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Adverse events

Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of Olaparib Monotherapy Versus Physicians Choice Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients With Germline BRCA1/2 Mutations. · Source last updated 2026-02-13

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Adverse events occurred during the study; they are not necessarily caused by treatment. Serious events are not interchangeable with severe/grade 3–4 events. These safety populations may differ from efficacy populations.

Collection time frame
Adverse events and serious adverse events were collected throughout the study until study completion (up to a maximum of 30 months). They are reported from date of first dose of study treatment until the earliest of 30 days after last dose of study treatment and data cut-off.
Other-event reporting threshold
5%

Adverse events and serious adverse events are reported in the Safety Analysis Set including all patients who received at least one dose of study treatment (n=296). Six patients on the chemotherapy arm did not receive any study treatment and therefore are excluded from the Safety Analysis Set, leaving n=91 patients on the chemotherapy arm. All cause mortality is reported in the Full Analysis Set (n=302).

Participants affected / participants at risk, as reported
Safety groupSerious eventsOther eventsDeaths
Olaparib 300 mg bd

Description (Arm-group)

37 / 205196 / 205159 / 205
Chemotherapy

Description (Arm-group)

15 / 9185 / 9173 / 97

Group identifiers: EG000: Olaparib 300 mg bd · EG001: Chemotherapy

Serious adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      7
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      2
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Febrile bone marrow aplasia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      2
    term
    Febrile neutropenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Neutropenia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      0
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      0
    term
    Atrial fibrillation
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      0
    term
    Vertigo
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Ascites
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Diarrhoea
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Nausea
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Vomiting
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Malaise

Other reported adverse events

Event terms and counts are source-reported; expand to read more. A reporting threshold may omit less frequent events.

  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      76
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      129
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      21
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      29
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      23
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      55
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      9
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      40
    term
    Leukopenia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      14
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      30
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      2
    term
    Lymphopenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      37
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      89
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      27
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      78
    term
    Neutropenia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      13
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      20
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      5
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      7
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      7
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      6
    term
    Abdominal distension
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      14
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      16
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      6
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      7
    term
    Abdominal pain
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      15
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      16
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      5
    term
    Abdominal pain upper
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      26
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      30
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      12
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      13
    term
    Constipation
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      42
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      68
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      19
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      29
    term
    Diarrhoea
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      17
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      20
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      4
    term
    Dyspepsia
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      119
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      175
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      31
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      40
    term
    Nausea
Complete source fields
description
Adverse events and serious adverse events are reported in the Safety Analysis Set including all patients who received at least one dose of study treatment (n=296). Six patients on the chemotherapy arm did not receive any study treatment and therefore are excluded from the Safety Analysis Set, leaving n=91 patients on the chemotherapy arm. All cause mortality is reported in the Full Analysis Set (n=302).
event Groups
  1. deaths Num Affected
    159
    deaths Num At Risk
    205
    description
    Description (Arm-group)
    id
    EG000
    other Num Affected
    196
    other Num At Risk
    205
    serious Num Affected
    37
    serious Num At Risk
    205
    title
    Olaparib 300 mg bd
  2. deaths Num Affected
    73
    deaths Num At Risk
    97
    description
    Description (Arm-group)
    id
    EG001
    other Num Affected
    85
    other Num At Risk
    91
    serious Num Affected
    15
    serious Num At Risk
    91
    title
    Chemotherapy
frequency Threshold
5
other Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      76
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      129
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      21
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      29
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      23
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      55
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      9
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      40
    term
    Leukopenia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      14
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      30
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      2
    term
    Lymphopenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      37
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      89
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      27
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      78
    term
    Neutropenia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      13
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      20
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      5
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      7
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      7
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      6
    term
    Abdominal distension
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      14
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      16
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      6
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      7
    term
    Abdominal pain
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      15
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      16
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      5
    term
    Abdominal pain upper
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      26
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      30
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      12
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      13
    term
    Constipation
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      42
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      68
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      19
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      29
    term
    Diarrhoea
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      17
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      20
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      4
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      4
    term
    Dyspepsia
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      119
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      175
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      31
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      40
    term
    Nausea
serious Events
  1. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      5
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      7
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      2
    term
    Anaemia
  2. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Febrile bone marrow aplasia
  3. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      2
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      2
    term
    Febrile neutropenia
  4. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Neutropenia
  5. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Blood and lymphatic system disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      0
    term
    Thrombocytopenia
  6. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Cardiac disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      0
    term
    Atrial fibrillation
  7. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Ear and labyrinth disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      1
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      0
    term
    Vertigo
  8. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Ascites
  9. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Diarrhoea
  10. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Nausea
  11. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    Gastrointestinal disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Vomiting
  12. assessment Type
    SYSTEMATIC_ASSESSMENT
    organ System
    General disorders
    source Vocabulary
    MedDRA 22.1
    stats
    1. group Id
      EG000
      num Affected
      0
      num At Risk
      205
      num Events
      0
    2. group Id
      EG001
      num Affected
      1
      num At Risk
      91
      num Events
      1
    term
    Malaise
time Frame
Adverse events and serious adverse events were collected throughout the study until study completion (up to a maximum of 30 months). They are reported from date of first dose of study treatment until the earliest of 30 days after last dose of study treatment and data cut-off.

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