ASCO: Adjuvant Breast Cancer Beckons for Merck/AZ’s Lynparza With OlympiA
Executive Summary
A decent 42% reduction in the risk of recurrence in high-risk early-stage BRCA mutated disease should open another new market for the leading PARP inhibitor. Data also hint at a survival benefit to come.
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