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Methylation of BRCA1 promoter region is associated with unfavorable prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: BRCA1-associated breast cancers are associated with particular features such as early onset, poor histological differentiation, and hormone receptor negativity. Previous studies conducted in Taiwanese population showed that the mutation of BRCA1 gene does not play a significant role in the occurrence of breast cancer. The present study explored methylation of BRCA1 promoter and its relationship to clinical features and outcome in Taiwanese breast cancer patients. Tumor specimens from a cohort of 139 early-stage breast cancer patients were obtained during surgery before adjuvant treatment for DNA extraction. Methylation of BRCA1 promoter region was determined by methylation-specific PCR and the results were related to clinical features and outcome of patients using statistical analysis. Methylation of the BRCA1 promoter was detected in 78 (56%) of the 139 tumors. Chi-square analysis indicated that BRCA1 promoter methylation correlated significantly with triple-negative (ER-/PR-/HER2-) status of breast cancer patients (p?=?0.041). The Kaplan-Meier method showed that BRCA1 promoter methylation was significantly associated with poor overall survival (p?=?0.026) and disease-free survival (p?=?0.001). Multivariate analysis which incorporated variables of patients' age, tumor size, grade, and lymph node metastasis revealed that BRCA1 promoter methylation was associated with overall survival (p = 0.027; hazard ratio, 16.38) and disease-free survival (p = 0.003; hazard ratio, 12.19) [corrected].Our findings underscore the clinical relevance of the methylation of BRCA1 promoter in Taiwanese patients with early-stage breast cancer.

SUBMITTER: Hsu NC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3566056 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Methylation of BRCA1 promoter region is associated with unfavorable prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer.

Hsu Nicholas C NC Huang Ya-Fang YF Yokoyama Kazunari K KK Chu Pei-Yi PY Chen Fang-Ming FM Hou Ming-Feng MF

PloS one 20130206 2

BRCA1-associated breast cancers are associated with particular features such as early onset, poor histological differentiation, and hormone receptor negativity. Previous studies conducted in Taiwanese population showed that the mutation of BRCA1 gene does not play a significant role in the occurrence of breast cancer. The present study explored methylation of BRCA1 promoter and its relationship to clinical features and outcome in Taiwanese breast cancer patients. Tumor specimens from a cohort of ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundGenetic testing is widespread among breast cancer patients; however, no guideline recommends using germline genetic testing results to select a chemotherapy regimen. It is unknown whether breast cancer patients who carry pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1 and/or 2 (BRCA1/2) or other cancer-associated genes receive different chemotherapy regimens than noncarriers.MethodsWe linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry records from Georgia and California to germline genetic testing results from 4 clinical laboratories. Patients who 1) had stages I-III breast cancer, either hormone receptor (HR) positive and HER2 negative or triple negative (TNBC), diagnosed in 2013-2017; 2) received chemotherapy; and 3) were linked to genetic results were included. Chemotherapy details were extracted from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results text fields completed by registrars. We examined whether PV carriers received more intensive regimens (HR-positive,HER2-negative: ≥3 drugs including an anthracycline; TNBC: ≥4 drugs including an anthracycline and platinum) and/or less standard breast cancer agents (a platinum). All statistical tests were 2-sided.ResultsAmong 2293 patients, 1451 had HR-positive, HER2-negative disease, and 842 had TNBC. On multivariable analysis of women with HR-positive, HER2-negative disease, receipt of a more intensive chemotherapy regimen varied statistically significantly by genetic results (P = .02), with platinum receipt more common among BRCA1/2 PV carriers (odds ratio = 2.44, 95% confidence interval = 1.36 to 4.38; P < .001). Among women with TNBC, chemotherapy agents did not vary significantly by genetic results.ConclusionBRCA1/2 PV carriers with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer had twofold higher odds than noncarriers of receiving a platinum, as part of a more intensive chemotherapy regimen. This likely represents overtreatment and emphasizes the need to monitor how genetic testing results are managed in oncology practice.

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Methylation of BRCA1 promoter region is associated with unfavorable prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer.

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Methylation of BRCA1 promoter region is associated with unfavorable prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer.

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