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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Prognostic impact of gene alterations via homologous recombination DNA repair gene alteration status in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Yusuke Kawanaka, Chiaki Inagaki, Masaki Okura, Seiichiro Mitani, Takayuki Takahama, Kimio Yonesaka, Yasutaka Chiba, Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Hisato Kawakami, Hidetoshi Hayashi

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Yusuke Kawanaka *Department of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Chiaki Inagaki *Department of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Masaki OkuraDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Seiichiro MitaniDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Takayuki TakahamaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Kimio YonesakaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Yasutaka ChibaClinical Research Center, Kindai University Hospital Ohno-Higashi, Osakasayama, Japan.
Kazuhiko NakagawaCancer Center, Kindai University Hospital, Osakasayama, Japan.
Hisato KawakamiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
Hidetoshi HayashiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.

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Abstract

Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies, with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. Recent advances in cancer genomic analysis enable the identification of actionable gene alterations, opening new opportunities for personalized therapy. Among these, homologous recombination DNA repair (HRR) gene alterations are associated with distinct biological behavior, favorable prognosis, and increased sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy. However, the prognostic impact of coexisting mutations in key driver genes- Methods: We retrospectively analyzed PDAC patients who underwent genomic profiling testing with FoundationOne® CDx between June 2019 and December 2021 through the Center for Cancer Genomics and Advanced Therapeutics (C-CAT) database. We compared the prevalence and prognostic significance of key gene alterations between HRR-altered and HRR-wild-type (WT) tumors. Results: Of 2,381 PDAC patients, 274 (11.5%) harbored HRR alterations. These patients showed significantly longer overall survival (OS) than those with HRR-WT tumors (HR = 0.66, Conclusion: HRR-altered PDAC has a distinct genomic profile and is associated with a favorable prognosis. Our findings demonstrate that coexisting alterations are significant prognostic factors in both HRR-altered and HRR-wild-type tumors. These results highlight the clinical relevance of incorporating comprehensive genomic profiling into routine care to stratify patient prognosis better and inform individualized treatment strategies in PDAC.

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chemotherapycomprehensive genomic profilinghomologous recombination DNA repairpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomareal-world data

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PMID40927187
PMCPMC12415010

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