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ArticleFamilial cancer2025

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a patient with a germline RB1 pathogenic variant.

Riya Patel, Christos Fountzilas, Michael Horowitz, Emily Schultz, Katherine M Clayback, Erik S Knudsen, Agnieszka K Witkiewicz, Kenan Onel

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Riya Patel *Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Christos Fountzilas *Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Michael HorowitzThe Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Emily SchultzDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
Katherine M ClaybackDepartment of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Erik S KnudsenDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA.
Agnieszka K WitkiewiczDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA. agnieszka.witkiewicz@roswellpark.org.
Kenan OnelDepartment of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA. Kenan.onel@roswellpark.org.

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Abstract

Germline pathogenic variants (GPVs) in RB1 are associated with the pediatric-onset intra-ocular malignancy retinoblastoma and typically present in infancy as multi-focal or bilateral disease. Survivors of retinoblastoma are at high risk for developing subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs); indeed, these are the leading cause of death for individuals cured of their retinoblastoma. With the exception of sarcomas, typically occurring at the site of antecedent radiation therapy for the original retinoblastoma diagnosis, and melanoma, little is known of other SMNs in retinoblastoma survivors. Here, we describe a unique case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in a patient with a RB1 GPV who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma as an infant. At age 57, he was diagnosed with PDAC. Sequence analysis of the PDAC revealed the acquisition of a somatic second-hit in RB1 in the PDAC. Multispectral immunofluorescence analyses of the PDAC tumor illustrated selective loss of the RB protein in the tumor that was accompanied by the continued expression of p16

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AdenocarcinomaGerm-Line MutationPancreatic NeoplasmsRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedCDKN2A protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16RB1 protein, humanRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesCancer riskCDKN2APancreatic cancerRB1Retinoblastoma

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