The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) just released new guidelines for the selection of germline genetic testing panels in patients with cancer. Items addressed include ⤸
What elements are most important in the collection of family history?
🧬 Details of cancers in first- and second-degree relatives and the patient’s ethnicity.
When and how to use multigene panel testing when indicated?
🧬 When more than one gene is relevant based on personal and/or family history, multigene panel testing should be offered.
Which genes to test based on cancer type?
🧬 Table 1 outlines genes based on cancer type, including those more versus less strongly recommended.
Among those with tumor testing, which patients should be offered germline testing?
🧬 Any patient who meets criteria for germline genetic testing should be offered germline testing regardless of results from tumor testing.
🧬 Even those not meeting criteria based on personal or family history who have a mutation identified through tumor testing in a gene listed in Table 2 under the outlined circumstances should be offered germline testing.
Learn more by reading the full article at: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.24.00662
There is also a related clinical insights article available at: https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/OP.24.00278
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Reference: Tung, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2024:JCO2400662. PMID: 38759122.