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Magaton IM, Arecco L, Mariamidze E, Jankovic K, Stana M, Buzzatti G, Trevisan L, Scavone G, Ottonello S, Fregatti P, Massarotti C, von Wolff M, Lambertini M. Fertility and Pregnancy-Related Issues in Young BRCA Carriers With Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer (Auckl) 2024; 18:11782234241261429. [PMID: 38882447 PMCID: PMC11179469 DOI: 10.1177/11782234241261429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
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Approximately 10% to 15% of breast cancer cases in young women are diagnosed in patients harbouring germline (g) pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants (PVs) in the BReast CAncer 1 (BRCA1) or BReast CAncer 2 (BRCA2) genes. Preclinical and clinical studies showed a potential negative effect of germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA1/2) PVs on ovarian reserve and reproductive potential, even before starting anticancer therapies. The aim of this article is to summarize the current literature on the fertility potential of young gBRCA1/2 PVs carriers with breast cancer and the risk of gonadotoxicity associated with anticancer treatments. Moreover, we describe the available evidence on the efficacy of fertility preservation techniques in young gBRCA1/2 PVs carriers and the safety data on having a pregnancy after breast cancer treatment.
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- Isotta Martha Magaton
- Division of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Women's Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Medical Oncology & Hematology, Todua Clinic, Tbilisi, Georgien
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Clinic Center Nis, Nis, Serbia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Elysee Hospital, Alba Iulia, Romania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Unit of Hereditary Cancer, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Unit of Hereditary Cancer, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Departent of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, U.O.C. Clinica di Chirurgia Senologica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostic (DISC), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI Department), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Child Department, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Women's Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Abdel-Razeq H, Tamimi F, Iweir S, Sharaf B, Abdel-Razeq S, Salama O, Edaily S, Bani Hani H, Azzam K, Abaza H. Genetic counseling and genetic testing for pathogenic germline mutations among high-risk patients previously diagnosed with breast cancer: a traceback approach. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12820. [PMID: 38834641 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63300-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Genetic counseling and testing are more accessible than ever due to reduced costs, expanding indications and public awareness. Nonetheless, many patients missed the opportunity of genetic counseling and testing due to barriers that existed at that time of their cancer diagnoses. Given the identified implications of pathogenic mutations on patients' treatment and familial outcomes, an opportunity exists to utilize a 'traceback' approach to retrospectively examine their genetic makeup and provide consequent insights to their disease and treatment. In this study, we identified living patients diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) between July 2007 and January 2022 who would have been eligible for testing, but not tested. Overall, 422 patients met the eligibility criteria, 282 were reached and invited to participate, and germline testing was performed for 238, accounting for 84.4% of those invited. The median age (range) was 39.5 (24-64) years at BC diagnosis and 49 (31-75) years at the date of testing. Genetic testing revealed that 25 (10.5%) patients had pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants; mostly in BRCA2 and BRCA1. We concluded that long overdue genetic referral through a traceback approach is feasible and effective to diagnose P/LP variants in patients with history of BC who had missed the opportunity of genetic testing, with potential clinical implications for patients and their relatives.
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- Hikmat Abdel-Razeq
- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan.
- School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
- CRDF Global, Global Health Mission Area, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, 202 Queen Rania Al Abdullah Street, P.O. Box: 1269, Amman, 11941, Jordan
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- Office of Scientific Affairs and Research, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Hage AM, Gebert P, Blohmer JU, Hedayati E, Speiser D, Karsten MM. Subtype-Specific Survival of Young Women with Breast Cancer and Its Interaction with the Germline BRCA Status. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:738. [PMID: 38398129 PMCID: PMC10887122 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16040738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Data are scarce on the role of pathogenic germline variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (gBRCAm) in subtype-specific survival in young women who develop breast cancer under the age of 40. This retrospective, real-world cohort study assessed the distant disease-free survival (DDFS) and overall survival (OS) of young women diagnosed with breast cancer between 2008 and 2019 while taking into consideration the interaction of clinical subtypes and the gBRCA status. Among 473 women, HR+/Her2- was the most common subtype (49.0%), followed by TNBC (31.3%), HR+/Her2+ (13.7%), and Her2+/HR- (5.9%). The gBRCA status was known for 319 cases (gBRCAwt (wild-type - without pathogenic variants in BRCA1 or BRCA2): 204, gBRCA1m: 83, gBRCA2m: 31, 1 patient with both). The distribution of clinical subtypes varied depending on the gBRCA status (p < 0.001). In survival analysis with a median follow-up of 43 months, the unadjusted DDFS and OS were worse for gBRCAwt TNBC compared to both HR+ subtypes, but not for gBRCAm TNBC patients. T-stage, nodal involvement, and the gBRCA status were identified as significant for survival in TNBC. In TNBC, gBRCAm was associated with better DDFS and OS than gBRCAwt (5-year DDFS 81.4% vs. 54.3%, p = 0.012 and 5-year OS 96.7% vs. 62.7%, p < 0.001). In contrast, in HR+/Her2- patients, gBRCAm patients showed a tendency for worse survival, though not statistically significant. Subtype-specific survival in young women with breast cancer needs to be evaluated in interaction with the gBRCA status. For TNBC, gBRCAm is of favorable prognostic value for overall survival, while patients with gBRCAwt TNBC need to be considered to have the highest risk for adverse survival outcomes.
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- Anna Maria Hage
- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Liggett JR, Norris EA, Rush TM, Sicignano NM, Oxner C. The Military Health System: Minimizing Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment. Mil Med 2023; 188:494-502. [PMID: 37948201 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usad218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Military Health System (MHS) is a universal health care system, in which health care disparities are theoretically minimized. This study aimed to identify disparities and assess their impact on the initiation of timely treatment for breast cancer within a universally insured population. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed to evaluate the treatment of female breast cancer patients ≥18 years of age within the MHS from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2018. Incident breast cancer was defined as ≥2 breast cancer diagnoses without a prior diagnosis of breast cancer during the three continuous years before index diagnosis. Time from index diagnosis to initial treatment was calculated and dichotomized as receiving treatment within a clinically acceptable time course. Poisson regression was used to estimate relative risk (RR) with 95% CIs. RESULTS Among the 30,761 female breast cancer patients identified in the MHS, only 6% of patients had a prolonged time to initial treatment. Time to initial treatment decreased during the study period from a mean (SD) of 63.2 (152.0) days in 2014 to 37.1 (28.8) days in 2018 (P < 0.0001). Age, region, and military characteristics remained significantly associated with receiving timely treatment even after the adjustment of confounders. Patients 70-79 years old were twice as likely as 18-39 years olds to receive timely treatment (RR: 2.0100, 95% CI, 1.52-2.6563, P < 0.0001). Senior officers and their dependents were more likely to receive timely initial treatment compared to junior enlisted patients and their dependents (RR: 1.5956, 95% CI, 1.2119-2.1005, P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS There have been significant improvements in the timely initiation of breast cancer treatment within the MHS. However, demographic and socioeconomic disparities can be identified that affect the timely initiation of therapy.
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- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA 23708, USA
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Hong YH, Park C, Paik H, Lee KH, Lee JR, Han W, Park S, Chung S, Kim HJ. Fertility Preservation in Young Women With Breast Cancer: A Review. J Breast Cancer 2023; 26:221-242. [PMID: 37387349 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2023.26.e28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Fertility preservation is a major concern in young patients diagnosed with breast cancer and planning to receive multimodality treatment, including gonadotoxic chemotherapy with or without age-related decline through long-term endocrine therapy. Most breast cancer patients undergo multimodality treatments; many short-term and long-term side effects arise during these therapies. One of the most detrimental side effects is reduced fertility due to gonadotoxic treatments with resultant psychosocial stress. Cryopreservation of oocytes, embryos, and ovarian tissue are currently available fertility preservation methods for these patients. As an adjunct to these methods, in vitro maturation or gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist could also be considered. It is also essential to communicate well with patients in the decision-making process on fertility preservation. It is essential to refer patients diagnosed with breast cancer on time to fertility specialists for individualized treatment, which may lead to desirable outcomes. To do so, a multimodal team-based approach and in-depth discussion on the treatment of breast cancer and fertility preservation is crucial. This review aims to summarize infertility risk related to currently available breast cancer treatment, options for fertility preservation and its details, barriers to oncofertility counseling, and psychosocial issues.
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- Yeon Hee Hong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Lewinsohn R, Zheng Y, Rosenberg SM, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Schapira L, Peppercorn J, Borges VF, Come S, Snow C, Ginsburg ES, Partridge AH. Fertility Preferences and Practices Among Young Women With Breast Cancer: Germline Genetic Carriers Versus Noncarriers. Clin Breast Cancer 2023; 23:317-323. [PMID: 36628811 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2022.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Young women with breast cancer who carry germline genetic pathogenic variants may face distinct fertility concerns, yet limited data exist comparing fertility preferences and practices between carriers and noncarriers. PATIENTS AND METHODS Participants in the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study (NCT01468246), a prospective cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer at ≤40 years, who completed a modified Fertility Issues Survey were included in this analysis. RESULTS Of 1052 eligible participants, 118 (11%) tested positive for a pathogenic variant. Similar proportions (P = .23) of carriers (46%, [54/118]) and noncarriers (37%, [346/934]) desired more biologic children prediagnosis, and desire decreased similarly postdiagnosis (carriers, 30% [35/118] vs. noncarriers, 26% [244/934], P = .35). Among those desiring children postdiagnosis (n = 279), concern about cancer risk heritability was more common among carriers (74% [26/35] vs. noncarriers, 36% [88/244], P < .01). Carriers were more likely to report that concern about cancer risk heritability contributed to a lack of certainty or interest in future pregnancies (20% [16/81] vs. noncarriers, 7% [49/674], P = .001). Similar proportions (P = .65) of carriers (36% [43/118]) and noncarriers (38% [351/934]) were somewhat or very concerned about infertility post-treatment; utilization of fertility preservation strategies was also similar (carriers, 14% [17/118] vs. noncarriers, 12% [113/934], P = .78). CONCLUSION Carriers were similarly concerned about future fertility and as likely to pursue fertility preservation as noncarriers. Concern about cancer risk heritability was more frequent among carriers and impacted decisions not to pursue future pregnancies for some, underscoring the importance of counseling regarding strategies to prevent transmission to offspring, including preimplantation genetic testing.
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- Rebecca Lewinsohn
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA
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- Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA.
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Dufour O, Houvenaeghel G, Classe JM, Cohen M, Faure C, Mazouni C, Chauvet MP, Jouve E, Darai E, Azuar AS, Gimbergues P, Gonçalves A, de Nonneville A. Early breast cancer in women aged 35 years or younger: A large national multicenter French population-based case control-matched analysis. Breast 2023; 68:163-172. [PMID: 36774756 PMCID: PMC9945754 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a scarcity of data exploring early breast cancer (eBC) in very young patients. We assessed shared and intrinsic prognostic factors in a large cohort of patients aged ≤35, compared to a control group aged 36 to 50. METHODS Patients ≤50 were retrospectively identified from a multicentric cohort of 23,134 eBC patients who underwent primary surgery between 1990 and 2014. Multivariate Cox analyses for DFS and OS were built. To assess the independent impact of age, 1 to 3 case-control analysis was performed by matching ≤35 and 36-50 years patients. RESULTS Of 6481 patients, 556 were aged ≤35, and 5925 from 36 to 50. Age ≤35 was associated with larger tumors, higher grade, ER-negativity, macroscopic lymph node involvement (pN + macro), lymphovascular invasion (LVI), mastectomy, and chemotherapy (CT) use. In multivariate analysis, age ≤35 was associated with worse DFS [HR 1.56, 95% CI 1.32-1.84; p < 0.001], and OS [HR 1.29, 95% CI 1.03-1.60; p = 0.025], as were high grade, large tumor, LVI, pN + macro, ER-negativity, period of diagnostic, and absence of ET or CT (for DFS). Adverse prognostic impact of age ≤35 was maintained in the case control-matched analysis for DFS [HR 1.56, 95%CI 1.28-1.91, p < 0.001], and OS [HR 1.33, 95%CI 1.02-1.73, p = 0.032]. When only considering patients ≤35, ER, tumor size, nodal status, and LVI were independently associated with survival in this subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Age ≤35 is associated with less favorable presentation and more aggressive treatment strategies. Our results support the poor prognosis value of young age, which independently persisted when adjusting for other prognostic factors and treatments.
