On August 11, 2022, AstraZeneca released a letter stating that that there is a "potential detrimental effect on the overall survival" for olaparib. Therefore, the company has announced it is planning to voluntarily withdraw the olaparib indication for the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) advanced ovarian cancer who have been treated with three or more prior lines of chemotherapy.
For more information, read the letter sent by AstraZeneca.
Posted 8/11/2022
At the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, the Louisiana Oncology Society received the ASCO Jeffrey C Ward Affiliate Advocacy Award for advancing critical advocacy priorities that have translated into meaningful legislative victories. The Iowa Oncology Society and Washington State Medical Oncology Society were also recognized for their advocacy efforts in 2025 at the meeting, receiving second place awards.
