Engel, Christoph ORCID: 0000-0002-7247-282X, Rhiem, Kerstin, Hahnen, Eric, Loibl, Sibylle, Weber, Karsten E., Seiler, Sabine, Zachariae, Silke, Hauke, Jan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Waha, Anke, Bluemcke, Britta, Kiechle, Marion, Meindl, Alfons, Niederacher, Dieter, Bartram, Claus R., Speiser, Dorothee, Schlegelberger, Brigitte, Arnold, Norbert ORCID: 0000-0003-4523-8808, Wieacker, Peter, Leinert, Elena, Gehrig, Andrea, Briest, Susanne, Kast, Karin, Riess, Olaf, Emons, Guenter, Weber, Bernhard H. F., Engel, Jutta and Schmutzler, Rita K. (2018). Prevalence of pathogenic BRCA1/2 germline mutations among 802 women with unilateral triple-negative breast cancer without family cancer history. BMC Cancer, 18. LONDON: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD. ISSN 1471-2407

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Background: There is no international consensus up to which age women with a diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and no family history of breast or ovarian cancer should be offered genetic testing for germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 (gBRCA) mutations. Here, we explored the association of age at TNBC diagnosis with the prevalence of pathogenic gBRCA mutations in this patient group. Methods: The study comprised 802 women (median age 40 years, range 19-76) with oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 negative breast cancers, who had no relatives with breast or ovarian cancer. All women were tested for pathogenic gBRCA mutations. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the association between age at TNBC diagnosis and the presence of a pathogenic gBRCA mutation. Results: A total of 127 women with TNBC(15.8%) were gBRCA mutation carriers (BRCA1: n = 118, 14.7%; BRCA2: n = 9, 1. 1%). The mutation prevalence was 32.9% in the age group 20-29 years compared to 6.9% in the age group 60-69 years. Logistic regression analysis revealed a significant increase of mutation frequency with decreasing age at diagnosis (odds ratio 1.87 per 10 year decrease, 95% CI 1.50-2.32, p < 0.001). gBRCA mutation risk was predicted to be > 10% for women diagnosed below approximately 50 years. Conclusions: Based on the general understanding that a heterozygous mutation probability of 10% or greater justifies gBRCA mutation screening, women with TNBC diagnosed before the age of 50 years and no familial history of breast and ovarian cancer should be tested for gBRCA mutations. In Germany, this would concern approximately 880 women with newly diagnosed TNBC per year, of whom approximately 150 are expected to be identified as carriers of a pathogenic gBRCA mutation.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Engel, ChristophUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7247-282XUNSPECIFIED
Rhiem, KerstinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hahnen, EricUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Loibl, SibylleUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weber, Karsten E.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Seiler, SabineUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zachariae, SilkeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hauke, JanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wappenschmidt, BarbaraUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Waha, AnkeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bluemcke, BrittaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kiechle, MarionUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meindl, AlfonsUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Niederacher, DieterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bartram, Claus R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Speiser, DorotheeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schlegelberger, BrigitteUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Arnold, NorbertUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4523-8808UNSPECIFIED
Wieacker, PeterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Leinert, ElenaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gehrig, AndreaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Briest, SusanneUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kast, KarinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Riess, OlafUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Emons, GuenterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Weber, Bernhard H. F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Engel, JuttaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schmutzler, Rita K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-192945
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4029-y
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Cancer
Volume: 18
Date: 2018
Publisher: BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1471-2407
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
HEREDITARY BREAST; OVARIAN-CANCER; SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENES; TRIAL; POPULATION; GEPARSIXTO; COHORTMultiple languages
OncologyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19294

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