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ABSTRACT: Background
Breast cancer in young women is more likely to have higher risk features and be associated with germline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations. We present the clinicopathologic features of breast cancers in a prospective cohort of young women, and associations between surrogate molecular subtype and BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation status.Methods
Histopathological features, biomarker status, tumour stage and BRCA status were collected. Invasive tumours were categorised as luminal A-like (ER + and/or PR + , HER2-, grade 1/2), luminal B-like (ER + and/or PR + , HER2 + , or ER + and/or PR + , HER2-, and grade 3), HER2-enriched (ER/PR-, HER2 + ) or triple-negative.Results
In all, 57.3% (654/1143) of invasive tumours were high grade. In total, 32.9% were luminal A-like, 42.4% luminal B-like, 8.3% HER2-enriched, and 16.4% triple-negative. Among different age groups, there were no differences in molecular phenotype, stage, grade or histopathology. 11% (131) of tumours were from BRCA mutation carriers; 64.1% BRCA1 (63.1% triple-negative), and 35.9% BRCA2 (55.3% luminal B-like).Discussion
The opportunity to provide comparisons across young age groups, BRCA mutation status, surrogate molecular phenotype, and the identification of more aggressive hormone receptor-positive phenotypes in this population provides direction for future work to further understand and improve disparate outcomes for young women with luminal B-like cancers, particularly BRCA2-associated cancers, with potential implications for tailored prevention and treatment.
SUBMITTER: Guzman-Arocho YD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8770707 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Guzmán-Arocho Yaileen D YD Rosenberg Shoshana M SM Garber Judy E JE Vardeh Hilde H Poorvu Philip D PD Ruddy Kathryn J KJ Kirkner Gregory G Snow Craig C Tamimi Rulla M RM Peppercorn Jeffrey J Schapira Lidia L Borges Virginia F VF Come Steven E SE Brachtel Elena F EF Marotti Jonathan D JD Warner Ellen E Partridge Ann H AH Collins Laura C LC
British journal of cancer 20211026 2
<h4>Background</h4>Breast cancer in young women is more likely to have higher risk features and be associated with germline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations. We present the clinicopathologic features of breast cancers in a prospective cohort of young women, and associations between surrogate molecular subtype and BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation status.<h4>Methods</h4>Histopathological features, biomarker status, tumour stage and BRCA status were collected. Invasive tumours were categorised as luminal A-like (ER + and ...[more]