GSK’s Zejula Wins First-Line Ovarian Cancer Use

FDA Extension Is PARP Inhibitor’s Third Indication In That Disease

Winning an expanded US FDA indication for Zejula as a first-line ovarian cancer treatment further vindicates GSK’s hefty purchase price for Tesaro and sets the scene for more therapeutic extensions for the PARP inhibitor, oncology R&D chief Axel Hoos told Scrip.

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Oral, once-daily PARP inhibitor niraparib is being evaluated in multiple pivotal trials. • Source: Shutterstock

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