Primary Outcome Measures
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- Objective Response Rate [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Determine the objective response rate for patients with BAP1 and other DNA double- strand break repair pathway mutations
- Objective Response Rate [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
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- Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 1 year ]. Determine the median progression free survival
- Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 3 months ]. Determine the progression free survival at 3 months
- Progression Free Survival [ Time Frame: 6 months ].Determine the progression free survival at 6 months
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: 2 years ]. Estimate the median overall survival
- Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events, as assessed by National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v4.0 [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Determine the incidence, severity, and reversibility of the toxicities of niraparib using CTCAE v4.0
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Other Outcome Measures
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- Number of DNA repair mechanism deficiencies [ Time Frame: 1 year ]. Explore the impact that specific DNA repair mechanism deficiencies have on tumor PARP inhibition.
- Biomarker identification [ Time Frame: 1 year ]. Explore alternate biomarkers that predict response to PARP inhibition
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Eligibility
- Age ≥18 years
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of incurable cancer
- Prior treatment with standard systemic therapy (must have exhausted or declined all known effective therapies)
- Must be willing to provide blood/serum/plasma for toxicity monitoring and other research purposes
- Must have formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue available for research purposes. Tissue must have been obtained within the last 3 years
- Measurable disease by RECIST (v 1.1) criteria
- Adequate organ function
- ECOG Performance Status of 0-2
- Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
- Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose
- Confirmed diagnosis of uveal melanoma, mesothelioma, renal cell carcinoma (clear cell subtype), or cholangiocarcinoma (Cohort A only)
- Known DNA double-strand break repair mutation including any one of the following: BAP1, PALB2, ATM, ATR, RAD51, RAD54, XRCC, ERCC, BLM, BARD, FANCD2, PTEN, IDH1/IDH2 or BACH. Only CLIA certified next generation sequencing (NGS) assays are acceptable. Variants of unknown significance (VUS) will be allowed to enroll on study (Cohort B only)
- Exclusion Criteria
- Prior exposure to PARP inhibitors
- Known BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
- Major surgery ≤ 3 weeks of starting the study
- Investigational therapy ≤ 4 weeks of first day of dosing of study drug
- Radiotherapy to > 20% of the bone marrow within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug
- Known hypersensitivity to niraparib
- Patients must not be immunocompromised
- Platelet or red blood cell transfusion ≤ 4 weeks of first dose of study drug
- Diagnosis or treatment of another type of cancer ≤ 2 years prior to cohort assignment (except basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been definitively treated)
- Known, active symptomatic brain or leptomeningeal metastases
- QTc prolongation > 470 milliseconds
- Known history of myelodysplastic syndrome or acute myeloid leukemia
- Females or males of childbearing potential who are unwilling or unable to use an acceptable method to avoid pregnancy for the entire study period and for at least 4 weeks after the last dose of study drug.
- Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Inability to comply with the study and/or follow-up procedures