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BRCA Methylation Testing Identifies a Subset of Ovarian Carcinomas without Germline Variants That Can Benefit from PARP Inhibitor.


ABSTRACT: Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) is a frequent feature of high-grade epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC), associated with sensitivity to PARP-inhibitors (PARPi). The best characterized causes of HRD in EOCs are germline or somatic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Although promoter methylation is a well-known mechanism of gene transcriptional repression, few data have been published about BRCA gene methylation in EOCs. In this retrospective study, we quantitatively analyzed by pyrosequencing a selected series of 90 formalin-fixed (FFPE) primary EOCs without BRCA germline mutations. We identified 20/88 (22.7%) EOCs showing BRCA promoter methylation, including 17/88 (19.3%) in BRCA1 and 4/86 (4.6%) in BRCA2 promoters, one of which showing concomitant BRCA1 methylation. Mean methylation levels were 49.6% and 45.8% for BRCA1 and BRCA2, respectively, with methylation levels ?50% in 10/20 methylated EOCs. Constitutive BRCA methylation was excluded by testing blood-derived DNA. In conclusion, pyrosequencing methylation analysis of BRCA genes is a robust, quantitative and sensitive assay applicable to FFPE samples. Remarkably, a considerable subset of germline BRCA-negative EOCs showed somatic methylation and, likely, HRD. A subpopulation of women with BRCA methylation, even without BRCA mutations, could potentially benefit from PARP-inhibitors; further clinical studies are needed to clarify the predictive role of somatic BRCA methylation of PARP-therapy response.

SUBMITTER: Sahnane N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7767143 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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BRCA Methylation Testing Identifies a Subset of Ovarian Carcinomas without Germline Variants That Can Benefit from PARP Inhibitor.

Sahnane Nora N   Carnevali Ileana I   Formenti Giorgio G   Casarin Jvan J   Facchi Sofia S   Bombelli Raffaella R   Di Lauro Eleonora E   Memoli Domenico D   Salvati Annamaria A   Rizzo Francesca F   Sessa Fausto F   Tibiletti Maria Grazia MG  

International journal of molecular sciences 20201219 24


Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) is a frequent feature of high-grade epithelial ovarian carcinoma (EOC), associated with sensitivity to PARP-inhibitors (PARPi). The best characterized causes of HRD in EOCs are germline or somatic mutations in <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i> genes. Although promoter methylation is a well-known mechanism of gene transcriptional repression, few data have been published about <i>BRCA</i> gene methylation in EOCs. In this retrospective study, we quantitatively  ...[more]

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