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- Ondine Dufour
- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, Département d'Oncologie Médicale, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, Département de Chirurgie Oncologique, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Institut René Gauducheau, Site Hospitalier Nord, St Herblain, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, Département de Chirurgie Oncologique, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Claudius Regaud, 20-24 Rue du Pont St Pierre, Toulouse, France
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- Hôpital Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, Paris, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, Département d'Oncologie Médicale, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, Département d'Oncologie Médicale, CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
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Wu HL, Luo ZY, He ZL, Gong Y, Mo M, Ming WK, Liu GY. All HER2-negative breast cancer patients need gBRCA testing: cost-effectiveness and clinical benefits. Br J Cancer 2023; 128:638-646. [PMID: 36564566 PMCID: PMC9938252 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-02111-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The OlympiA trial demonstrated the benefits of adjuvant usage of olaparib for high-risk patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer (BC) and germline BRCA (gBRCA) mutation. This provoked thoughts on the clinical criteria of gBRCA testing. This study aims to estimate the costs and benefits of gBRCA testing and adjuvant olaparib therapy for patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and hormone-receptor (HR)-positive and HER2-negative BC in China and the United States of America (USA). METHODS We used a Markov chain decision tree analytic model to compare three gBRCA screening policies in China and the USA: (1) no gBRCA testing; (2) selected gBRCA testing and (3) universal gBRCA testing for nonmetastatic TNBC and HR-positive HER2-negative BC patients. We modelled the benefit of systemic therapy and risk-reducing surgeries among patients identified with pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1 and BRCA2. RESULTS Changing from the selected gBRCA testing to the universal gBRCA testing in TNBC patients is cost-effective, with the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) being 10991.1 and 56518.2 USD/QALY in China and the USA, respectively. Expanding universal gBRCA testing to HR-positive HER2-negative BC and TNBC patients has ICERs of 2023.3 and 16611.1 USD/QALY in China and the USA, respectively. DISCUSSION By performing gBRCA testing on all HER2-negative BC patients, adjuvant olaparib can be offered to high-risk patients with a PV in BRCA1 or BRCA2. These patients are also candidates for risk-reducing surgeries, an important aspect of their survivorship care, and these interventions can improve survival outcomes. With the willingness-to-pay thresholds being 31,500.0 and 100,000.0 USD per QALY gained in China and the USA, respectively, universal gBRCA testing is likely cost-effective for all HER2-negative BC patients. This simplified criterion of gBRCA testing for BC is recommended for adoption by current guidelines in China and the USA.
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- Huai-Liang Wu
- Department of Breast Surgery, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat‑sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cancer Prevention, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center; Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
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Diakite B, Kassogue Y, Maiga M, Dolo G, Kassogue O, Holl JL, Joyce B, Wang J, Cisse K, Diarra F, Keita ML, Traore CB, Kamate B, Sissoko SB, Coulibaly B, Sissoko AS, Traore D, Sidibe FM, Bah S, Teguete I, Ly M, Nadifi S, Dehbi H, Kim K, Murphy R, Hou L. Lack of Association of C677T Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism with Breast Cancer Risk in Mali. Genet Res (Camb) 2023; 2023:4683831. [PMID: 36721432 PMCID: PMC9873441 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4683831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays a major role in the metabolism of folates and homocysteine, which in turn can affect gene expression and ultimately promote the development of breast cancer. Thus, mutations in the MTHFR gene could influence homocysteine, methionine, and S-adenosylmethionine levels and, indirectly, nucleotide levels. Imbalance in methionine and S-adenosylmethionine synthesis affects protein synthesis and methylation. These changes, which affect gene expression, may ultimately promote the development of breast cancer. We therefore hypothesized that such mutations could also play an important role in the occurrence and pathogenesis of breast cancer in a Malian population. In this study, we used the PCR-RFLP technique to identify the different genotypic profiles of the C677T MTHFR polymorphism in 127 breast cancer women and 160 healthy controls. The genotypic distribution of the C677T polymorphism in breast cancer cases was 88.2% for CC, 11.0% for CT, and 0.8% for TT. Healthy controls showed a similar distribution with 90.6% for CC, 8.8% for CT, and 0.6% for TT. We found no statistical association between the C677T polymorphism and breast cancer risk for the codominant models CT and TT (p > 0.05). The same trend was observed when the analysis was extended to other genetic models, including dominant (p = 0.50), recessive (p = 0.87), and additive (p = 0.50) models. The C677T polymorphism of MTHFR gene did not influence the risk of breast cancer in the Malian samples.
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- Brehima Diakite
- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
- Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Preventive Medicine Department, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Preventive Medicine Department, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Preventive Medicine Department, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB), Bamako, Mali
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- Hassan II University Aïn Chock, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Preventive Medicine Department, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Preventive Medicine Department, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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A real-world pharmacovigilance study of FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS) events for niraparib. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20601. [PMID: 36446798 PMCID: PMC9709073 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23726-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Niraparib was approved for the treatment of platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancer. The authors retrospectively investigated niraparib-related adverse events (AEs) through data mining of the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Four algorithms were employed to quantify the signals of niraparib associated AEs, using data from the FAERS between 2017 and 2021. MYSQL 8.0, Navicat Premium 15, Microsoft EXCEL 2019 and the GraphPad Prism 8 were used to conduct statistical analysis. There are 7,238,157 reports collected from the FAERS database, of which 11,701 reports listed niraparib as the 'primary suspected (PS)' drug. A total of 97 significant disproportionality PTs conforming to the four algorithms were simultaneously retained. Unexpected significant AEs such as neuropathy peripheral, photosensitivity reaction, gastrooesophageal reflux disease might also occur. The median onset time of niraparib-associated AEs was 18 days (interquartile range [IQR] 4-66 days), and most of the cases occurred within the first months after niraparib initiation. The study found niraparib-associated AEs and might provide important support for clinical monitoring and risk identification of niraparib.
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Chen D, Zhang C, Yuan M, Zhang Y, Liu Q, Wan D. Adolescent triple-negative breast cancer with germline pathogenic variants in both BRCA1 and TP53 genes: A case report. Front Oncol 2022; 12:970641. [DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.970641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Almost 5-10% of breast cancer results from inherited genetic pathogenic variants. Patients with pathogenic variants in high-penetrance genes such as TP53, BRCA1 and BRCA2 are susceptible to breast cancer. Moreover, nearly 80% of BRCA pathogenic variants carriers are diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age before menopause. There is currently no report of early onset breast cancer with germline pathogenic variants in both BRCA1 and TP53 genes. Here, we report a case of a 14-years-old female diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer with a family history of malignant tumors. The cancer metastasized to multiple lymph nodes 1 year and 4 months after surgery, and the progression-free survival after subsequent chemotherapy and surgery has been 2 years and 10 months. The patient’s white blood cells were screened against a panel of 11 cancer-related genes, and both germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1 and TP53 were identified. Genetic tests of her family members revealed the same pathogenic variants in BRCA1 in her father and brother, but BRCA1 pathogenic variants wasn’t shown in other family members. The case indicates that genetic testing needs be performed in early onset breast cancer to confirm inherited risk, and if a germline pathogenic variant is identified, tailored therapeutic interventions and preventive interventions should be taken and genetic testing is recommended for relatives.
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Tamayo LI, Perez F, Perez A, Hernandez M, Martinez A, Huang X, Zavala VA, Ziv E, Neuhausen SL, Carvajal-Carmona LG, Duron Y, Fejerman L. Cancer screening and breast cancer family history in Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latina women in California. Front Oncol 2022; 12:940162. [PMID: 36387260 PMCID: PMC9643826 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.940162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the U.S. and the leading cause of cancer death among Hispanics/Latinas (H/L). H/L are less likely than Non-H/L White (NHW) women to be diagnosed in the early stages of this disease. Approximately 5-10% of breast cancer can be attributed to inherited genetic mutations in high penetrance genes such as BRCA1/2. Women with pathogenic variants in these genes have a 40-80% lifetime risk of breast cancer. Past studies have shown that genetic counseling can help women and their families make informed decisions about genetic testing and early cancer detection or risk-reduction strategies. However, H/L are 3.9-4.8 times less likely to undergo genetic testing than NHW women. We developed a program to outreach and educate the H/L community about hereditary breast cancer, targeting monolingual Spanish-speaking individuals in California. Through this program, we have assessed cancer screening behavior and identified women who might benefit from genetic counseling in a population that is usually excluded from cancer research and care. Materials and Methods The "Tu Historia Cuenta" program is a promotores-based virtual outreach and education program including the cities of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. Participants responded to three surveys: a demographic survey, a breast cancer family history survey, and a feedback survey. Survey responses were described for participants and compared by area where the program took place using chi-square, Fisher exact tests, and t tests. Multinomial logistic regression models were used for multivariate analyses. Results and Conclusion We enrolled 1042 women, 892 completed the cancer family history survey and 62 (7%) provided responses compatible with referral to genetic counseling. We identified 272 women (42.8% ages 40 to 74 years) who were due for mammograms, 250 women (24.7% ages 25 to 65 years) due for Papanicolaou test, and 189 women (71.6% ages 50+) due for colorectal cancer screening. These results highlight the need of additional support for programs that spread awareness about cancer risk and facilitate access to resources, specifically within the H/L community.
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- Lizeth I. Tamayo
- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States
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- The Latino Cancer Institute, San Jose, CA, United States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States,Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States,*Correspondence: Laura Fejerman,
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Verdial FC, Mamtani A, Pawloski KR, Sevilimedu V, D'Alfonso TM, Zhang H, Gemignani ML, Barrio AV, Morrow M, Tadros AB. The Effect of Age on Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:3810-3819. [PMID: 35246810 PMCID: PMC10901180 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-11367-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Younger women (age ≤ 40 years) with breast cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) have higher rates of pathologic complete response (pCR); however, it is unknown whether axillary or breast downstaging rates differ by age. In this study, we compared pCR incidence and surgical downstaging rates of the breast and axilla post NAC, between patients aged ≤ 40, 41-60, and ≥ 61 years. METHODS We identified 1383 women with stage I-III breast cancer treated with NAC and subsequent surgery from November 2013 to December 2018. pCR and breast/axillary downstaging rates were assessed and compared across age groups. RESULTS Younger women were significantly more likely to have ductal histology, poorly differentiated tumors, and BRCA mutations; 35% of tumors were hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-), 36% were HER2-positive (HER2+), and 29% were triple negative (TN), with similar subtype distribution across age groups (p = 0.6). Overall, pCR rates did not differ by age, however among patients with TN tumors (n = 394), younger women had higher pCR rates (52% vs. 35% among those aged 41-60 years and 29% among those aged ≥61 years; p = 0.007) and were more likely to have tumors with high tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) concentrations (p < 0.001). Downstaging to breast-conserving surgery (BCS) eligibility post NAC among initially BCS-ineligible patients was similar across age groups; younger women chose BCS less often (p < 0.001). Among cN1 patients (n = 813), 52% of women ≤40 years of age avoided axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) with NAC, versus 39% and 37% in the older groups (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Younger women undergoing NAC for axillary downstaging were more likely to avoid ALND across all subtypes; however, overall pCR rates did not differ by age. Despite equivalent breast downstaging and BCS eligibility rates across age groups, younger women were less likely to undergo BCS.
