Prevalence of germline pathogenic variants in cancer predisposing genes in Czech and Belgian pancreatic cancer patients

Simple Summary We performed genetic analysis of 53 cancer predisposing genes in Belgian and Czech pancreatic cancer patients. In known pancreatic cancer predisposing genes, a high mutation detection ratio was observed in patients with multiple primary tumors and/or a family history of pancreatic or breast, ovarian or colon cancer or melanoma. BRCA1, BRCA2, and ATM were most frequently affected. Pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes for which the association with pancreatic cancer has not been firmly established, were less frequent, except for CHEK2. This observation warrants furth... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Wieme, Greet
Kral, Jan
Rosseel, Toon
Zemankova, Petra
Parton, Bram
Vocka, Michal
Van Heetvelde, Mattias
Kleiblova, Petra
Blaumeiser, Bettina
Soukupova, Jana
van den Ende, Jenneke
Nehasil, Petr
Tejpar, Sabine
Borecka, Marianna
Gómez García, Encarna B.
Blok, Marinus J.
Safarikova, Marketa
Kalousova, Marta
Geboes, Karen
de Putter, Robin
Poppe, Bruce
De Leeneer, Kim
Kleibl, Zdenek
Janatova, Marketa
Claes, Kathleen
Dokumenttyp: journalarticle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Schlagwörter: Medicine and Health Sciences / Cancer Research / Oncology / pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma / overall survival / multigene panel testing / family history / germline / MUTATION PREVALENCE / BRCA1 / RISK / ASSOCIATION / SURVIVAL
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26529189
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Link(s) : https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8719704

Simple Summary We performed genetic analysis of 53 cancer predisposing genes in Belgian and Czech pancreatic cancer patients. In known pancreatic cancer predisposing genes, a high mutation detection ratio was observed in patients with multiple primary tumors and/or a family history of pancreatic or breast, ovarian or colon cancer or melanoma. BRCA1, BRCA2, and ATM were most frequently affected. Pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes for which the association with pancreatic cancer has not been firmly established, were less frequent, except for CHEK2. This observation warrants further analyses in other populations. To accurately determine risk associations our study highlights the importance of using a geographically-matched control population. (1) Background: The proportion and spectrum of germline pathogenic variants (PV) associated with an increased risk for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) varies among populations. (2) Methods: We analyzed 72 Belgian and 226 Czech PDAC patients by multigene panel testing. The prevalence of pathogenic variants (PV) in relation to personal/family cancer history were evaluated. PDAC risks were calculated using both gnomAD-NFE and population-matched controls. (3) Results: In 35/298 (11.7%) patients a PV in an established PDAC-predisposition gene was found. BRCA1/2 PV conferred a high risk in both populations, ATM and Lynch genes only in the Belgian subgroup. PV in other known PDAC-predisposition genes were rarer. Interestingly, a high frequency of CHEK2 PV was observed in both patient populations. PV in PDAC-predisposition genes were more frequent in patients with (i) multiple primary cancers (12/38; 32%), (ii) relatives with PDAC (15/56; 27%), (iii) relatives with breast/ovarian/colorectal cancer or melanoma (15/86; 17%) but more rare in sporadic PDAC (5/149; 3.4%). PV in homologous recombination genes were associated with improved overall survival (HR = 0.51; 95% CI 0.34-0.77). (4) Conclusions: Our analysis emphasizes the value of multigene panel testing in ...