Definition of "olaparib" [olaparib]

• A particular anticancer drug. (noun)

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• "Women given the experimental pill, called olaparib, stayed healthy for 8.4 months before their cancers began growing again, while those given placebos went 4.8 months."
• "The other drug, known as olaparib, is under development at AstraZeneca PLC."
• "Late last year, AstraZeneca said it was abandoning plans to develop a new ovarian cancer drug called olaparib, and that a planned antidepressant known as TC-5214, being developing with U.S.-based Targacept Inc., did not perform well in the first of four late-stage studies."