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- Francys C Verdial
- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Lee JD, Ryu WJ, Han HJ, Kim TY, Kim MH, Sohn J. Molecular Characterization of BRCA1 c.5339T>C Missense Mutation in DNA Damage Response of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14102405. [PMID: 35626017 PMCID: PMC9139203 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14102405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BRCA1 L1780P BRCT domain mutation has been recognized as a pathogenic mutation in patients with breast cancer. However, the molecular significance of this mutation has not yet been studied in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells in vitro. We established MDA-MB 231, HCC1937, and HCC1395 TNBC cell lines expressing BRCA1 L1780P mutant. BRCA1 L1780P mutant TNBC cells showed increased migration and invasion capacity, as well as increased sensitivity to olaparib and carboplatin compared to BRCA1 wild-type cells. BRCA1 L1780P mutant TNBC cells showed decreased RAD51 expression and reduced nuclear RAD51 foci formation following carboplatin and olaparib treatment. The molecular interaction between p-ATM and BRCA1 was abrogated following introduction of BRCA1 L1780P mutant plasmid in TNBC cells, suggesting that the BRCA1 L1780P mutation disrupts the p-ATM-BRCA1 protein-protein interaction. We established an olaparib-resistant BRCA1 L1780P mutant TNBC cell line by chronic drug treatment. Olaparib-resistant cell lines showed upregulation of RAD51 expression upon olaparib treatment, and reduction in RAD51 expression in olaparib-resistant cells restored olaparib sensitivity. Collectively, these results suggest that the BRCA1 L1780P mutation impairs RAD51 recruitment by disrupting p-ATM-BRCA1 interaction, which is a crucial molecular factor in homologous recombination and olaparib sensitivity. Further therapeutic targeting of RAD51 in BRCA1 L1780P mutant breast cancer is warranted.
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- Jeong Dong Lee
- Department of Human Biology and Genomics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Avison Biomedical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea; (W.-J.R.); (H.J.H.); (T.Y.K.)
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- Avison Biomedical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea; (W.-J.R.); (H.J.H.); (T.Y.K.)
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- Avison Biomedical Research Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea; (W.-J.R.); (H.J.H.); (T.Y.K.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Correspondence: (M.H.K.); (J.S.); Tel.: +82-2-2228-8135 (M.H.K. & J.S.)
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Correspondence: (M.H.K.); (J.S.); Tel.: +82-2-2228-8135 (M.H.K. & J.S.)
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Worldwide Burden, Risk Factors, and Temporal Trends of Ovarian Cancer: A Global Study. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14092230. [PMID: 35565359 PMCID: PMC9102475 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14092230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Ovarian cancer was the third most common gynecological cancer globally in 2020. Ovarian carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer, comprising over 90% of all ovarian cancer cases. The risk of ovarian cancer increases in females with age, along with having a family history, having a family cancer syndrome, and breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) mutations. Investigation of the latest disease burden, risk factors, and temporal trends of ovarian cancer is important for the reduction of its associated mortality globally. The global incidence and mortality rates of ovarian cancer for 185 countries in 2020 were retrieved from the Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) database established by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, WHO, Lyon, France). The incidence of ovarian cancer has been increasing substantially among younger females, probably caused by the increasing prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, estrogen exposure and nulliparity. Abstract This study aimed to investigate the most updated worldwide incidence and mortality, risk factors, and epidemiologic trend of ovarian cancer in different countries, regions, and age groups. The Global Cancer Observatory database was used for incidence and mortality rates of ovarian cancer in 2020. Data from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents and the WHO mortality database was accessed for trend analysis. Age-standardized rates (ASRs, per 100,000 persons) were calculated for incidence and mortality. The 10-year annual average percent change (AAPC) was estimated by Joinpoint regression analysis. There was an overall decreasing trend of ovarian cancer, yet its burden has been increasing in lower-income countries and among younger females in some countries. Intensive lifestyle modifications are warranted, especially for the populations at high risk for ovarian cancer, including smoking cessation, alcohol use reduction, physical activity, weight control, and treatment of metabolic diseases.
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Miller RS, Mokiou S, Taylor A, Sun P, Baria K. Real-world clinical outcomes of patients with BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic breast cancer: a CancerLinQ® study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2022; 193:83-94. [PMID: 35194731 PMCID: PMC8993712 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06541-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose To investigate real-world clinical outcomes in patients with BRCA-mutated (BRCAm), HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (mBC) according to BRCA and hormone receptor (HR) status. Methods Patients diagnosed with HER2-negative mBC between 01 January 2010 and 31 December 2018 were retrospectively identified from the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s CancerLinQ Discovery® database. Time to first subsequent therapy or death (TFST) from date of mBC diagnosis and start of first-line treatment for mBC and overall survival (OS) from date of mBC diagnosis were investigated according to BRCA status (BRCAm, BRCA wild type [BRCAwt] or unknown BRCA [BRCAu]) and HR status (positive/triple negative breast cancer [TNBC]). Follow-up continued until 31 August 2019 (i.e. minimum of 8 months). Results 3744 patients with HER2-negative mBC were identified (BRCAwt, n = 460; BRCAm, n = 83; BRCAu, n = 3201) (HR-positive, n = 2738). Median (Q1, Q3) age was 63.0 (54.0, 73.0) years. Median (95% confidence interval [CI]) TFST (months) from mBC diagnosis was as follows: HR-positive, 7.7 (5.0, 11.2), 8.3 (6.6, 10.2) and 9.4 (8.7, 10.1); TNBC, 5.4 (3.9, 12.4), 5.6 (4.7, 6.6) and 5.4 (5.0, 6.2) for BRCAm, BRCAwt and BRCAu, respectively. Median (95% CI) OS (months) was as follows: HR-positive, 41.1 (31.5, not calculable), 55.1 (43.5, 65.5) and 33.0 (31.3, 34.8); TNBC, 13.7 (11.1, not calculable), 14.4 (10.7, 17.0) and 11.7 (10.3, 12.8) for BRCAm, BRCAwt and BRCAu, respectively. Conclusion When stratified by HR status, TFST and OS were broadly similar for patients with HER2-negative mBC, irrespective of BRCA status. Further global real-world studies are needed to study outcomes of this patient population. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10549-022-06541-3.
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- Robert S Miller
- CancerLinQ®, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2318 Mill Road #800, Alexandria, VA, 22314, USA.
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Clinicopathological characteristics in women with breast cancer in extreme ages in Greece: A single centre experience. FORUM OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.2478/fco-2021-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Introduction
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Greek women. The highest incidence occurs in patients aged 40–70 years. However, the emergence of the disease in women under 40 and over 80 years old is a significant problem in everyday practice, because of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for these age groups. The objective of this study is to investigate clinicopathological characteristics of Greek women under 40 and over 80 diagnosed with breast cancer during 2019–2020 in a specialized Breast Cancer Surgical Centre, as well as the pathological characteristics of their disease and the therapeutic measures applied to these women.
Aim of the study
The aim of this study is to compare clinical and pathological characteristics of breast cancer in a group of Greek premenopausal women younger than 40 years of age with a group of elderly women older than 80 years old, who were treated in a surgical breast centre in Greece during the last two years.
Patients and Methods
During the last 2 years, 21 women under 40 and 22 women older than 80 were diagnosed with breast cancer in our Centre.
Results
Invasive ductal adenocarcinoma was the most frequent histological type for both Groups: Most younger women underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy, while the majority of older patients received hormonal therapy after surgery.
Conclusions
There were no statistically significant differences between women under 40 and women over 80 in the study sample regarding their clinicopathological characteristics. However, younger women underwent more therapeutic modalities (i.e.adjuvant treatments in addition to surgery) than older ones.
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Martinez-Cannon BA, Barragan-Carrillo R, Villarreal-Garza C. Young Women with Breast Cancer in Resource-Limited Settings: What We Know and What We Need to Do Better. BREAST CANCER (DOVE MEDICAL PRESS) 2021; 13:641-650. [PMID: 34880675 PMCID: PMC8648095 DOI: 10.2147/bctt.s303047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Young women with breast cancer (YWBC) account for a variable proportion of patients diagnosed with breast cancer around the globe, with a higher prevalence in resource-limited settings than in high-income countries. This group represents a unique population that warrants special attention due to specific biological considerations and age-specific supportive care issues. This review aims to explore existing knowledge regarding YWBC's needs, particularly in resource-restricted settings. To date, scarce information regarding the care of YWBC in resource-constrained countries is available, with most reports describing suboptimal care in terms of survivorship needs. Health care providers should implement actions to improve endocrine treatment adherence, referrals for fertility counseling and preservation, contraceptive use compliance, timely body image and sexual function interventions, comprehensive genetic risk assessments, and early quality of life and psychosocial health interventions. While high costs act as a barrier for optimal care in resource-limited settings, improving patient education represents a promising and cost-effective solution to improve patient care. Future research on developing tailored educational resources for YWBC in resource-limited settings should be considered a priority.
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- Bertha Alejandra Martinez-Cannon
- Hematology-Oncology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama en Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Hematology-Oncology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama en Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama en Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
- Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Condorelli M, Bruzzone M, Ceppi M, Ferrari A, Grinshpun A, Hamy AS, de Azambuja E, Carrasco E, Peccatori FA, Di Meglio A, Paluch-Shimon S, Poorvu PD, Venturelli M, Rousset-Jablonski C, Senechal C, Livraghi L, Ponzone R, De Marchis L, Pogoda K, Sonnenblick A, Villarreal-Garza C, Córdoba O, Teixeira L, Clatot F, Punie K, Graffeo R, Dieci MV, Pérez-Fidalgo JA, Duhoux FP, Puglisi F, Ferreira AR, Blondeaux E, Peretz-Yablonski T, Caron O, Saule C, Ameye L, Balmaña J, Partridge AH, Azim HA, Demeestere I, Lambertini M. Safety of assisted reproductive techniques in young women harboring germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2 with a pregnancy after prior history of breast cancer. ESMO Open 2021; 6:100300. [PMID: 34775302 PMCID: PMC8593447 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge is growing on the safety of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) in cancer survivors. No data exist, however, for the specific population of breast cancer patients harboring germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a multicenter retrospective cohort study across 30 centers worldwide including women diagnosed at ≤40 years with stage I-III breast cancer, between January 2000 and December 2012, harboring known germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants. Patients included in this analysis had a post-treatment pregnancy either achieved through use of ART (ART group) or naturally (non-ART group). ART procedures included ovulation induction, ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and embryo transfer under hormonal replacement therapy. RESULTS Among the 1424 patients registered in the study, 168 were eligible for inclusion in the present analysis, of whom 22 were in the ART group and 146 in the non-ART group. Survivors in the ART group conceived at an older age compared with those in the non-ART group (median age: 39.7 versus 35.4 years, respectively). Women in the ART group experienced more delivery complications compared with those in the non-ART group (22.1% versus 4.1%, respectively). No other apparent differences in obstetrical outcomes were observed between cohorts. The median follow-up from pregnancy was 3.4 years (range: 0.8-8.6 years) in the ART group and 5.0 years (range: 0.8-17.6 years) in the non-ART group. Two patients (9.1%) in the ART group experienced a disease-free survival event (specifically, a locoregional recurrence) compared with 40 patients (27.4%) in the non-ART group. In the ART group, no patients deceased compared with 10 patients (6.9%) in the non-ART group. CONCLUSION This study provides encouraging safety data on the use of ART in breast cancer survivors harboring germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1/2, when natural conception fails or when they opt for ART in order to carry out preimplantation genetic testing.
