Table 6.

Clinical studies of PARP inhibitors in hematologic malignancies

PARP inhibitorPhaseStudyTreatmentMalignancyNumber of patientsClinicalTrials.gov identifierFindings
Talazoparib Gopal et al, 2021112  Monotherapy Refractory AML, MDS, CLL, and MCL 33 NCT01399840 Well tolerated. The MTD of 2.0 mg per day in the AML/MDS cohort and 0.9 mg per day in the CLL/MCL cohort was comparable to that for solid tumors. Stable disease was observed in 18 patients. 
Olaparib Pratt et al 2018113  Monotherapy Refractory CLL, T-PLL, and MCL 15 ISRCTN34386131 Well tolerated. Most common dose-limiting toxicities were hematologic. Patients harboring defects in the ATM pathway displayed a trend toward more durable response. 
Veliparib Pratz et al, 2017114  Combination with topotecan and carboplatin Refractory AML, MPN, and CMML 99 NCT00588991 Acceptable safety and tolerability. Objective response was observed in 33 patients and complete response in 25 of 99 patients. Leukemic cells from responders displayed increased H2AX phosphorylation. 
Veliparib Gojo et al, 2017115  Combination with temozolomide High-risk AML 48 NCT01139970 No dose-limiting toxicity. Complete response was observed in 8 of 48 patients. Clinical response correlated with MGMT promoter hypermethylation and treatment-induced H2AX phosphorylation. 
Talazoparib Baer et al, 2022116  Combination with decitabine Refractory AML 22 NCT02878785 Well tolerated. Complete remission was observed in 2 patients and hematologic improvement in 3 patients. Responding patients displayed DNA demethylation, increased PARP-trapping in chromatin, increased γH2AX foci, and decreased HRR activity. 
PARP inhibitorPhaseStudyTreatmentMalignancyNumber of patientsClinicalTrials.gov identifierFindings
Talazoparib Gopal et al, 2021112  Monotherapy Refractory AML, MDS, CLL, and MCL 33 NCT01399840 Well tolerated. The MTD of 2.0 mg per day in the AML/MDS cohort and 0.9 mg per day in the CLL/MCL cohort was comparable to that for solid tumors. Stable disease was observed in 18 patients. 
Olaparib Pratt et al 2018113  Monotherapy Refractory CLL, T-PLL, and MCL 15 ISRCTN34386131 Well tolerated. Most common dose-limiting toxicities were hematologic. Patients harboring defects in the ATM pathway displayed a trend toward more durable response. 
Veliparib Pratz et al, 2017114  Combination with topotecan and carboplatin Refractory AML, MPN, and CMML 99 NCT00588991 Acceptable safety and tolerability. Objective response was observed in 33 patients and complete response in 25 of 99 patients. Leukemic cells from responders displayed increased H2AX phosphorylation. 
Veliparib Gojo et al, 2017115  Combination with temozolomide High-risk AML 48 NCT01139970 No dose-limiting toxicity. Complete response was observed in 8 of 48 patients. Clinical response correlated with MGMT promoter hypermethylation and treatment-induced H2AX phosphorylation. 
Talazoparib Baer et al, 2022116  Combination with decitabine Refractory AML 22 NCT02878785 Well tolerated. Complete remission was observed in 2 patients and hematologic improvement in 3 patients. Responding patients displayed DNA demethylation, increased PARP-trapping in chromatin, increased γH2AX foci, and decreased HRR activity. 

CMML, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; MPN, myeloproliferative neoplasms; MTD, maximum tolerable drug dose; T-PLL, T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia.

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