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BRCA or PALB2-mutant pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: lines of therapy

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5 standard-of-care settings across 5 lines and 1 biomarker subgroup. Rows come from the cancer page's standard of care; the grid places each on its line and subgroup.

LineAll comers
Locally advanced1
Advanced, first line1
Maintenance1
Second line1
Other settings1

Locally advanced

SubgroupSettingApproachProducts and trialsEvidence
All comersResectable or borderlinePlatinum-based neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy (modified FOLFIRINOX) rather than gemcitabine alone; adjuvant PARP inhibition only in trials.87

Advanced, first line

SubgroupSettingApproachProducts and trialsEvidence
All comersMetastatic, first linePlatinum-containing chemotherapy: modified FOLFIRINOX, NALIRIFOX or gemcitabine plus cisplatin, chosen by fitness.85

Maintenance

SubgroupSettingApproachProducts and trialsEvidence
All comersMaintenanceOlaparib after at least sixteen weeks of first-line platinum without progression in germline BRCA carriers (POLO); rucaparib for PALB2 and somatic alterations on phase 2 evidence; continued chemotherapy as the alternative.92

Second line

SubgroupSettingApproachProducts and trialsEvidence
All comersAfter progression on a PARP inhibitorNon-platinum chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel) or daraxonrasib after first-line chemotherapy; trials of PARP inhibitor combinations.81

Other settings

SubgroupSettingApproachProducts and trialsEvidence
All comersTestingGermline testing for BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2 and other cancer genes for every patient with pancreatic cancer, with cascade testing of relatives and surveillance for unaffected carriers in a research setting.94

Lines and subgroups are parsed from the setting text of each standard-of-care row and can misclassify an unusual phrasing; the row’s own setting is always shown. Guideline chips reflect the NCCN category and ESMO-MCBS grade recorded on the cancer page, checked on its stated date. Not medical advice.