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FDA approves first treatment for BRCA-mutated breast cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to include the treatment of patients with certain types of BRCA-mutated breast cancer that have spread (metastasized).Lynparza was first approved by the FDA in 2014 to treat BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer.

It is the first time any drug has been approved to treat certain patients with metastatic breast cancer who have a “BRCA” gene germline  mutation. Patients are selected for treatment with Lynparza based on an FDA-approved genetic test, called the BRACAnalysis CDx.

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