NEW YORK – The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval of olaparib (AstraZeneca/Merck's Lynparza) as a treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients with BRCA1/2 mutations who have progressed on a hormonal agent.
Following CHMP's recommendation, the European Commission will review the opinion and decide whether to approve the regimen.