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ArticleJapanese journal of clinical oncology2024

Clinical characterization of patients with gBRCA1/2 mutation-positive unresectable pancreatic cancer: a multicenter prospective study.

Tomohiro Kubo, Joji Muramatsu, Yohei Arihara, Ayako Murota, Kazuma Ishikawa, Makoto Yoshida, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Fumito Tamura, Yuki Ikeda, Makoto Usami and 7 more

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Article in Japanese journal of clinical oncology, 2024. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tomohiro KuboDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Joji MuramatsuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Yohei AriharaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Ayako MurotaDepartment of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Kazuma IshikawaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Makoto YoshidaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Hiroyuki NagashimaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan.
Fumito TamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan.
Yuki IkedaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Oji General Hospital, Tomakomai, Japan.
Makoto UsamiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Japan.
Michihiro OnoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Steel Memorial Muroran Hospital, Muroran, Japan.
Hajime NakamuraDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Daichi WatanabeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Date Hospital, Date, Japan.
Takanori ShibataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Rumoi City Hospital, Rumoi, Japan.
Kaoru KasaharaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Akihiro SakuraiDepartment of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Kohichi TakadaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Sapporo Medical University · JPMuroran Institute of Technology · JPHakodate National Hospital · JPOji General Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAccumulating evidence has demonstrated platinum-based chemotherapy followed by maintenance therapy with a poly Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribose polymerase inhibitor (olaparib) show benefits in unresectable pancreatic cancer with a germline (g)BRCA1/2 mutation. Evaluation of the germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation is essential for making decisions on a treatment strategy for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. However, the detection rates of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and efficacy of maintenance with olaparib remain undetermined, prospectively, in Japan. METHODS &

resultsIn this prospective analysis, the rate of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and efficacy of chemotherapy were analyzed in 136 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent BRACAnalysis® (85 patients) or FoundationOne® CDx (51 patients) between January 2020 and July 2022. A total of six patients (4.4%) had a germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation. Five patients were treated with modified FOLFIRINOX and one with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin. All patients continued platinum-based chemotherapy for ˃4 months and were subsequently treated with olaparib as a maintenance therapy. The response rate to platinum-based chemotherapy in the germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation-positive group was significantly better than that of the germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation-negative group (66% vs 23%, P = 0.04). All patients harbouring a germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation were able to switch to olaparib. The median progression-free survival using olaparib was 5.7 months (range 3.0-9.2).

conclusionsThe rate of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations found in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer was comparable to those of previous studies.An analysis of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations has benefits for all patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer with regard to decisions on therapeutic strategies in a clinical practice setting.

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Antineoplastic AgentsOvarian NeoplasmsPancreatic NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Germ-Line MutationHumansMutationPhthalazinesProspective StudiesAntineoplastic AgentsBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanPhthalazinesBRCA1 GenesBRCA2 Genesolaparibpancreatic cancerplatinum compounds

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PMID37791389
PMCPMC10773213
OpenAlexW4387325863

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