Lynparza approved in Japan for 1st-line maintenance therapy in BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer
AstraZeneca and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US today announced that Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved in Japan as a maintenance treatment after 1st-line chemotherapy in patients with BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) advanced ovarian cancer, as detected by an approved companion diagnostic test.