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- M Condorelli
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Fertility Clinic, Brussels, Belgium; Research Laboratory on Human Reproduction, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, General Surgery III-Breast Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy; Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Breast Oncology Unit Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, Institut Jules Bordet and Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Gynecologic Oncology Department, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Predictors and New Targets in Oncology, INSERM Unit 981, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Breast Oncology Unit Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Centre Léon Bérard and INSERM U1290 RESHAPE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Cancer Genetics Unit, Bergonie Institute, Bordeaux, France
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Gynecological Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO - IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Oncology Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Spain
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- Breast Disease Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, APHP, Université de Paris, INSERM U976, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of General Medical Oncology and Multidisciplinary Breast Centre, Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Breast Unit of Southern Switzerland (CSSI), Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, INCLIVA University Hospital of Valencia, CIBERONC, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Breast Clinic, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy; Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Breast Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Breast Oncology Unit Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet and Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Fertility Clinic, Brussels, Belgium; Research Laboratory on Human Reproduction, Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; Department of Medical Oncology, Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
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Özdemir S, Sılan F, Akgün MY, Aracı N, Çırpan İ, Koç Öztürk F, Özdemir Ö. Prognostic Prediction of BRCA Mutations by 18F-FDG PET/CT SUV max in Breast Cancer. Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2021; 30:158-168. [PMID: 34658299 PMCID: PMC8522522 DOI: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2021.82584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prognostic prediction of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations by comparing the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) obtained from 18fluoride-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), which is considered a prognostic factor in breast cancer (BC). Methods: Retrospective interdisciplinary laboratory results of 92 patients with BC who had germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation profiles and underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT were compared. Genotyping was made by next-generation sequencing, and PET/CT scans were re-evaluated. The histopathological data, genetic results, and clinical demographics of all patients were recorded. Patients were divided into two groups in accordance with the presence of germline BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutations. Between-group statistical comparison was performed. Results: In PET/CT performed for primary staging, patients with BRCA-positive BC had significantly higher SUVmax (p=0.039), larger tumor size (p=0.025), and presence of axillary nodal metastases (p=0.023) than patients with BRCA-negative BC. Although the Ki-67 index was higher in the BRCA-positive group than BRCA-negative group, this difference was not significant (p=0.157). Moreover, in the BRCA-positive and negative groups, SUVmax, Ki-67 index, and tumor size, grade, and stage were significantly correlated with each other. Conclusion: The results of this study showed a strong association between BRCA mutations and SUVmax, which indicates the poor prognosis of BC.
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- Semra Özdemir
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Çanakkale State Hospital, Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Çanakkale State Hospital, Clinic of Pathology, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Genetics, Çanakkale, Turkey
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Lambertini M, Partridge AH. Cyclophosphamide-Free Adjuvant Chemotherapy for the Potential Prevention of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Infertility in Young Women With Breast Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2021; 113:1274-1276. [PMID: 33822112 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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- Matteo Lambertini
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,Department of Medical Oncology, UOC Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Dominici L, Hu J, Zheng Y, Kim HJ, King TA, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Peppercorn J, Schapira L, Borges VF, Come SE, Warner E, Wong JS, Partridge AH, Rosenberg SM. Association of Local Therapy With Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Young Women With Breast Cancer. JAMA Surg 2021; 156:e213758. [PMID: 34468718 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.3758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance Increasing rates of bilateral mastectomy have been most pronounced in young women with breast cancer, but the association of surgery with long-term quality of life (QOL) remains largely unknown. Objective To examine the association of surgery with longer-term satisfaction and QOL in young breast cancer survivors. Design, Setting, and Participants This multicenter cross-sectional study of a prospective cohort was conducted from October 2016 to November 2017, at academic and community hospitals in North America. Women 40 years or younger enrolled in the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study were assessed. Data analysis was performed from during a 1- to 2-year period after conclusion of the study. Exposures Primary breast surgery, reconstruction, and radiotherapy. Main Outcomes and Measures Mean BREAST-Q breast satisfaction and physical, psychosocial, and sexual well-being scores were compared by type of surgery; higher BREAST-Q scores (range, 0-100) indicate better QOL. Linear regression was used to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with BREAST-Q scores for each domain. Results A total of 560 women with stage 0 to III breast cancer (median age at diagnosis, 36 years; range, 17-40 years; 484 [86%] with stage 0-II disease) completed the BREAST-Q a median of 5.8 years (range, 1.9-10.4 years) from diagnosis. A total of 290 patients (52%) of patients underwent bilateral mastectomy, 110 patients (20%) underwent unilateral mastectomy, and 160 patients (28%) received breast-conserving therapy. Among mastectomy patients, 357 (89%) had reconstruction and 181 (45%) received radiotherapy. In multivariate analyses, implant-based reconstruction (vs autologous) was associated with decreased breast satisfaction (β = -7.4; 95% CI, -12.8 to -2.1; P = .007) and complex reconstruction (vs autologous) with worse physical well-being (β = -14.0; 95% CI, -22.2 to -5.7; P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance These results suggest that local therapy in young breast cancer survivors is persistently associated with poorer scores in multiple QOL domains, particularly among those treated with mastectomy and radiotherapy, irrespective of breast reconstruction. Socioeconomic stressors also appear to play a role.
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- Laura Dominici
- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.,Asan Medical Center, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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Prevalence of mutations in BRCA and homologous recombination repair genes and real-world standard of care of Asian patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer starting first-line systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy: subgroup analysis of the global BREAKOUT study. Breast Cancer 2021; 29:92-102. [PMID: 34467476 PMCID: PMC8732904 DOI: 10.1007/s12282-021-01283-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background The multinational BREAKOUT study (NCT03078036) sought to determine the prevalence of germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA1/2) and somatic BRCA1/2 (sBRCA1/2) mutations and mutations in other homologous recombination repair (HRR) genes in women with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC) starting first-line chemotherapy. Methods Genetic testing for gBRCA, sBRCA, and HRR gene mutations was performed in patients who started first-line chemotherapy for MBC in the last 90 days (341 patients across 14 countries) who were not selected based on risk factors for gBRCA mutations. We report data from the Asian cohort, which included patients in Japan (7 sites), South Korea (10 sites), and Taiwan (8 sites). Results Of 116 patients screened, 104 patients were enrolled in the Asian cohort. The median age was 53.0 (range 25–87) years. gBRCA1/2, gBRCA1, and gBRCA2 mutations were detected in 10.6% (11/104), 5.8% (6/104), and 4.8% (5/104) of patients, respectively; none had mutations in both gBRCA1 and gBRCA2. gBRCA1/2 mutations were detected in 10.0% (6/60) and 11.6% (5/43) of patients with hormone receptor-positive and triple-negative MBC, respectively. HRR gene mutations were tested in 48 patients without gBRCA mutations, and 5 (10.4%) had at least one HRR mutation in sBRCA, ATM, PALB2, and CHEK2. Conclusion We report for the first time the prevalence of gBRCA and HRR mutations in an Asian cohort of patients with HER2-negative MBC. Our results suggest that BRCA mutation testing is valuable to determine appropriate treatment options for patients with hormone receptor-positive or triple-negative MBC. Study registration NCT03078036. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12282-021-01283-4.
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Jones T, Trivedi MS, Jiang X, Silverman T, Underhill M, Chung WK, Kukafka R, Crew KD. Racial and Ethnic Differences in BRCA1/2 and Multigene Panel Testing Among Young Breast Cancer Patients. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2021; 36:463-469. [PMID: 31802423 PMCID: PMC7293107 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-019-01646-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Genetic testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) is recommended for breast cancer patients diagnosed at age ≤ 50 years. Our objective was to examine racial/ethnic differences in genetic testing frequency and results among diverse breast cancer patients. A retrospective cohort study among women diagnosed with breast cancer at age ≤ 50 years from January 2007 to December 2017 at Columbia University in New York, NY. Among 1503 diverse young breast cancer patients, nearly half (46.2%) completed HBOC genetic testing. Genetic testing completion was associated with younger age, family history of breast cancer, and earlier stage, but not race/ethnicity or health insurance status. Blacks had the highest frequency of pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants (18.6%), and Hispanics and Asians had the most variants of uncertain significance (VUS), 19.0% and 21.9%, respectively. The percentage of women undergoing genetic testing increased over time from 15.3% in 2007 to a peak of 72.8% in 2015. Over the same time period, there was a significant increase in P/LP and VUS results. Due to uncertainty about the clinical implications of P/LP variants in moderate penetrance genes and VUSs, our findings underscore the need for targeted genetic counseling education, particularly among young minority breast cancer patients.
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- T Jones
- Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA.
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Cortesi L, Rugo HS, Jackisch C. An Overview of PARP Inhibitors for the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Target Oncol 2021; 16:255-282. [PMID: 33710534 PMCID: PMC8105250 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-021-00796-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Loss-of-function mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are detected in at least 5% of unselected patients with breast cancer (BC). These BC susceptibility genes encode proteins critical for DNA homologous recombination repair (HRR). This review provides an update on oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors for the treatment of BC. Olaparib and talazoparib are PARP inhibitors approved as monotherapies for deleterious/suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative BC. Olaparib is approved in the USA for metastatic BC and in Europe for locally advanced/metastatic BC. Talazoparib is approved for locally advanced/metastatic BC in the USA and Europe. In phase 3 trials, olaparib and talazoparib monotherapies demonstrated significant progression-free survival benefits compared with chemotherapy. Common toxicities were effectively managed by supportive treatment and dose interruptions/reductions. Veliparib combined with platinum-based chemotherapy has also shown promise for locally advanced/metastatic BC in a phase 3 trial. Differences in efficacy and safety across PARP inhibitors (olaparib, talazoparib, veliparib, niraparib, rucaparib) may relate to differences in potency of PARP trapping on DNA and cytotoxic specificity. PARP inhibitors are being investigated in early BC, in novel combinations, and in patients without germline BRCA mutations, including those with somatic BRCA mutations and other HRR gene mutations. Ongoing phase 2/3 studies include PARP inhibitors combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of triple-negative BC. Wider access to testing for BRCA and other mutations, and to genetic counseling, are required to identify patients who could benefit from PARP inhibitor therapy. The advent of PARP inhibitors has potential benefits for BC treatment beyond the locally advanced/metastatic setting.
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- Laura Cortesi
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria di Modena Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Breast Cancer Center, Starkenburgring 66, 63069, Offenbach, Germany.
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Kuijer A, Dominici LS, Rosenberg SM, Hu J, Gelber S, Di Lascio S, Wong JS, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Schapira L, Borges VF, Come SE, Sprunck-Harrild K, Partridge AH, King TA. Arm Morbidity After Local Therapy for Young Breast Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 28:6071-6082. [PMID: 33881656 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-09947-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact of patient demographics and local therapy choice on arm morbidity in young breast cancer patients is understudied despite its importance given the long survivorship period. This study assessed patient-reported arm morbidity in the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study (YWS), a prospective cohort study. METHODS From 2006 to 2016, 1302 women with breast cancer diagnosed at the age of 40 years or younger enrolled in the YWS. The participants regularly complete surveys. The response rates are higher than 86%. Using the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Checklist, this study examined the prevalence of patient-reported postoperative arm swelling and decreased range of motion (ROM) 1 year after diagnosis, stratified by local therapy strategy, in patients who had surgery for stages 1 to 3 disease. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for arm morbidity. RESULTS Among 888 eligible participants (median age, 37 years), 14% reported arm swelling and 34% reported decreased ROM at 1 year. Arm swelling was reported by 23.6% of the patients who had axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and 24.6% of the patients who received ALND and post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). In the multivariable analysis, the patients who reported being financially uncomfortable or who had ALND were at higher risk of arm swelling at 1 year. Being overweight, receiving ALND after sentinel lymph node biopsy, and receiving PMRT were associated with decreased ROM at 1 year. CONCLUSION High rates of self-reported arm morbidity in young breast cancer survivors were reported, particularly in patients receiving ALND and PMRT. Attention to the risks and benefits of differing local therapy strategies for ALND and PMRT patients is warranted.
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- Anne Kuijer
- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Surgery, Antonius ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, CA, USA.,Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA. .,Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA. .,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Villarreal-Garza C, Ferrigno AS, Mesa-Chavez F, Platas A, Miaja M, Fonseca A, Cruz-Ramos M, Mohar A, Bargallo-Rocha JE, Chapman JAW. Improving Collection of Real-World Data: The Experience of the Joven & Fuerte Prospective Cohort for Mexican Young Women With Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer 2021; 21:e675-e680. [PMID: 34020878 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2021.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The prospective collection of clinical data can generate detailed information on heterogeneous populations. This article reviews the strengths and limitations of the collection of real-world data and provides insight into the feasibility of routine collection of high-quality evidence even in a resource-constrained setting. The acquisition of high-quality data to assess the clinical and psychosocial needs of young Mexican patients with breast cancer has been enhanced through the use of preplanned, standardized data definitions and instrumentation to provide internally and externally comparable results, optimization of data collection with web-based surveys, engagement of participants to minimize missing data, and routine review for data consistency. A similar approach by other research groups could improve the quality of real-world data and accomplish enhanced inference of information.
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- Cynthia Villarreal-Garza
- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Centro de Cancer de Mama, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Centro de Cancer de Mama, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Centro de Cancer de Mama, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Departamento de Tumores Mamarios y Departamento de Investigacion, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Centro de Cancer de Mama, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Departamento de Tumores Mamarios y Departamento de Investigacion, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Departamento de Tumores Mamarios y Departamento de Investigacion, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Departamento de Tumores Mamarios y Departamento de Investigacion, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Joven & Fuerte: Programa para la Atencion e Investigacion de Mujeres Jovenes con Cancer de Mama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; Departamento de Tumores Mamarios y Departamento de Investigacion, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Public Health Sciences Department and Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (retired).
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Ballard DH, Burton KR, Lakomkin N, Kim S, Rajiah P, Patel MJ, Mazaheri P, Whitman GJ. The Role of Imaging in Health Screening: Screening for Specific Conditions. Acad Radiol 2021; 28:548-563. [PMID: 32404272 PMCID: PMC7655640 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There are well-established and emerging screening examinations aimed at identifying malignant and nonmalignant conditions at early, treatable stages. The Radiology Research Alliance's "Role of Imaging in Health Screening" Task Force provides a comprehensive review of specific imaging-based screening examinations. This work reviews and serves as a reference for screening examinations for breast and colon cancer in a healthy population along with screening for lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and the use of whole body magnetic resonance imaging in at-risk individuals. American College of Radiology scoring systems, along with case-based examples, are included to illustrate the different disease entities. The future of screening is discussed, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence.
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- David H Ballard
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd; Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110.
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Radiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd; Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas
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Lambertini M, Ceppi M, Hamy AS, Caron O, Poorvu PD, Carrasco E, Grinshpun A, Punie K, Rousset-Jablonski C, Ferrari A, Paluch-Shimon S, Toss A, Senechal C, Puglisi F, Pogoda K, Pérez-Fidalgo JA, De Marchis L, Ponzone R, Livraghi L, Estevez-Diz MDP, Villarreal-Garza C, Dieci MV, Clatot F, Duhoux FP, Graffeo R, Teixeira L, Córdoba O, Sonnenblick A, Ferreira AR, Partridge AH, Di Meglio A, Saule C, Peccatori FA, Bruzzone M, t'Kint de Roodenbeke MD, Ameye L, Balmaña J, Del Mastro L, Azim HA. Clinical behavior and outcomes of breast cancer in young women with germline BRCA pathogenic variants. NPJ Breast Cancer 2021; 7:16. [PMID: 33579978 PMCID: PMC7880991 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00224-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Young breast cancer (BC) patients carrying a germline BRCA pathogenic variant (mBRCA) have similar outcomes as non-carriers. However, the impact of the type of gene (BRCA1 vs. BRCA2) and hormone receptor status (positive [HR+] vs. negative [HR-]) on clinical behavior and outcomes of mBRCA BC remains largely unknown. This is an international, multicenter, hospital-based, retrospective cohort study that included mBRCA patients diagnosed, between January 2000 and December 2012, with stage I-III invasive early BC at age ≤40 years. From 30 centers worldwide, 1236 young mBRCA BC patients were included. Among 808 and 428 patients with mBRCA1 or mBRCA2, 191 (23.6%) and 356 (83.2%) had HR+tumors, respectively (P < 0.001). Median follow-up was 7.9 years. Second primary BC (P = 0.009) and non-BC malignancies (P = 0.02) were more frequent among mBRCA1 patients while distant recurrences were less frequent (P = 0.02). Irrespective of hormone receptor status, mBRCA1 patients had worse disease-free survival (DFS; adjusted HR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.60-0.96), with no difference in distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI) and overall survival (OS). Patients with HR+ disease had more frequent distant recurrences (P < 0.001) and less frequent second primary malignancies (BC: P = 0.005; non-BC: P = 0.18). No differences in DFS and OS were observed according to hormone receptor status, with a tendency for worse DRFI (adjusted HR = 1.39, 95% CI = 0.94-2.05) in patients with HR+ BC. Type of mBRCA gene and hormone receptor status strongly impact BC clinical behavior and outcomes in mBRCA young patients. These results provide important information for patients' counseling on treatment, prevention, and surveillance strategies.
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- Matteo Lambertini
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C, Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of General Medical Oncology and Multidisciplinary Breast Centre, Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, General Surgery III - Breast Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, aBRCAdaBRA onlus, Pavia, Italy
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- Breast Oncology Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre and Department of Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecological Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO - IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
- University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Departament of Oncology, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de Sao Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Research and Breast Tumors, Mexican National Cancer Institute, Mexico City, Mexico
- Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL, Mexico
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Medical Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Breast Clinic, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Breast Unit of Southern Switzerland (CSSI), Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Breast Disease Unit, Saint-Louis Hospital, APHP, Université de Paris, INSERM U976, Paris, France
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Spain
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- Oncology Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Breast Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Predictive Biomarkers and New Therapeutic Strategies in Oncology, INSERM Unit 981, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Gynecologic Oncology Department, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet and Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
- Breast Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnologico de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL, Mexico
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McAlarnen L, Stearns K, Uyar D. Challenges of Genomic Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers. Appl Clin Genet 2021; 14:1-9. [PMID: 33488111 PMCID: PMC7814235 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s245021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Completion of genetic testing is increasingly important for the complex care of patients with suspected hereditary breast and ovarian cancers (HBOC) and their at-risk family members. Identification of individuals with pathogenic variants has implications for targeted treatment recommendations, risk reduction strategies, increased surveillance recommendations, as well as the genetic testing of family members, known as cascade testing or screening. Due to advances in technology and decreasing costs, what was once single-gene genetic testing has evolved into large-scale multi-gene panel genomic testing. As germline genomic testing for HBOC becomes more and more available, it is important to identify the challenges that are associated with its use. In this manuscript, we review the current issues faced by germline genomic testing for HBOC which include effectively managing the marked increases in genetic referrals, interpreting the vast amount of information yielded by newer testing methods such as next generation sequencing (NGS), recognizing the need for better cascade screening strategies, potential exacerbation of health disparities and improving support for patients navigating the emotional impact related to positive, negative and indeterminate testing results.
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- Lindsey McAlarnen
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Stenehjem DD, Telford C, Unni SK, Bauer H, Sainski A, Deka R, Schauerhamer MB, Ye X, Tak CR, Ma J, Dalvi TB, Gutierrez L, Kaye JA, Tyczynski JE, Brixner DI, Biskupiak JE. BRCA testing and outcomes in women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021; 186:839-850. [PMID: 33389410 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-06038-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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MAIN PURPOSE Germline BRCA mutations (BRCAm) strongly influence the risk of developing breast cancer. This study aimed to understand the role of BRCAm testing in affected individuals and to assess its impact on the outcome of BRCAm carriers compared to non-carriers (BRCAwt) with breast cancer. RESEARCH QUESTION The research question is "Does standard of care testing for BRCAm improve survival outcomes of breast cancer patients?" METHODS In a single institution observational cohort study, demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between breast cancer patients with and without BRCAm. Frequency of BRCA testing was assessed. Survival outcomes were assessed by initial treatment setting stratified by BRCA status. RESULTS Of 5712 identified women with breast cancer, 14.6% (n = 835) were tested for a BRCA mutation and had a documented result. The total number and proportion of women tested for a BRCAm increased between 2000 and 2014, resulting in an increased number of BRCAm carriers identified. However, the proportion of women who underwent testing and had a BRCAm decreased during the study period from 27.5% in 2000-2004 to 13.3% in 2010-2014. Disease-free survival was similar in the adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment settings between BRCAm and BRCAwt patients. Progression-free survival on first line treatment and overall survival for patients with metastatic disease was also similar between BRCAm and BRCAwt patients. CONCLUSIONS The proportion of women tested and the number of BRCAm identified increased during the study period despite a decreasing proportion of positive results among women tested.
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- David D Stenehjem
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. .,Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, 1110 Kirby Drive, 232 Life Science, Duluth, MN, 55812, USA.
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- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.,GlaxoSmithKline, 5 Moore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Daiichi-Sankyo, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Truven Health, Ann Arbor, MN, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,University of Southern California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320, USA
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- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.,AbbVie Inc, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Poorvu PD, Gelber SI, Zheng Y, Ruddy KJ, Tamimi RM, Peppercorn J, Schapira L, Borges VF, Come SE, Lambertini M, Rosenberg SM, Partridge AH. Pregnancy after breast cancer: Results from a prospective cohort of young women with breast cancer. Cancer 2020; 127:1021-1028. [PMID: 33259061 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer are interested in future pregnancies. Prospective data regarding fertility interest and reproductive patterns after diagnosis are needed to counsel patients. METHODS The Young Women's Breast Cancer Study is a multicenter, prospective cohort of women who were diagnosed with breast cancer at age ≤40 years between 2006 and 2016. Women complete surveys at baseline, every 6 months for 3 years, then annually. Here, the authors describe fertility interest and pregnancies within 5 years of diagnosis for women with stage 0 through III breast cancer. RESULTS Of 1026 eligible participants, 368 (36%) reported interest in future biologic children at least once within 5 years after diagnosis, including 16% at 5 years after diagnosis. Among 130 women who attempted to become pregnant, 90 (69.2%) conceived; and, among 896 women who did not attempt to conceive, 18 (2.0%) became pregnant, with a total of 152 pregnancies resulting in 91 live births. Factors associated with pregnancy included younger versus older age at diagnosis (aged ≤30 vs 36-40 years: odds ratio [OR], 6.63; 95% CI, 3.18-13.83; P < .0001; aged 31-35 vs 36-40 years: OR, 5.86; 95% CI, 3.37-10.17; P < .0001) and being nulliparous versus parous (OR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.56-4.53; P = .001). The receipt of endocrine therapy versus no endocrine therapy (OR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.20-0.59; P = .001) was inversely associated with pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Many women remain interested in future fertility in the 4 years after a breast cancer diagnosis, indicating that longitudinal fertility discussions are needed. Although a minority of those interested in having children attempted to become pregnant in the first 5 years, most who attempted to conceive did so and had live births.
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- Philip D Poorvu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Medical Oncology Clinic, IRCCS San Maritino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.,Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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de Boer R, Hui R, Lim E, Yeo B, Zdenkowski N. Optimizing care for younger women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2020; 16 Suppl 5:3-14. [PMID: 33137857 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.13461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Treatment strategies for hormone receptor-positive (HR+ ), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2- ) metastatic breast cancer in young women (<40 years at diagnosis) have traditionally been extrapolated from data obtained from trials conducted either exclusively or predominantly in the postmenopausal setting. These young patients are usually treated with ovarian function suppression (OFS) + endocrine therapy (ET) ± targeted therapy, except if there is a concern about endocrine resistance or a need to gain rapid disease control due to the onset of visceral crisis. This review examines evidence that supports the use of a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor, in combination with OFS and ET, when treating premenopausal or perimenopausal women with HR+ /HER2- metastatic breast cancer. This includes data from the MONALEESA-7 study (treating only premenopausal/perimenopausal women in the first-line setting), and the results of subgroup analyses from the PALOMA-3 and MONARCH-2 trials. We also consider a number of age-specific challenges that younger breast cancer patients can face, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to ongoing care.
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- Richard de Boer
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Epworth-Freemasons Private Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- St. Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Austin Health, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.,Lake Macquarie Private Hospital, Gateshead, New South Wales, Australia.,Breast Cancer Trials, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Tumor phenotype and concordance in synchronous bilateral breast cancer in young women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 186:815-821. [PMID: 33242164 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-06027-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Synchronous bilateral breast cancer is uncommon, and its pattern and incidence among younger women is unknown. Here we report the incidence, phenotypes, and long-term oncologic outcomes of bilateral breast cancer in women enrolled in the Young Women's Breast Cancer Study (YWS). METHODS The YWS is a multi-center, prospective cohort study of women with breast cancer diagnosed at age ≤ 40 years. Those with synchronous bilateral breast cancer formed our study cohort. Tumor phenotypes were categorized as luminal A (hormone receptor (HR)+/HER2-/grade 1/2), luminal B (HR+ /HER2+ or HER2- and grade 3), HER2-enriched (HR-/HER2+), or basal-like (HR-/HER2-). Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate tumor phenotypes of bilateral cancers for concordance. RESULTS Among 1302 patients enrolled in the YWS, 21 (1.6%) patients had synchronous bilateral disease. The median age of diagnosis was 38 years (range 18-40 years). Seventeen (81.0%) underwent genetic testing with 6 found to have pathogenic germline mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, or TP53. The majority of patients (76.2%) underwent bilateral mastectomy. On pathology, 2 patients had bilateral in-situ disease, 6 had unilateral invasive and contralateral in-situ disease, and 13 had bilateral invasive disease. Of those with bilateral invasive disease, 10 (76.9%) had bilateral luminal tumors and, when fully characterized, 6 were of the same luminal subtype. Only 1 patient had bilateral basal-like breast cancer. At median follow-up of 8.2 years, 14 patients are alive with no recurrent disease. CONCLUSIONS Bilateral breast cancer is uncommon among young women diagnosed with breast cancer at age ≤ 40. In our cohort, the majority of invasive tumors were of the luminal phenotype, though some differed by grade or HER2 status. These findings support the need for thorough pathologic workup of bilateral disease when it is found in young women with breast cancer to determine risk and tailor treatment.
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Lambertini M, Ameye L, Hamy AS, Zingarello A, Poorvu PD, Carrasco E, Grinshpun A, Han S, Rousset-Jablonski C, Ferrari A, Paluch-Shimon S, Cortesi L, Senechal C, Miolo G, Pogoda K, Pérez-Fidalgo JA, De Marchis L, Ponzone R, Livraghi L, Estevez-Diz MDP, Villarreal-Garza C, Dieci MV, Clatot F, Berlière M, Graffeo R, Teixeira L, Córdoba O, Sonnenblick A, Luna Pais H, Ignatiadis M, Paesmans M, Partridge AH, Caron O, Saule C, Del Mastro L, Peccatori FA, Azim HA. Pregnancy After Breast Cancer in Patients With Germline BRCA Mutations. J Clin Oncol 2020; 38:3012-3023. [PMID: 32673153 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Young women with germline BRCA mutations have unique reproductive challenges. Pregnancy after breast cancer does not increase the risk of recurrence; however, very limited data are available in patients with BRCA mutations. This study investigated the impact of pregnancy on breast cancer outcomes in patients with germline BRCA mutations. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is an international, multicenter, hospital-based, retrospective cohort study. Eligible patients were diagnosed between January 2000 and December 2012 with invasive early breast cancer at age ≤ 40 years and harbored deleterious germline BRCA mutations. Primary end points were pregnancy rate, and disease-free survival (DFS) between patients with and without a pregnancy after breast cancer. Pregnancy outcomes and overall survival (OS) were secondary end points. Survival analyses were adjusted for guarantee-time bias controlling for known prognostic factors. RESULTS Of 1,252 patients with germline BRCA mutations (BRCA1, 811 patients; BRCA2, 430 patients; BRCA1/2, 11 patients) included, 195 had at least 1 pregnancy after breast cancer (pregnancy rate at 10 years, 19%; 95% CI, 17% to 22%). Induced abortions and miscarriages occurred in 16 (8.2%) and 20 (10.3%) patients, respectively. Among the 150 patients who gave birth (76.9%; 170 babies), pregnancy complications and congenital anomalies occurred in 13 (11.6%) and 2 (1.8%) cases, respectively. Median follow-up from breast cancer diagnosis was 8.3 years. No differences in DFS (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.87; 95% CI, 0.61 to 1.23; P = .41) or OS (adjusted HR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.50 to 1.56; P = .66) were observed between the pregnancy and nonpregnancy cohorts. CONCLUSION Pregnancy after breast cancer in patients with germline BRCA mutations is safe without apparent worsening of maternal prognosis and is associated with favorable fetal outcomes. These results provide reassurance to patients with BRCA-mutated breast cancer interested in future fertility.
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- Matteo Lambertini
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Medical Oncology, UOC Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Département Médecine Oncologique, Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Hereditary Cancer Genetics Group, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, Department of Gynaecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, General Surgery III-Breast Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, and Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Breast Cancer and Reconstructive Surgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, "La Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Gynecological Oncology, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.,University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Investigacion y de Tumores Mamarios, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico.,Tecnologico de Monterrey, Centro de Cancer de Mama del Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Oncology, Breast Clinic, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc UCL, Brussels, Belgium
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- Breast Unit of Southern Switzerland, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Breast Disease Unit Saint-Louis Hospital, APHP, Université de Paris, Inserm, U976 HIPI Unit, F-75010, Paris, France
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Spain
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- Oncology Division, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte-Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet and Université Libre de, Brussels, Belgium
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- Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Département Médecine Oncologique, Institut Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Breast Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Gynecologic Oncology Department, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Centro de Cancer de Mama del Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Augustinsson A, Ellberg C, Kristoffersson U, Olsson H, Ehrencrona H. Variations in the Referral Pattern for Genetic Counseling of Patients with Early-Onset Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Study in Southern Sweden. Public Health Genomics 2020; 23:100-109. [PMID: 32640451 DOI: 10.1159/000508684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Swedish national breast cancer guidelines recommend that all women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) at the age of 35 years or younger should be referred to their regional oncogenetic clinic for genetic counseling and testing, regardless of family history of cancer. The main objective of this study was to evaluate whether place of residence at BC diagnosis and treating hospital were associated with the fact that not all BC patients diagnosed at ≤35 years in the southern part of Sweden have attended genetic counseling and testing. Between 2000 and 2013, 279 women in the South Swedish Health Care Region were diagnosed with BC at ≤35 years. Information regarding place of residence at BC diagnosis, treating hospital, time of registration and first meeting at the Oncogenetic Clinic in Lund, and genetic testing was collected. With a follow-up period until August 2018, 64% were registered at the clinic (60% underwent genetic testing) and 36% were not. BC patients from 2 counties and from rural settings with a population of <10,000 inhabitants were significantly less likely to be registered at the clinic. Our results suggest that place of residence at BC diagnosis and treating hospital were associated with the probability of referral for genetic counseling and testing for women diagnosed with BC at ≤35 years in the South Swedish Health Care Region. We propose, as a generalizable finding, that further educational and outreach activities within the health care system and the community may be needed to ensure that all women diagnosed with early-onset BC receive proper genetic counseling.
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- Annelie Augustinsson
- Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Cancer Epidemiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, .,Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Oncology and Pathology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden,
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Cancer Epidemiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Oncology and Pathology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine in Lund, Clinical Genetics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Cancer Epidemiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Oncology and Pathology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine in Lund, Clinical Genetics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Genetics and Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden
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Parisi F, Razeti MG, Blondeaux E, Arecco L, Perachino M, Tagliamento M, Levaggi A, Fregatti P, Poggio F, Lambertini M. Current State of the Art in the Adjuvant Systemic Treatment of Premenopausal Patients With Early Breast Cancer. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ONCOLOGY 2020; 14:1179554920931816. [PMID: 32647477 PMCID: PMC7325453 DOI: 10.1177/1179554920931816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy diagnosed in premenopausal women. In this age group, breast tumors tend to be diagnosed at more advanced stages and to harbor more aggressive biological features. In addition, specific age-related issues including genetic counseling, fertility preservation, impact on social and couple relationships, working life, and management of long-term side effects should be considered highly relevant when managing early breast cancer in premenopausal women. Therefore, the care of these patients is particularly complex and a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory. The present review summarizes the current state of art in the adjuvant systemic treatment of premenopausal women with early breast cancer focusing on the optimal chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, and targeted therapy approaches in this specific patient population.
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- Francesca Parisi
- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,Department of Medical Oncology, U.O. Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy.,Department of Medical Oncology, U.O. Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- U.O.C. Clinica di Chirurgia Senologica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Integrated Diagnostic Surgical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O. Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DiMI), School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines for BRCA testing among high risk breast Cancer patients: a retrospective chart review study. Hered Cancer Clin Pract 2020; 18:13. [PMID: 32518611 PMCID: PMC7275608 DOI: 10.1186/s13053-020-00144-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Testing for BRCA variants can impact treatment decisions for breast cancer patients and affect surveillance and prevention strategies for both patients and their relatives. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines recommend testing for patients at heightened risk of BRCA pathogenic variant. We examined the BRCA testing rate among high risk breast cancer patients treated in community oncology practices. Methods We conducted a retrospective medical chart review among community-based US oncologists using a physician panel approach. High risk breast cancer patients with a known family history of cancer and diagnosis with breast cancer at age ≥ 18 years between January 2013–October 2017 were included. We assessed the proportions of patients tested for BRCA variants in accordance with NCCN guidelines. Results Charts from 63 physicians, averaging 16 years of practice, were included; 97% were medical oncologists and 66.7% had a genetic counselor in their practice. We analyzed data for 410 randomly-selected patients with mean age of 52 years; 95% were female, 74% were White, and 19% had Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. Among all patients, 94% were tested for BRCA variants. The testing rate ranged from 78 to 100% in various high risk groups; lower rates were observed among Black patients (91%), men (92%), and patients meeting NCCN criteria based on family history of male breast cancer (78%) and prostate cancer (87%). We observed a higher testing rate in patients treated by physicians with a genetic counselor in their practice (95% versus 91%). Conclusions Adherence to NCCN BRCA testing guidelines is high in this group of predominantly medical oncologists with extensive experience, with a high proportion having a genetic counselor in practice. Testing rates can be improved in patients with risk factors related to male relatives. High level of compliance to guidelines in a community setting is possible with a delivery model for genetic counseling and testing.
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Knerr S, Bowles EJA, Leppig KA, Buist DSM, Gao H, Wernli KJ. Trends in BRCA Test Utilization in an Integrated Health System, 2005-2015. J Natl Cancer Inst 2020; 111:795-802. [PMID: 30753636 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Genetic testing to determine BRCA status has been available for over two decades, but there are few population-based studies of test diffusion. We report 10-year trends in BRCAtesting in an integrated health-care system with long-standing access to genetic services. METHODS A cohort of women aged 18 years and older was created to ascertain BRCA testing (n = 295 087). Annual testing rates between 2005 and 2015 were calculated in all women with and without incident (ie, newly diagnosed) breast and ovarian cancers and in clinically eligible subgroups by family cancer history, personal cancer history, and age at diagnosis. Secular trends were assessed using Poisson regression. Women tested early (2005-2008), midway (2009-2012), and late (2013-2015) in the study period were compared in cross-sectional analyses. RESULTS Between 2005 and 2015, annual testing rates increased from 0.6/1000 person-years (pys) (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.4 to 0.7/1000 pys) to 0.8/1000 pys (95% CI = 0.6 to 1.0/1000 pys) in women without incident breast or ovarian cancers. Rates decreased from 71.5/1000 pys (95% CI = 42.4 to 120.8/1000 pys) to 44.4/1000 pys (95% CI = 35.5 to 55.6/1000 pys) in women with incident diagnoses, despite improvements in provision of timely BRCA testing during this time frame. We found no evidence of secular trends in clinically eligible subgroups including women with family history indicating increased hereditary cancer risk, but no personal cancer history. At the end of the study period, 97.0% (95% CI = 96.6% to 97.3%) of these women remained untested. CONCLUSION Many eligible women did not receive BRCA testing despite having insurance coverage and access to specialty genetic services, underscoring challenges to primary and secondary hereditary cancer prevention.
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- Sarah Knerr
- See the Notes section for the authors' affiliations
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- See the Notes section for the authors' affiliations
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Ladd MK, Peshkin BN, Isaacs C, Hooker G, Willey S, Valdimarsdottir H, DeMarco T, O'Neill S, Binion S, Schwartz MD. Predictors of genetic testing uptake in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. J Surg Oncol 2020; 122:134-143. [PMID: 32346886 DOI: 10.1002/jso.25956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many newly diagnosed breast cancer patients do not receive genetic counseling and testing at the time of diagnosis. We examined predictors of genetic testing (GT) in this population. METHODS Within a randomized controlled trial of proactive rapid genetic counseling and testing vs usual care, patients completed a baseline survey within 6 weeks of breast cancer diagnosis but before a definitive survey. We conducted a multinomial logistic regression to identify predictors of GT timing/uptake. RESULTS Having discussed GT with a surgeon was a dominant predictor (χ2 (2, N = 320) = 70.13; P < .0001). Among those who discussed GT with a surgeon, patients who had made a final surgery decision were less likely to receive GT before surgery compared with postsurgically (OR [odds ratio] = 0.24; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.12-0.49) or no testing (OR = 0.28; 95% CI = 0.14-0.56). Older patients (OR = 0.95; 95% CI = 0.91-0.99) and participants enrolled in New York/New Jersey (OR = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.07-0.72) were less likely to be tested compared with receiving results before surgery. Those with higher perceived risk (OR = 1.02; 95% CI = 1.00-1.03) were more likely to receive results before surgery than to not be tested. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the role of patient-physician communication about GT as well as patient-level factors that predict presurgical GT.
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- Mary K Ladd
- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Center for Behavioral Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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Chen L, Fu F, Huang M, Lv J, Zhang W, Wang C. The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and clinicopathological characteristics in Chinese women with early-onset breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 180:759-766. [PMID: 32072338 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05573-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE BRCA1/2 mutations represent a high risk of breast cancer and are related to early-onset breast cancer. However, few studies have reported the relationship between BRCA1/2 mutations and their clinical characteristics in early-onset breast cancers. This study is the first article that characterizes the risk factor profiles in Chinese patients selected by the age of onset (≤ 40 years old). We found some differences in the prevalence of germline BRCA1/2 mutations between Asian and Western countries. METHODS A total of 1371 consecutive unselected Chinese early-onset breast cancer patients were enrolled from the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, China, and screened for germline BRCA1/2 mutations. Full-exome sequencing in next-generation sequencing technology was performed in all patients to examine BRCA1/2 mutations. RESULTS In our study, 25 (1.8%) and 61 (4.4%) patients were identified with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, respectively, among the unselected early-onset breast cancer patients. BRCA1 mutations were associated with pregnancies (p = 0.026), and BRCA1 carriers had a higher likelihood of being HR positive (p < 0.001), HER2 negative (p < 0.001), or high grade (p = 0.002) than noncarriers. Among BRCA2 mutations, the age of onset was younger in carriers than in noncarriers (p = 0.017), and BRCA2 carriers were more likely to have lymph node metastasis (p = 0.004). HR-positive or HER2-negative patients were likely to be positive for BRCA2 mutations (p < 0.001). Overall, 14 BRCA1 mutations and 8 BRCA2 mutations were first reported in our study CONCLUSION: This study provided some information about the spectrum of BRCA1/2 mutations and characterized the risk factors for early-onset breast cancer in China.
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- Lili Chen
- Department of Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
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Soussoko M, Salleron J, Desandes E, Lesur A. [Breast cancer management before 40 years: what change in one decade? A retrospective study at the "Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine": 2002-2012]. Bull Cancer 2020; 106:S60-S74. [PMID: 32008740 DOI: 10.1016/s0007-4551(20)30049-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Breast cancer of young women has medico-psychological issues, particularly in the perspective of "after cancer" period. The objective of the study was to analyze the changes in management, in a decade including the publication of Cancer Plans I and II. METHODS This retrospective unicentric study involved two populations of women aged 40 and treated at the "Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine" in 2002-2004 (P1) and 2012-2014 (P2). Epidemiological-demographic, histological, diagnostic and therapeutic sequences were analyzed. RESULTS 216 patients were included. The mean age was 35.7 years (range 22-40), with no significant epidemiological difference, except for an increased rate of obesity in P2. Preoperative biopsies became almost systematic and the pre-therapeutic care plan rate increased over the decade from 3.8% to 8% (p < 0.001). The rate of breast-conserving treatment remained stable. The sentinel lymph node rate increased from 4.4% in P1 to 31.9% in P2 (p < 0.001), while the rate of lymph node dissection decreased (p < 0.001) between the two periods. Resort to breast nurses, psycho-oncologists, fertility experts and oncogenetic consultations has also increased. CONCLUSION There is an improvement in the care and management of young women under 40 because of the first Cancer Plans. A study about the impact on the prognosis and a reflection to improve the experience of illness for these women are to lead.
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- Mariam Soussoko
- Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine Alexis-Vautrin, Parcours sein, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France.
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- Cellule data biostatistique, Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine Alexis-Vautrin, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Service en charge des données de santé, Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine Alexis-Vautrin, Parcours sein, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, 54519 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France
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- Institut de cancérologie de Lorraine Alexis-Vautrin, Parcours sein, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, 54519 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France
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Halverson CME, Wessinger BC, Clayton EW, Wiesner GL. Patients' willingness to reconsider cancer genetic testing after initially declining: Mention it again. J Genet Couns 2020; 29:18-24. [PMID: 31553110 PMCID: PMC8607552 DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Patients at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes sometimes decline clinically appropriate genetic testing. The purpose of the current study was to understand what preferences, concerns, and desires informed their refusal as well as their current level of interest in being tested. We interviewed patients who had been seen in a hereditary cancer clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and had declined genetic testing. In all, 21 in-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted. Although patients provided many reasons for declining testing, they most often cited their psychosocial state at the time of the initial invitation to participate in genetic testing as their reason for refusal. The majority (67%) said that they either would or had changed their mind about testing if/when their clinicians 'mentioned it again'. Patients at risk for hereditary cancer who refuse testing at the time of genetic counseling may later change their mind. In particular, if a patient declines testing around the time of a major medical diagnosis or intervention, clinicians who are providing ongoing care may want to raise the topic afresh after the patient has had time to recover from initial distress related to diagnosis or treatment. Strategies to prompt clinicians to have these conversations are suggested.
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- Colin M E Halverson
- Center for Bioethics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- School of Law, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Guo F, Scholl M, Fuchs EL, Berenson AB, Kuo YF. BRCA testing in unaffected young women in the United States, 2006-2017. Cancer 2020; 126:337-343. [PMID: 31568561 PMCID: PMC6952576 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The discovery of the BRCA gene in the 1990s created an opportunity for individualized cancer prevention. BRCA testing in young women before cancer onset enables early detection of those with an increased cancer risk and creates an opportunity to offer lifesaving prophylactic procedures and medications. This study assessed trends in BRCA testing in women younger than 40 years without diagnosed breast or ovarian cancer (unaffected young women [UYW]) for cancer prevention between 2006 and 2017 in the United States. METHODS This study included 93,278 adult women 18 to 65 years old with insurance claims for BRCA testing between 2006 and 2017 from the de-identified Optum Clinformatics Data Mart database. The data contained medical claims and administrative information from privately insured individuals in the United States. The proportion of BRCA testing in UYW younger than 40 years among adult women aged 18 to 65 years who received BRCA testing was assessed. RESULTS In 2006, only 10.5% of the tests were performed in UYW. The proportion of BRCA tests performed in UYW increased significantly to 25.5% in 2017 (annual percentage change for the 2006-2017 period, 6.9; 95% confidence interval, 6.4-7.3; P < .001). The increased trend in the proportion of BRCA tests in UYW significantly differed by region of residence and family history of breast or ovarian cancer. CONCLUSIONS Over the past decade, there was increased use of BRCA testing for cancer prevention. Additional efforts are needed to maximize the early detection of women with BRCA pathogenic variants so that these cancers may be prevented.
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- Fangjian Guo
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s
Health
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- School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston, TX
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s
Health
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s
Health
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s
Health
- Office of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine
and Community Health
- Institute for Translational Science, University of Texas
Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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Predictors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in genetically high risk newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 180:177-185. [PMID: 31894446 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05515-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Recent trends indicate increased use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients, particularly those who test positive for a pathogenic variant in the BRCA1/2 genes. However, the rate of CPM among patients who test negative or choose not to be tested is surprisingly high. We aimed to identify patient predictors of CPM following breast cancer diagnosis among such patients. METHODS As part of a randomized controlled trial of rapid genetic counseling and testing vs. usual care, breast cancer patients completed a baseline survey within 6 weeks of diagnosis and before definitive surgery. Analyses focused on patients who opted against testing (n = 136) or who received negative BRCA1/2 test results (n = 149). We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the associations between sociodemographic, clinical- and patient-reported factors with use of CPM. RESULTS Among patients who were untested or who received negative test results, having discussed CPM with one's surgeon at the time of diagnosis predicted subsequent CPM. Patients who were not candidates for breast-conserving surgery and those with higher levels of cancer-specific intrusive thoughts were also more likely to obtain a CPM. CONCLUSION The strongest predictors of CPM in this population were objective clinical factors and discussion with providers. However, baseline psychosocial factors were also independently related to the receipt of CPM. Thus, although CPM decisions are largely guided by relevant clinical factors, it is important to attend to psychosocial factors when counseling newly diagnosed breast cancer patients about treatment options.
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Jeffers L, Reid J, Fitzsimons D, Morrison PJ, Dempster M. Interventions to improve psychosocial well-being in female BRCA-mutation carriers following risk-reducing surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 10:CD012894. [PMID: 31595976 PMCID: PMC6784162 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012894.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Women who carry a pathogenic mutation in either a BRCA1 DNA repair associated or BRCA2 DNA repair associated (BRCA1 or BRCA2) gene have a high lifetime risk of developing breast and tubo-ovarian cancer. To manage this risk women may choose to undergo risk-reducing surgery to remove breast tissue, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. Surgery should increase survival, but can impact women's lives adversely at the psychological and psychosexual levels. Interventions to facilitate psychological adjustment and improve quality of life post risk-reducing surgery are needed. OBJECTIVES To examine psychosocial interventions in female BRCA carriers who have undergone risk-reducing surgery and to evaluate the effectiveness of such interventions on psychological adjustment and quality of life. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE and Embase via Ovid, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science up to April 2019 and Scopus up to January 2018. We also handsearched abstracts of scientific meetings and other relevant publications. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials (RCT), non-randomised studies (NRS), prospective and retrospective cohort studies and interventional studies using baseline and postintervention analyses in female BRCA carriers who have undergone risk-reducing surgery. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed eligibility studies for inclusion in the review. We used standard methodological procedures expected by Cochrane. MAIN RESULTS We screened 4956 records from the searches, selecting 34 unique studies for full-text scrutiny, of which two met the inclusion criteria: one RCT and one NRS. The included studies assessed 113 female BRCA carriers who had risk-reducing surgery, but there was attrition, and outcome data were not available for all participants at final study assessments. We assessed the RCT as at a high risk of bias whilst the NRS did not have a control group. Our GRADE assessment of the studies was very low-certainty due to the paucity of data and methodological shortcomings of the studies. The primary outcome of quality of life was only measured in the RCT and that was specific to the menopause. Both studies reported on psychological distress and sexual function. Neither study measured body image, perhaps because this is most often associated with risk-reducing mastectomy rather than oophorectomy.The RCT (66 participants recruited with 48 followed to 12 months) assessed the short- and long-term effects of an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training programme on quality of life, sexual functioning, and sexual distress in female BRCA carriers (n = 34) in a specialised family cancer clinic in the Netherlands compared to female BRCA carriers (n = 32) who received usual care. Measurements on the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) showed some improvement at 3 and 12 months compared to the usual care group. At 3 months the mean MENQOL scores were 3.5 (95% confidence interval (CI) 3.0 to 3.9) and 3.8 (95% CI 3.3 to 4.2) for the MBSR and usual care groups respectively, whilst at 12 months the corresponding values were 3.6 (95% CI 3.1 to 4.0) and 3.9 (95% CI 3.5 to 4.4) (1 study; 48 participants followed up at 12 months). However, these results should be interpreted with caution due to the very low-certainty of the evidence, where a lower score is better. Other outcome measures on the Female Sexual Function Index and the Female Sexual Distress Scale showed no significant differences between the two groups. Our GRADE assessment of the evidence was very low-certainty due to the lack of blinding of participants and personnel, attrition bias and self-selection (as only one-third of eligible women chose to participate in the study) and serious imprecision due to the small sample size and wide 95% CI.The NRS comprised 37 female BRCA carriers selected from three Boston-area hospitals who had undergone a novel sexual health intervention following risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) without a history of tubo-ovarian cancer. The intervention consisted of targeted sexual-health education, body awareness and relaxation training, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy strategies, followed by two sessions of tailored telephone counselling. This was a single-arm study without a control group. Our GRADE assessment of the evidence was very low-certainty, and as there was no comparison group in the included study, we could not estimate a relative effect. The study reported change in psychosexual adjustment from baseline to postintervention (median 2.3 months) using measures of Female Sexual Function Index (n = 34), which yielded change with a mean of 3.91, standard deviation (SD) 9.12, P = 0.018 (1 study, 34 participants; very low-certainty evidence). The Brief Symptom Inventory, Global Severity Index yielded a mean change of 3.92, SD 5.94, P < 0.001. The Sexual Self-Efficacy Scale yielded change with a mean of 12.14, SD 20.56, P < 0.001. The Sexual Knowledge Scale reported mean change of 1.08, SD 1.50, P < 0.001 (n = 36). Participant satisfaction was measured by questionnaire, and 100% participants reported that they enjoyed taking part in the psychoeducation group and felt "certain" or "very certain" that they had learned new skills to help them cope with the sexual side effects of RRSO. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The effect of psychosocial interventions on quality of life and emotional well-being in female BRCA carriers who undergo risk-reducing surgery is uncertain given the very low methodological quality in the two studies included in the review. The absence of such interventions highlights the need for partnership between researchers and clinicians in this specific area to take forward the patient-reported outcomes and develop interventions to address the psychosocial issues related to risk-reducing surgery in female BRCA carriers, particularly in this new era of genomics, where testing may become more mainstream and many more women are identified as gene carriers.
