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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2021

Germline and tumor BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants in Chinese triple-negative breast carcinomas.

Gang Ji, Longlong Bao, Qianlan Yao, Jing Zhang, Xiaoli Zhu, Qianming Bai, Zhiming Shao, Wentao Yang, Xiaoyan Zhou

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gang Ji *Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Longlong Bao *Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Qianlan YaoDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Jing ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xiaoli ZhuDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Qianming BaiDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Zhiming ShaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Wentao YangDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xiaoyan ZhouDepartment of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032, China. xyzhou100@163.com.
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNFudan University · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CN

Funding

Innovation Group Project of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission 2019CXJQ03Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty shslczdzk01301Shanghai Science and technology development fund 19MC1911000
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBRCA1/2 screening for all triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients younger than 60 years may still be an economic burden in China. Further evidences that include incidence and outcome of BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants (PV) screened based on younger age or family history (FH) are worth discussing for improving the cost-effectiveness of BRCA1/2 testing in Chinese TNBC. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of germline and tumor BRCA1/2 PV based on age screening in Chinese TNBC patients.

methodsPaired blood and tumor DNA from 124 unselected Chinese TNBC patients with less than or equal to 55 years were collected and analyzed for BRCA1/2 PV. Clinicopathological characteristics including age at diagnosis, FH and follow-up data were collected for further analysis.

resultsThe entire frequency of germline and tumor BRCA1/2 PV was 21.0 and 25%, respectively. Among them, 20 (16.1%) germline and 5 (4.0%) somatic BRCA1/2 single-nucleotide variant/insertion/deletions were found by NGS testing, 6 (4.8%) BRCA1 large genomic rearrangements were detected in blood DNA by MPLA. There was significant correlation between FH of HBOC and germline BRCA1/2 PVs among these patients. Patients with tumor BRCA1/2 PVs had significant improvements than non-carriers in PFS (p = 0.047). No significant impacts were found between various mutation status in OS outcomes. No significant differences were found between BRCA1 or BRCA2 and non-carriers in PFS or OS.

conclusionThere is a high incidence of germline and tumor BRCA1/2 PVs in Chinese TNBC patients with less than or equal to 55 years old. Tumor BRCA1/2 PV carriers showed an improved survival outcome. Our results suggest that BRCA1/2 PVs testing addressed within each specific clinical scenario could be more cost-effective for patients.

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseGerm-Line MutationAdolescentAdultAsian PeopleBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinChinaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic TestingHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanBRCA1/2Large genomic rearrangement (LRG)Somatic mutationTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)

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