New safety data on LYNPARZA for pancreatic cancer patients with BRCA mutation
NCT ID NCT04889404
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at the safety of LYNPARZA (olaparib) when used as a maintenance treatment after platinum-based chemotherapy in 130 patients with BRCA-mutated pancreatic cancer that could not be surgically removed. Researchers tracked side effects like bone marrow problems, lung inflammation, new cancers, and harm to unborn babies. The goal was to understand real-world risks in this specific patient group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Olaparib (LYNPARZA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that LYNPARZA is a safe maintenance option for people with BRCA-mutated pancreatic cancer after chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational safety study, not a test of effectiveness. It may not show clear benefits, and side effects like bone marrow depression or lung issues remain possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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130 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients on maintenance treatment after platinum-based chemotherapy for BRCA mutated curatively unresectable pancreas cancer
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who receive LYNPARZA for the first time for the maintenance treatment after platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with BRCA mutated curatively unresectable pancreas cancer after the approval date of partial change application for the additional indication (25/Dec./2020). Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have no treatment history with LYNPARZA
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Research Site
Osaka, Lyn010001, D081FC00004, Japan
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Kanagawa, Lyn010003, D081FC00004, Japan
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Okayama, Lyn010004, D081FC00004, Japan
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Akita, Lyn010005, D081FC00004, Japan
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Niigata, Lyn010006, D081FC00004, Japan
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Shizuoka, Lyn010007, D081FC00004, Japan
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Niigata, Lyn010008, D081FC00004, Japan
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Tokyo, Lyn010009, D081FC00004, Japan
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Saitama, Lyn010010, D081FC00004, Japan
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Aichi, Lyn010011, D081FC00004, Japan
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Osaka, Lyn010012, D081FC00004, Japan
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Tokyo, Lyn010013, D081FC00004, Japan
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Nara, Lyn010014, D081FC00004, Japan
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Wakayama, Lyn010015, D081FC00004, Japan
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Miyagi, Lyn010016, D081FC00004, Japan
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Tokyo, Lyn010017, D081FC00004, Japan
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Osaka, Lyn010018, D081FC00004, Japan
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Gunma, Lyn010019, D081FC00004, Japan
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Hiroshima, Lyn010020, Japan
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Tochigi, Lyn010021, D081FC00004, Japan
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Numakunai, Lyn010022, D081FC00004, Japan
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Osaka, Lyn010025, D081FC00004, Japan
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Shizuoka, Lyn010026, D081FC00004, Japan
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Nagasaki, Lyn010027, D081FC00004, Japan
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Kumamoto, Lyn010028, D081FC00004, Japan
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Saitama, Lyn010029, D081FC00004, Japan
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Nagano, Lyn010031, D081FC00004, Japan
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Hyōgo, Lyn010032, D081FC00004, Japan
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Shimane, Lyn010033, D081FC00004, Japan
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Hyōgo, Lyn010034, D081FC00004, Japan
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Shizuoka, Lyn010035, D081FC00004, Japan
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Hyōgo, Lyn010036, D081FC00004, Japan
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Okayama, Lyn010038, D081FC00004, Japan
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Fukuoka, Lyn010041, Japan
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Hokkaido, Lyn010042, Japan
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Ehime, Lyn010044, Japan
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Osaka, Lyn010045, Japan
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Shizuoka, Lyn010047, Japan
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Tokyo, Lyn010050, Japan
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Aichi, Japan
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Chiba, Japan
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Fukuoka, Japan
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Gunma, Japan
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Hokkaido, Japan
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Hyōgo, Japan
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Ibaraki, Japan
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Kagawa, Japan
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Kanagawa, Japan
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Kyoto, Japan
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Nagano, Japan
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Nagasaki, Japan
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Nara, Japan
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Okayama, Japan
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Osaka, Japan
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Shizuoka, Japan
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Tokyo, Japan
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Tottori, Japan
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Toyama, Japan
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Yamagata, Japan
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