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[The Treatment of Olaparib for BRCA Positive-Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient]
Daigo Yamamoto1, Chizuko Yamamoto, Homa Okugawa
1Dept. of Surgery, Seiko Hospital.
Abstract:
Breast cancer patient(invasive ductal carcinoma, ER[+], PgR[+], HER2[3+], Ki-67: 30%)had neoadjuvant chemotherapy( FEC followed by docetaxel plus trastuzumab). After surgical operation(mastectomy and Ax)was performed and she received trastuzumab plus hormone therapy. After 2 years later, she had liver metastasis that showed IDC, ER(+), PgR (+), HER2(-). In addition, BRCA positive was shown. Therefore, the patient received olaparib tablets(300 mg twice daily). After 2 months later, liver metastasis reduced dramatically.
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