Testing the Addition of the Anti-Cancer Drug Talazoparib to the Combination of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Advanced Cancer

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of talazoparib when given together with carboplatin and paclitaxel in treating patients with solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body (advanced) or cannot be removed by surgery. Talazoparib is an inhibitor of PARP, an enzyme that helps repair deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) when it becomes damaged. Blocking PARP may help keep cancer cells from repairing their damaged DNA, causing them to die. PARP inhibitors are a type of targeted therapy. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as carboplatin and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving talazoparib with carboplatin and paclitaxel may kill more tumor cells.