A number of recent studies have suggested that a substantial number of individuals with pancreatic cancer have a mutation in an inherited cancer gene. In a study of over 300 patients with pancreatic cancer (and with one or two family members with pancreatic cancer), 12% were found to have a mutation in 1 of 11 …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Community Spotlight
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Community Spotlight
I was aware from a very young age that breast cancer was part of our family. I knew that my great-grandmother (whom I never met) had breast cancer and my grandmother was diagnosed in her 50’s. While I didn’t grow up being afraid of the disease, I was far more aware of it than were …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Among Individuals with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Prevention of Colorectal Cancer Among Individuals with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Through a randomized trial, patients with FAP were treated with sulindac and erlotinib versus placebo for 6 months. Results of the study showed that those treated with sulindac and erlotinib had 70% fewer polyps than those in the placebo group. The lower number of polyps was seen in both those with an intact colorectum and …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
NTHL1: A New Gene for Inherited Colorectal Cancers
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
NTHL1: A New Gene for Inherited Colorectal Cancers
In a study of 51 individuals with multiple colon polyps drawn from 48 families, genetic testing through whole-exome sequencing identified 7 individuals (from 3 unrelated families) to have a mutation in both copies of their NTHL1 gene, and pedigree structure was consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance.1 All these individuals had colorectal cancer and a large …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Updates to NCCN Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Updates to NCCN Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal Guidelines
For Individuals with Lynch Syndrome: Surveillance for gastric and small bowel cancer now indicates there is no clear data to support this, but surveillance can be performed every 3-5 years starting at age 40 Lack of evidence to make a recommendation for pancreatic or prostate cancer screening, beyond those already recommended through other NCCN Guideline …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Another PARP-Inhibitor Trial Among BRCA Carriers with Advanced Breast Cancer
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Another PARP-Inhibitor Trial Among BRCA Carriers with Advanced Breast Cancer
In a Phase 3 clinical trial among BRCA carriers with advanced breast cancer, an oral PARP Inhibitor (talazoparib) was compared to standard chemotherapy. Among those who received the PARP inhibitor, risk of disease progression or death was 46% lower, and the response rate was double. Furthermore, the side effect profile, quality-of-life measures, and breast cancer …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Inherited Leukemias: The Importance of TP53/Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and Other Genes
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Inherited Leukemias: The Importance of TP53/Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and Other Genes
It has long been established that the risk for developing leukemia in childhood is high among individuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome; however, better understanding the characteristics of leukemia among these individuals is important to guide treatment approaches. In a study of children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), those with a germline TP53 mutation (compared to those …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Differences in Breast Cancer Risks Among Women with Lynch Syndrome
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Differences in Breast Cancer Risks Among Women with Lynch Syndrome
Breast cancer risks were recently reported among a sample of 423 women with mutations in one of the Lynch syndrome genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, or PMS2).1 Results indicated that breast cancer risks were substantially higher among those with MSH6 and PMS2 mutations, compared to MLH1 and MSH2 mutations. In fact, breast cancer risk to age …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
New Data to Suggest Additional Genes Associated with Breast and Ovarian Cancer
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
New Data to Suggest Additional Genes Associated with Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A recent study reported on cancer risks among over 10,000 cancer patients across the United States who had genetic testing. Findings suggest breast cancer risks were associated with ATM, CHEK2, and PALB2, as expected; but an association was also found with MSH6 (in line with other recently published data, as outlined in another article in …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Refining Cancer Risks Among Individuals with Lynch Syndrome
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Refining Cancer Risks Among Individuals with Lynch Syndrome
Over the past year, multiple studies have refined risks and types of cancer among individuals with Lynch syndrome. Through a Scandinavian study, risks for 13 types of cancer (with colorectal cancers being excluded), were reported to be elevated with differences related to gender, age, and the gene in which mutation was present. Incidence rates of …
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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Ask the Expert
ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018
Ask the Expert
The following question was addressed by Ronald D. Alvarez, MD, MBA who is Professor, Chairman, and Clinical Service Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Alvarez has been the recipient of several National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other industry funded grants in support of his …
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