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ABSTRACT: Background
Men with germline breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) or breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2) gene mutations have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) than noncarriers. IMPACT (Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to ProstAte Cancer: Targeted screening in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls) is an international consortium of 62 centres in 20 countries evaluating the use of targeted PCa screening in men with BRCA1/2 mutations.Objective
To report the first year's screening results for all men at enrollment in the study.Design, setting and participants
We recruited men aged 40-69 yr with germline BRCA1/2 mutations and a control group of men who have tested negative for a pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation known to be present in their families. All men underwent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing at enrollment, and those men with PSA >3 ng/ml were offered prostate biopsy.Outcome measurements and statistical analysis
PSA levels, PCa incidence, and tumour characteristics were evaluated. The Fisher exact test was used to compare the number of PCa cases among groups and the differences among disease types.Results and limitations
We recruited 2481 men (791 BRCA1 carriers, 531 BRCA1 controls; 731 BRCA2 carriers, 428 BRCA2 controls). A total of 199 men (8%) presented with PSA >3.0 ng/ml, 162 biopsies were performed, and 59 PCas were diagnosed (18 BRCA1 carriers, 10 BRCA1 controls; 24 BRCA2 carriers, 7 BRCA2 controls); 66% of the tumours were classified as intermediate- or high-risk disease. The positive predictive value (PPV) for biopsy using a PSA threshold of 3.0 ng/ml in BRCA2 mutation carriers was 48%-double the PPV reported in population screening studies. A significant difference in detecting intermediate- or high-risk disease was observed in BRCA2 carriers. Ninety-five percent of the men were white, thus the results cannot be generalised to all ethnic groups.Conclusions
The IMPACT screening network will be useful for targeted PCa screening studies in men with germline genetic risk variants as they are discovered. These preliminary results support the use of targeted PSA screening based on BRCA genotype and show that this screening yields a high proportion of aggressive disease.Patient summary
In this report, we demonstrate that germline genetic markers can be used to identify men at higher risk of prostate cancer. Targeting screening at these men resulted in the identification of tumours that were more likely to require treatment.
SUBMITTER: Bancroft EK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4105321 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bancroft Elizabeth K EK Page Elizabeth C EC Castro Elena E Lilja Hans H Vickers Andrew A Sjoberg Daniel D Assel Melissa M Foster Christopher S CS Mitchell Gillian G Drew Kate K Mæhle Lovise L Axcrona Karol K Evans D Gareth DG Bulman Barbara B Eccles Diana D McBride Donna D van Asperen Christi C Vasen Hans H Kiemeney Lambertus A LA Ringelberg Janneke J Cybulski Cezary C Wokolorczyk Dominika D Selkirk Christina C Hulick Peter J PJ Bojesen Anders A Skytte Anne-Bine AB Lam Jimmy J Taylor Louise L Oldenburg Rogier R Cremers Ruben R Verhaegh Gerald G van Zelst-Stams Wendy A WA Oosterwijk Jan C JC Blanco Ignacio I Salinas Monica M Cook Jackie J Rosario Derek J DJ Buys Saundra S Conner Tom T Ausems Margreet G MG Ong Kai-ren KR Hoffman Jonathan J Domchek Susan S Powers Jacquelyn J Teixeira Manuel R MR Maia Sofia S Foulkes William D WD Taherian Nassim N Ruijs Marielle M Helderman-van den Enden Apollonia T AT Izatt Louise L Davidson Rosemarie R Adank Muriel A MA Walker Lisa L Schmutzler Rita R Tucker Kathy K Kirk Judy J Hodgson Shirley S Harris Marion M Douglas Fiona F Lindeman Geoffrey J GJ Zgajnar Janez J Tischkowitz Marc M Clowes Virginia E VE Susman Rachel R Ramón y Cajal Teresa T Patcher Nicholas N Gadea Neus N Spigelman Allan A van Os Theo T Liljegren Annelie A Side Lucy L Brewer Carole C Brady Angela F AF Donaldson Alan A Stefansdottir Vigdis V Friedman Eitan E Chen-Shtoyerman Rakefet R Amor David J DJ Copakova Lucia L Barwell Julian J Giri Veda N VN Murthy Vedang V Nicolai Nicola N Teo Soo-Hwang SH Greenhalgh Lynn L Strom Sara S Henderson Alex A McGrath John J Gallagher David D Aaronson Neil N Ardern-Jones Audrey A Bangma Chris C Dearnaley David D Costello Philandra P Eyfjord Jorunn J Rothwell Jeanette J Falconer Alison A Gronberg Henrik H Hamdy Freddie C FC Johannsson Oskar O Khoo Vincent V Kote-Jarai Zsofia Z Lubinski Jan J Axcrona Ulrika U Melia Jane J McKinley Joanne J Mitra Anita V AV Moynihan Clare C Rennert Gad G Suri Mohnish M Wilson Penny P Killick Emma E Moss Sue S Eeles Rosalind A RA
European urology 20140115 3
<h4>Background</h4>Men with germline breast cancer 1, early onset (BRCA1) or breast cancer 2, early onset (BRCA2) gene mutations have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) than noncarriers. IMPACT (Identification of Men with a genetic predisposition to ProstAte Cancer: Targeted screening in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers and controls) is an international consortium of 62 centres in 20 countries evaluating the use of targeted PCa screening in men with BRCA1/2 mutations.<h4>Objective</h4>To ...[more]