Brand Name

Zejula

Generic Name
Niraparib
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FDA approval date: June 27, 2023
Classification: Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitor
Form: Tablet

What is Zejula (Niraparib)?

ZEJULA is a poly polymerase inhibitor indicated: for the maintenance treatment of adult patients with advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a complete or partial response to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy and whose cancer is associated with homologous recombination deficiency -positive status defined by either: o a deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA mutation, and/or o genomic instability. Select patients for therapy based on an FDA‑authorized companion diagnostic for ZEJULA.

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