Cochrane · systematic review · CD007929

Poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors for the treatment of ovarian cancer

Tattersall, A, Ryan, N, Wiggans, AJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
30
current version
GRADE rated
18
No studies
11
Included studies
NR
No studies 11 · 36.7%Ungraded 1 · 3.3%Very low 5 · 16.7%Low 6 · 20%Moderate 5 · 16.7%High 2 · 6.7%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone

Population: newly‐diagnosed EOC
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OutcomesÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Overall survival ‐ not reportedÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Progression‐free survival (PFS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
HR 0.82 [0.49, 1.38]2 studies · 1564 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Quality of life (QoL)
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
no estimate extracted1 study · 744 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Any severe adverse event (grade 3 or higher) (G3+ SevAE)
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
RR 1.13 [1.07, 1.2]2 studies · 1549 participantsHigh

Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi monotherapy compared with placebo (maintenance therapy)

Population: newly‐diagnosed EOC
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OutcomesÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo (maintenance therapy)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Overall survival (OS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo (maintenance therapy)
HR 0.81 [0.59, 1.13]2 studies · 1124 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Progression‐free survival (PFS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo (maintenance therapy)
HR 0.42 [0.19, 0.92]2 studies · 1124 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Quality of Life (QoL)
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo (maintenance therapy)
no estimate extracted1 study · 362 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Any severe adverse event (grade 3 or higher) (G3+ SevAE )
Summary of findings table ‐ Newly‐diagnosed EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo (maintenance therapy)
RR 2.87 [1.65, 4.99]2 studies · 1118 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency

Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy compared with chemotherapy

Population: platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OutcomesÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Overall survival (OS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
HR 0.95 [0.62, 1.47]2 studies · 331 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness
Progression‐free survival (PFS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
HR 0.88 [0.56, 1.38]3 studies · 739 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness
Quality of Life (QoL)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
no estimate extracted1 study · 229 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Any severe adverse event (grade 3 or higher) (G3+ SevAE)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
RR 1.06 [0.8, 1.39]1 study · 254 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy compared with placebo after chemotherapy (maintenance therapy)

Population: platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OutcomesÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo after chemotherapy (maintenance therapy)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Overall survival (OS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo after chemotherapy (maintenance therapy)
HR 0.88 [0.65, 1.2]2 studies · 560 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Progression‐free survival (PFS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo after chemotherapy (maintenance therapy)
HR 0.34 [0.28, 0.42]4 studies · 1677 participantsHigh
Quality of Life ‐ European Quality of Life 5‐dimensionsquestionnaire ‐ Participants with BRCA mutation (QoL)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo after chemotherapy (maintenance therapy)
no estimate extracted1 study · 339 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Any severe adverse event (grade 3 or higher) (G3+ SevAE)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs placebo after chemotherapy (maintenance therapy)
RR 2.62 [1.85, 3.72]4 studies · 1665 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency

Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy compared with chemotherapy alone

Population: platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OutcomesÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Overall survival (OS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
no estimate extracted1 study · 1 participantsUngraded
Progression‐free survival (PFS)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
HR 1.02 [0.69, 1.51]1 study · 75 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of Life ‐ not reportedÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Any severe adverse event (grade 3 or higher) (G3+ SevAE)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC: PARPi with chemotherapy vs chemotherapy alone
RR 1.14 [0.89, 1.47]1 study · 156 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy compared with chemotherapy

Population: platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
OutcomesÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Overall survival ‐ not reportedÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Progression‐free survival ‐ not reportedÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Any severe adverse events (grade 3 or higher) (G3+ SevAE)
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
RR 1.16 [0.79, 1.7]1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias
Quality of Life ‐ not reportedÂ
Summary of findings table ‐ Platinum‐resistant recurrent EOC: PARPi monotherapy vs chemotherapy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies