Tamoxifen As Chemoprevention in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Breast Cancer: A Pilot Survey of Physicians

2003 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 4322-4328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth N. Peshkin ◽  
Claudine Isaacs ◽  
Clinton Finch ◽  
Sheryl Kent ◽  
Marc D. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Mutation Carrier ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Brca1 Mutation ◽  
Brca2 Mutation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Brca1 And Brca2 ◽  
Mutation Carriers ◽  
Er Positive

Purpose: To assess physician recommendations about the use of tamoxifen in premenopausal BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Methods: We mailed surveys to a stratified random sample of 1,286 physicians selected from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium mailing list. Eligible participants were physicians whose practice consisted of ≥ 10% breast cancer patients. Participants were asked to complete a three-part, 10-minute questionnaire. Demographics and responses to hypothetical patient vignettes were analyzed. Results: Of potentially eligible participants, 27% responded to the survey, and 260 participants were included in the final analysis. Physicians did not distinguish between BRCA1 and BRCA2 status in making recommendations about tamoxifen to breast cancer patients; however, in an unaffected woman, they were more likely to recommend tamoxifen to a BRCA2 mutation carrier than to a BRCA1 mutation carrier (73% v 57%; P < .0001). In newly diagnosed breast cancer patients, physicians were much more likely to recommend tamoxifen to an estrogen receptor (ER)–positive mutation carrier versus an ER-negative carrier (94% v 27%; P < .0001). When the mutation carrier was diagnosed 10 years ago, physicians were still much more likely to recommend tamoxifen if the tumor was ER-positive versus ER-negative (79% v 35%; P < .0001). Conclusion: Physicians’ recommendations about tamoxifen use in mutation carriers with a history of breast cancer seem to be heavily dependent on ER status. This finding suggests that among mutation carriers, physicians are influenced by adjuvant treatment guidelines more so than the potential role that tamoxifen might play in the reduction of risk for contralateral breast cancer.

BRCA1 AND BRCA2 MUTATION DETECTION IN A SELECTED SERIES OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
ALEX M. GARVIN ◽  
MICHELLE HANER ◽  
HANSJAKOB MULLER ◽  
WALTER WEBER ◽  
JOACHIM TORHORST ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Mutation Detection ◽  
Brca2 Mutation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Brca1 And Brca2

Molecular Detection of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation in Breast Cancer Patients in Erbil Using PCR Techniques

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Gihan H.S. Hamad ◽  
◽  
Jaladet M. S. Jubrael ◽  
Salah A. Ali ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Brca2 Mutation ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Brca1 And Brca2 ◽  
Pcr Techniques

scholarly journals Oral Contraceptive Use and Breast Cancer Risk: Retrospective and Prospective Analyses From a BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carrier Cohort Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lieske H Schrijver ◽  
Håkan Olsson ◽  
Kelly-Anne Phillips ◽  
Mary Beth Terry ◽  
David E Goldgar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Oral Contraceptive ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Brca1 Mutation ◽  
Brca2 Mutation ◽  
Brca1 And Brca2 ◽  
Full Cohort ◽  
Mutation Carriers ◽  
Prospective Analyses

Abstract Background For BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, the association between oral contraceptive preparation (OCP) use and breast cancer (BC) risk is still unclear. Methods Breast camcer risk associations were estimated from OCP data on 6030 BRCA1 and 3809 BRCA2 mutation carriers using age-dependent Cox regression, stratified by study and birth cohort. Prospective, left-truncated retrospective and full-cohort retrospective analyses were performed. Results For BRCA1 mutation carriers, OCP use was not associated with BC risk in prospective analyses (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.75 to 1.56), but in the left-truncated and full-cohort retrospective analyses, risks were increased by 26% (95% CI = 6% to 51%) and 39% (95% CI = 23% to 58%), respectively. For BRCA2 mutation carriers, OCP use was associated with BC risk in prospective analyses (HR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.03 to 2.97), but retrospective analyses were inconsistent (left-truncated: HR = 1.06, 95% CI = 0.85 to 1.33; full cohort: HR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.28 to 1.81). There was evidence of increasing risk with duration of use, especially before the first full-term pregnancy (BRCA1: both retrospective analyses, P < .001 and P = .001, respectively; BRCA2: full retrospective analysis, P = .002). Conclusions Prospective analyses did not show that past use of OCP is associated with an increased BC risk for BRCA1 mutation carriers in young middle-aged women (40–50 years). For BRCA2 mutation carriers, a causal association is also not likely at those ages. Findings between retrospective and prospective analyses were inconsistent and could be due to survival bias or a true association for younger women who were underrepresented in the prospective cohort. Given the uncertain safety of long-term OCP use for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, indications other than contraception should be avoided and nonhormonal contraceptive methods should be discussed.

Is mammography adequate for screening BRCA mutation carriers with low breast density?

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10014-10014 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bigenwald ◽  
E. Warner ◽  
A. Gunasekara ◽  
K. Hill ◽  
P. Causer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Breast Density ◽  
Brca Mutation ◽  
Brca1 Mutation ◽  
Brca2 Mutation ◽  
Brca1 And Brca2 ◽  
Younger Women ◽  
Mutation Carriers ◽  
Brca Mutation Carriers

10014 Background: Several large observational studies have demonstrated that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is much more sensitive than M (sensitivity 71–96% vs. 28–43%) for screening women > age 25 at high risk for hereditary breast cancer. However, MRI is much more costly and less specific than M. The extent to which the low sensitivity of M in these studies is due to the greater average breast density of younger women is unknown. Accordingly, we sought to determine the sensitivity of M and MRI according to breast density for the detection of breast cancer in a screening study of BRCA mutation carriers. Methods: Breast density was measured on the screening mammogram of the contralateral breast for all women who developed in-situ or invasive breast cancer on study. Density was measured in 2 ways: qualitatively according to the four categories characterized by the BIRADS system: 1) mostly fatty, 2) scattered fibroglandular tissue, 3) heterogeneously dense, 4) extremely dense; and semi-quantitatively using computer-aided techniques with subsequent classification as: A) ≤10%, B) 11–25%, C) 26%-50%, or D) >50% density. Results: Between 11/97 and 06/05 a total of 39 cases (12 in-situ and 27 invasive) were found in 36 mutation carriers (19 BRCA1 and 17 BRCA2). Mean age of the women with cancer was 48 (range 34 to 64). Average semi-quantitative breast density for BRCA1 mutation carriers was 28% and for BRCA2 was 27%. Sensitivity of M vs. MRI for in-situ cases was 25% vs. 83%, and for invasive cases was 30% vs. 93%. Sensitivities for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers were similar. For BIRADS 1 to 4 respectively M detected 1/3 (33%), 5/11 (45%), 4/22 (18%), and 1/3 (33%) of cases; and for density groups A to D respectively detected 2/6 (33%), 7/15 (47%), 1/11 (9%) and, 1/7 (14%). Conclusion: Although there was a trend towards decreasing mammographic sensitivity with increasing density, even among BRCA mutation carriers with low breast density mammography is an inadequate screening tool. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals Detection of BRCA1and BRCA2 mutation for Breast Cancer in Sample of Iraqi Women above 40 Years

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 394-400
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Brca1 Mutation ◽  
Brca2 Mutation ◽  
Brca1 Gene ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Women Patients ◽  
Normal Individuals ◽  
Iraqi Women ◽  
And Control

Breast cancer is the commonest cancer affecting women worldwide. Different studies have dealt with the etiological factors of that cancer aiming to find a way for early diagnosis and satisfactory therapy. The present study clarified the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of BRCA1 & BRCA2 genes and some etiological risk factors among breast cancer patients in Iraq. This investigation was carried out on 25 patients (all were females) who were diagnosed as breast cancer patients attended AL-Kadhemya Teaching Hospital in Baghdad and 10 apparently healthy women were used as a control, all women (patients and control) aged above 40 years. The Wizard Promega kit was used for DNA isolation from breast patients and normal individuals. By this method suitable quantities of DNA approximately (50 µl) with purity ranged from (1.7-1.9) were obtained from 100-200µg of fresh biopsy which had been taken from women breast patients. The extracted DNA was successfully used in amplification of BRCA1 & BRCA2 genes by PCR and some mutation were detected. The outcome of genetic analysis indicated that the percentage of 185delAG mutation was 16 (4 patients) whereas, the percentage of 5382insC mutation was 32 (8patients) in BRCA1 gene and the third mutation 6174delT in BRCA2 present in 3 patients only (12%). The study demonstrated that the frequency of BRCA1 mutation (48%) was higher than BRCA2 (12%) in this sample of Iraqi women with breast cancer.

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