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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024

Review on the Role of BRCA Mutations in Genomic Screening and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer.

Nikolaos Kalampokis, Christos Zabaftis, Theodoros Spinos, Markos Karavitakis, Ioannis Leotsakos, Ioannis Katafigiotis, Henk van der Poel, Nikolaos Grivas, Dionysios Mitropoulos

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
5.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nikolaos KalampokisDepartment of Urology, G. Hatzikosta General Hospital, 45001 Ioannina, Greece.
Christos ZabaftisDepartment of Laparoscopy and Endourology, Central Urology, Lefkos Stavros the Athens Clinic, PC 11528 Athens, Greece.
Theodoros SpinosDepartment of Urology, University of Patras Hospital, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2547-8329
Markos KaravitakisDepartment of Laparoscopy and Endourology, Central Urology, Lefkos Stavros the Athens Clinic, PC 11528 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis LeotsakosDepartment of Laparoscopy and Endourology, Central Urology, Lefkos Stavros the Athens Clinic, PC 11528 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis KatafigiotisDepartment of Laparoscopy and Endourology, Central Urology, Lefkos Stavros the Athens Clinic, PC 11528 Athens, Greece.
Henk van der PoelDepartment of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nikolaos GrivasDepartment of Laparoscopy and Endourology, Central Urology, Lefkos Stavros the Athens Clinic, PC 11528 Athens, Greece.
Dionysios MitropoulosDepartment of Urology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 14122 Athens, Greece.
The Netherlands Cancer Institute · NLGeneral Hospital of Ioannina G. Hatzikosta · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Patras · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Somatic and germline alterations can be commonly found in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. The aim of our present study was to perform a comprehensive review of the current literature in order to examine the impact of BRCA mutations in the context of PCa as well as their significance as genetic biomarkers. (2) Methods: A narrative review of all the available literature was performed. Only "landmark" publications were included. (3) Results: Overall, the number of PCa patients who harbor a BRCA2 mutation range between 1.2% and 3.2%. However, BRCA2 and BRCA1 mutations are responsible for most cases of hereditary PCa, increasing the risk by 3-8.6 times and up to 4 times, respectively. These mutations are correlated with aggressive disease and poor prognosis. Gene testing should be offered to patients with metastatic PCa, those with 2-3 first-degree relatives with PCa, or those aged < 55 and with one close relative with breast (age ≤ 50 years) or invasive ovarian cancer. (4) Conclusions: The individualized assessment of BRCA mutations is an important tool for the risk stratification of PCa patients. It is also a population screening tool which can guide our risk assessment strategies and achieve better results for our patients and their families.

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Early Detection of CancerProstatic NeoplasmsFemaleGenomicsHumansMaleMutationRisk Assessmentgenomic screeningmutationsprostate cancer

Identifiers

PMID38534919
PMCPMC10969585
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