TESARO Initiates Phase 3 Trial of Niraparib for Treatment of Patients with Ovarian Cancer

News | 07. 23. 2013

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First Patients Enrolled in the NOVA Study

WALTHAM, Mass., July 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TESARO, Inc. (Nasdaq:TSRO), an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has initiated patient enrollment in a Phase 3 trial of niraparib, an inhibitor of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), for the treatment of ovarian cancer. This trial, referred to as NOVA, will evaluate a single daily 300 milligram dose of niraparib in 360 patients with high grade serous, platinum sensitive, relapsed ovarian cancer compared to placebo.