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ArticleThe oncologist2026

Fanconi anemia complementation group C gene (FANCC) association with hereditary and sporadic renal tumors.

Devashish Desai, Rebecca A Sager, Michael Basin, Joseph M Jacob, Gloria Joan Morris, Philippe E Spiess, Roger Li, Liang Cheng, Andrea Necchi, Ashish M Kamat and 9 more

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  1. Double jeopardy: howFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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Devashish DesaiDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4487-6293
Rebecca A SagerDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Michael BasinDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Joseph M JacobDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Gloria Joan MorrisDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Philippe E SpiessDepartment of Urology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
Roger LiDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA.
Liang ChengDepartment of Pathology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Andrea NecchiVita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3007-2756
Ashish M KamatThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houton, TX, USA.
Petros GrivasDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Dean PavlickFoundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Hanan GoldbergDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Mehdi MollapourDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Douglas LinFoundation Medicine, Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jeffrey S RossDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Gennady BratslavskyDepartment of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Alina BasnetDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Michael A DaneshvarDepartment of Urology, University of California, Irvine Health, Orange, CA, USA.

Funding

BLRD VA I01 BX006271
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInactivating genomic alterations (GA) of the FANCC gene are associated with genomic instability, DNA cross-linking, and homologous DNA repair deficiency. Here, we evaluated the incidence of FANCC GA in renal tumors (RT).

methodsA total of 463 546 clinically advanced cancer (CAC) cases underwent hybrid capture-based comprehensive genomic profiling using the FDA-approved F1CDx assay to detect all classes of GA. Microsatellite instability (MSI) status, tumor mutational burden (TMB), genomic loss of heterozygosity, prediction of germline status, and genomic signature were determined with algorithm-based analysis.

resultsClinically advanced cancers (0.43% of 1993) featured FANCC GA; 27 of these FANCC-mutated tumors (20 males, mean age 57) were RT (0.35% of 7668 RT). The primary tumor was sequenced in 9 cases and a metastatic site in 18 (5 lymph nodes, 4 soft tissues, 3 brains, 2 livers, 1 each lung, adrenal, eye, bone). Only 1 of 25 tested FANCC-mutated RT was MSI-high; 4 cases (15%) featured TMB ≥10 mutations/Mb. The genomic signature could be assessed in 5 cases: 4 were MMR-deficient. The FANCC mutations included inactivating short variant mutations in 24 cases (10 nonsense, 10 frameshift, 2 non-frame, and 2 splice-site mutations) and 3 truncating rearrangements (FANCC: SUSD3, FANCC: FANCC, and FANCC: C20orf24). Interestingly, 14 (52%) of the FANCC-mutated RT were predicted to be germline.

conclusionsSomatic and germline mutations in FANCC occur in an exceedingly small subset of clinically advanced RT but at a similar rate to other cancers, and the genomic landscape does not appear to be different from RT with wild-type FANCC. Germline testing is warranted, as we see a high frequency of germline FANCC mutations. PATIENT SUMMARY: Our study highlights the rate of FANCC mutation in kidney cancer, which may be a therapeutic target and awaits further assessment and drug development. Also, it shows that FANCC mutations are more germline, requiring further genetic testing.

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Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C ProteinKidney NeoplasmsAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMicrosatellite InstabilityMiddle AgedMutationFANCC protein, humanFanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Proteincomprehensive genomic profilingFANCChereditary kidney cancerkidney cancer

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PMID41557860
PMCPMC12923112

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