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- Lisa Jeffers
- Regional Medical Genetics CentreMedical GeneticsBelfast Health and Social Care TrustLisburn RoadBelfastUKBT9 7AB
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- Queen's University BelfastSchool of Nursing and Midwifery10 Malone RoadBelfastUKBT9 5BN
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- Queen's University BelfastSchool of Nursing and Midwifery10 Malone RoadBelfastUKBT9 5BN
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- Regional Medical Genetics CentreMedical GeneticsBelfast Health and Social Care TrustLisburn RoadBelfastUKBT9 7AB
- Queen's University BelfastCentre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology97 Lisburn RoadBelfastUKBT9 7AE
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- Queen's University BelfastSchool of PsychologyUniversity RoadBelfastNorthern IrelandUKBT7 1NN
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Jakub JW, Peled AW, Gray RJ, Greenup RA, Kiluk JV, Sacchini V, McLaughlin SA, Tchou JC, Vierkant RA, Degnim AC, Willey S. Oncologic Safety of Prophylactic Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in a Population With BRCA Mutations: A Multi-institutional Study. JAMA Surg 2019; 153:123-129. [PMID: 28903167 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Importance Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) offers superior cosmetic outcomes and has been gaining wide acceptance; however, its role among patients with BRCA mutations remains controversial. Objective To report on the oncologic safety of NSM and provide evidence-based data to patients and health care professionals regarding preservation of the nipple-areolar complex during a risk-reducing mastectomy in a population with BRCA mutations. Design, Setting, and Participants We retrospectively reviewed the outcomes of 9 institutions' experience with prophylactic NSM from 1968 to 2013 in a cohort of patients with BRCA mutations. Patients with breast cancer were included if they underwent contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy; however, only the prophylactic side was considered in the analysis. Patients found to have an occult primary breast cancer at the time of risk-reducing mastectomy, those having variant(s) of unknown significance, and those undergoing free nipple grafts were excluded. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome measure was development of a new breast cancer after risk-reducing NSM. Three reference data sources were used to model the expected number of events, and this was compared with our observed number of events. Results A total of 548 risk-reducing NSMs in 346 patients were performed at 9 institutions. The median age at NSM was 41 years (interquartile range, 34.5-47.5 years). Bilateral prophylactic NSMs were performed in 202 patients (58.4%), and 144 patients (41.6%) underwent a unilateral risk-reducing NSM secondary to cancer in the contralateral breast. Overall, 201 patients with BRCA1 mutations and 145 with BRCA2 mutations were included. With median and mean follow-up of 34 and 56 months, respectively, no ipsilateral breast cancers occurred after prophylactic NSM. Breast cancer did not develop in any patients undergoing bilateral risk-reducing NSMs. Using risk models for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, approximately 22 new primary breast cancers were expected without prophylactic NSM. Prophylactic NSM resulted in a significant reduction in breast cancer events (test of observed vs expected events, P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance Nipple-sparing mastectomies are highly preventive against breast cancer in a BRCA population. Although the follow-up remains relatively short, NSM should be offered as a breast cancer risk-reducing strategy to appropriate patients with BRCA mutations.
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- James W Jakub
- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
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Lambertini M, Olympios N, Lequesne J, Calbrix C, Fontanilles M, Loeb A, Leheurteur M, Demeestere I, Di Fiore F, Perdrix A, Clatot F. Impact of Taxanes, Endocrine Therapy, and Deleterious Germline BRCA Mutations on Anti-müllerian Hormone Levels in Early Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Anthracycline- and Cyclophosphamide-Based Chemotherapy. Front Oncol 2019; 9:575. [PMID: 31355134 PMCID: PMC6640206 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Limited evidence exists on the impact of adding a taxane, using endocrine therapy and carrying a deleterious germline BRCA mutation on ovarian reserve measured by anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) levels of young breast cancer patients receiving (neo)adjuvant cyclophosphamide- and anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Methods: This is a biomarker analysis including young (≤ 40 years) early breast cancer patients with known germline BRCA mutational status and available prospectively collected frozen plasma samples before and after chemotherapy. Chemotherapy consisted of either six cycles of FEC (5 fluorouracil 500 mg/m2, epirubicin 100 mg/m2, cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2) or three cycles of FEC followed by three cycles of docetaxel (D, 100 mg/m2). Endocrine therapy consisted of tamoxifen (±GnRH agonists). AMH levels at baseline, 1 and 3 years after diagnosis were compared according to type of chemotherapy (FEC only vs. FEC-D), use of endocrine therapy (yes vs. no) and deleterious germline BRCA mutations (mutated vs. negative). Results: Out of 148 included patients, 127 (86%) received D following FEC chemotherapy, 90 (61%) underwent endocrine therapy, and 35 (24%) had deleterious germline BRCA mutations. In the whole cohort, AMH levels drastically dropped 1 year after diagnosis (p < 0.0001) with a slight but significant recovery at 3 years (p < 0.0001). One year after diagnosis, patients treated with FEC only had higher median AMH levels than those who received FEC-D (0.22 vs. 0.04 μg/L, p = 0.0006); no difference was observed at 3 years (0.06 and 0.18 μg/L, p = 0.47). Patients under endocrine therapy had significantly higher AMH levels than those who did not receive this treatment 1 year after diagnosis (0.12 vs. 0.02 μg/L; p = 0.008), with no difference at 3 years (0.11 and 0.20 μg/L, p = 0.22). AMH levels were similar between BRCA-mutated and BRCA-negative patients at baseline (1.94 vs. 1.66 μg/L, p = 0.53), 1 year (0.09 vs. 0.06 μg/L, p = 0.39) and 3 years (0.25 vs. 0.16 μg/L; p = 0.43) after diagnosis. Conclusions: In breast cancer patients receiving FEC chemotherapy, adding D appeared to negatively impact on their ovarian reserve in the short-term; no further detrimental effect was observed for endocrine therapy use and presence of a deleterious germline BRCA mutation.
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- Matteo Lambertini
- Department of Medical Oncology, U.O.C. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy.,Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Clinical Research and Biostatistics, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Bio-Pathology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,IRON Group, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, Normandy Centre for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, Rouen, France
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- Department of Medical Information, Henri Becquerel Centre, Rouen, France
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- Research Laboratory on Human Reproduction, Fertility Clinic, CUB-Hôpital Erasme and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,IRON Group, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, Normandy Centre for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, Rouen, France
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- Department of Bio-Pathology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,IRON Group, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, Normandy Centre for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, Rouen, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rouen, France.,IRON Group, UNIROUEN, Inserm U1245, Normandy Centre for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Rouen University Hospital, Normandie University, Rouen, France
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Dai D, Zhong Y, Wang Z, Yousafzai NA, Jin H, Wang X. The prognostic impact of age in different molecular subtypes of breast cancer: a population-based study. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7252. [PMID: 31309004 PMCID: PMC6612417 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background The aim of current study was to use competing risk model to calculate the potential differences that age played in the prognosis of different breast cancer subtypes. Methods The cohort was selected from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program. The cumulative incidences of death (CID) was assessed for breast cancer caused deaths and other causes of mortality. The multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model and the multivariate subdistribution hazard (SH) model were used to evaluate the prognostic value of age in different breast cancer subtypes. Results We involved 33,968 breast cancer patients into our cohort. We found older patients had worse overall survival (OS) than young patients in hormone receptor positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer (HR+/HER2+) (≥40 vs. <40, HR = 2.07, 95% CI [1.28-3.35], p < 0.05). However, when we used competing risk model, we found young age was an independent risk factor only for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) (≥40 vs. <40, HR = 0.71, 95% CI [0.56-0.89], p < 0.05). No association was found in other groups. Conclusion Our research was currently the largest sample size study and the first competing risk model-based study on the prognostic association between age and different breast cancer subtypes. We found <40 years patients had worse breast cancer specific survival (BCSS) than older patients in the TNBC subtype.
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- Dongjun Dai
- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Key Lab of Biotherapy, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Thomas A, Rhoads A, Pinkerton E, Schroeder MC, Conway KM, Hundley WG, McNally LR, Oleson J, Lynch CF, Romitti PA. Incidence and Survival Among Young Women With Stage I-III Breast Cancer: SEER 2000-2015. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2019; 3:pkz040. [PMID: 31392297 PMCID: PMC6668585 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Although recent findings suggest that de novo stage IV breast cancer is increasing in premenopausal women in the United States, contemporary incidence and survival data are lacking for stage I-III cancer. Methods Women aged 20-29 (n = 3826), 30-39 (n = 34 585), and 40-49 (n = 126 552) years who were diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer from 2000 to 2015 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results 18 registries database. Age-adjusted, average annual percentage changes in incidence and 5- and 10-year Kaplan-Meier survival curves were estimated by race and ethnicity, stage, and hormone receptor (HR) status and grade (low to well and moderately differentiated; high to poorly and undifferentiated) for each age decade. Results The average annual percentage change in incidence was positive for each age decade and was highest among women aged 20-29 years. Increased incidence was driven largely by HR+ cancer, particularly HR+ low-grade cancer in women aged 20-29 and 40-49 years. By 2015, incidence of HR+ low- and high-grade cancer each independently exceeded incidence of HR- cancer in each age decade. Survival for HR+ low- and high-grade cancer decreased with decreasing age; survival for HR- cancer was similar across age decades. Among all women aged 20-29 years, 10-year survival for HR+ high-grade cancer was lower than that for HR+ low-grade or HR- cancer. Among women aged 20-29 years with stage I cancer, 10-year survival was lowest for HR+ high-grade cancer. Conclusions HR+ breast cancer is increasing in incidence among premenopausal women, and HR+ high-grade cancer was associated with reduced survival among women aged 20-29 years. Our findings can help guide further evaluation of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic strategies for breast cancer among premenopausal women.
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- Alexandra Thomas
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, , University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, , University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, , University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
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- College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, , University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Division of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, , University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.,Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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