Given the indication for rucaparib in ovarian cancer for both germline and somatic BRCA mutations, do you re-biopsy tissue at recurrence for a new somatic BRCA mutation?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
I would be comfortable deciding on the use of PARP maintenance in the second line based on initial somatic testing and would not feel a need to rebiopsy. Additionally, olaparib still has an indication for BRCAwt patients for maintenance post frontline regardless of biomarker status.
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Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
In practice at my institution, we often re-biopsy at the time of recurrence and order testing such as Foundation One (whole exome sequencing, microsatellite instability assessment, tumor mutational burden) in women with gynecological malignancies to evaluate for clinical trials and for therapeutic o...