papers
97
Active clinical trials
3
Protein targets
1
Regulatory events
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Results of a phase Ib study of olaparib with concomitant radiotherapy in soft-tissue sarcoma: a French sarcoma group study.

Research2025-01-31Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology

Approval: Lynparza (EMA)

Regulatory2014-12-16EMA

Profile

Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Olaparib
Aliases & brands
Lynparza
RxNorm CUI
1597582
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL521686
ATC codes
L01XK01
UNII
WOH1JD9AR8
Primary mechanism
PARP 1, 2 and 3 inhibitor
Regulatory jurisdictions
ema

Pharmacology & targets

3 targets

Known molecular targets and mechanisms supported by curated pharmacology databases.

INHIBITORPARP 1, 2 and 3 inhibitor
INHIBITORPARP 1, 2 and 3 inhibitor
INHIBITORPARP 1, 2 and 3 inhibitor

Regulatory timeline

1 event

The complete regulatory record, grouped by authority — approvals, safety advisories and label changes. Each authority shows its most recent events; expand one to read its full history.

Earliest approval
2014-12-16
Latest approval
2014-12-16
Authorities
EMA
Total events
1
emaEuropean Medicines Agency· 1 event
2014-12-16Approval
Approval: Lynparza (EMA)
Indication: Ovarian cancer Lynparza is indicated as monotherapy for the: maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced (FIGO stages III and IV) BRCA1/2-mutated (germline and/orShow full indication

Ovarian cancer Lynparza is indicated as monotherapy for the: maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced (FIGO stages III and IV) BRCA1/2-mutated (germline and/or somatic) high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) following completion of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy. maintenance treatment of adult patients with platinum sensitive relapsed high grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) to platinum based chemotherapy. Lynparza in combination with bevacizumab is indicated for the: maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced (FIGO stages III and IV) high-grade epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in response (complete or partial) following completion of first-line platinum-based chemotherapy in combination with bevacizumab and whose cancer is associated with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) positive status defined by either a BRCA1/2 mutation and/or genomic instability (see section 5.1). Breast cancer Lynparza is indicated as: monotherapy or in combination with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with germline BRCA1/2-mutations who have HER2-negative, high risk early breast cancer previously treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy (see sections 4.2 and 5.1). monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with germline BRCA1/2-mutations, who have HER2 negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Patients should have previously been treated with an anthracycline and a taxane in the (neo)adjuvant or metastatic setting unless patients were not suitable for these treatments (see section 5.1). Patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer should also have progressed on or after prior endocrine therapy, or be considered unsuitable for endocrine therapy. Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas Lynparza is indicated as: monotherapy for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with germline BRCA1/2-mutations who have metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and have not progressed after a minimum of 16 weeks of platinum treatment within a first-line chemotherapy regimen. Prostate cancer Lynparza is indicated as: monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and BRCA1/2-mutations (germline and/or somatic) who have progressed following prior therapy that included a new hormonal agent. in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone for the treatment of adult patients with mCRPC in whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated (see section 5.1). Endometrial cancer Lynparza in combination with durvalumab is indicated for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer that is mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) whose disease has not progressed on first-line treatment with durvalumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel.

Evidence ↗

Contains information from the European Medicines Agency (European Medicines Agency), © EMA, reused under CC BY 4.0.

Clinical trials

197 trials

The current development programme across all trial phases — status mix, phase distribution and the late-stage studies shaping the evidence base.

Development programme
CLINICALTRIALS.GOV · LIVE REGISTRY
197
registered trials across all phases
LATEST COMPLETION 2026
97
Active studies
45
Recruiting
28
Late-stage (III+)
58
Completed
42
Discontinued
PHASE DISTRIBUTIONn = 197
Early Phase 18Phase 139Phase 1 / 220Phase 2102Phase 2 / 33Phase 320Phase 44Phase N / A1

Late-stage studies

Phase III+ trials still open or recently active — where late-stage evidence is being generated.

Recent completions

Trials that read out recently, adding to the completed evidence base.

Research activity

13 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20092025
Most influential

Inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in tumors from BRCA mutation carriers.

The New England journal of medicine · 2009 · 2,793 cites

DNA-Repair Defects and Olaparib in Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2015 · 1,730 cites

Maintenance Olaparib for Germline <i>BRCA</i>-Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2019 · 1,718 cites

Olaparib for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 1,688 cites

Olaparib monotherapy in patients with advanced cancer and a germline BRCA1/2 mutation.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2015 · 1,295 cites
Recent papers

Results of a phase Ib study of olaparib with concomitant radiotherapy in soft-tissue sarcoma: a French sarcoma group study.

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2025 · 4 cites

Olaparib for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2020 · 1,688 cites
Major research themes8
Germ-Line Mutation3Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors3Genes, BRCA12Genes, BRCA22Phthalazines2Piperazines2Antibodies, Monoclonal1Antineoplastic Agents1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • The New England journal of medicine6
  • Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology3
  • Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology2
  • BMC cancer1
  • The Lancet. Oncology1
Leading researchers
  • Mateo J5
  • Sandhu S5
  • de Bono JS4
  • Agarwal N3
  • Balmaña J3
  • Chi KN3
  • Domchek SM3
  • Fielding A3
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
  • Medical University of Gdańsk2
  • National Institute of Oncology2
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre2
  • 1Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center1
  • Aretaieion University Hospital1
  • Asan Medical Center1

Related diseases

6 conditions

Regulator-approved indications and conditions co-mentioned with this drug across the research literature. Number shows shared papers.

Related drugs

5 matches

Drugs sharing diseases, protein targets and literature with this one. Ranked by graph evidence (shared targets + diseases weighted above co-mentions).

Studied across 9 of the same disease areas as Olaparib in the shared literature.

9 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 7 of the same disease areas as Olaparib in the shared literature.

7 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 4 of the same disease areas as Olaparib in the shared literature.

4 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Olaparib in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper

Studied across 3 of the same disease areas as Olaparib in the shared literature.

3 shared diseases1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature
  • ClinicalTrials.gov — clinical trials
  • Regulatory event sources are credited in the Regulatory Timeline above.