Tag: BARD1

ICARE Social Media Post August 2021

Metastatic Breast Cancer Genes

For additional information, read the Journal of Clinical Oncology article at the link below 👇 https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.20.01200

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ICARE Social Media Post August 2021

Breast Cancer Risk Among Breast Cancer Gene Carriers Varies by Polygenic Risk Score

For more information, read the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 article at the link below:https://ascopubs.org/doi/figure/10.1200/JCO.20.01992

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ICARE Social Media Post June 2021

A Population-Based Study of Genes Previously Implicated in Breast Cancer

For additional information, read the article at the following link: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2005936

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ICARE Social Media Post March 2021

Three Articles: Breast Cancer Risks

For additional information about the: 》US-based study, visit: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2005936 》International study, visit: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1913948 》Accompanying editorial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2035083

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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2021

Inherited Breast Cancer Genes: Two New Important Articles Just Released

Results of a United States (U.S.)-based study1 and an international study2 were released in January in the New England Journal of Medicine and provide a much clearer picture about the role of inherited breast cancer genes in women without a family history of cancer, and how common these genes may be in the general population. …

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ICARE Newsletter Winter 2021

Updates to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic

Released September 8th, 2020: Genetic testing criteria by cancer type: Breast Cancer: Broadened to include relatives with ALL grades of prostate cancer (not just high-grade) Having multiple breast cancer diagnoses no longer depends on whether the diagnoses were on two different breasts Prostate Cancer: Now includes cribriform histology and ANY risk group (not just high-grade …

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ICARE Featured Video September & October 2020

NCCN Genetic/Familial Breast, Ovarian, and Pancreatic Guidelines

Below you may watch a featured video from the September 2020 and October 2020 Genetics Case Conference, which outlined updates to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines. Check out the full guidelines by creating a FREE account at: https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/genetics_bop.pdf

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ICARE Social Media Post September 2020

NCCN Breast Cancer Risk Management Updates by Gene

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) released new guidelines on September 8th, 2020, which included updates to breast cancer risk management recommendations by gene as follows:  NBN – high-risk breast screening was removed as there is insufficient evidence to support high cancer risks BARD1 – added consideration for high-risk breast screening starting at age 40  …

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ICARE Social Media Post May 2020

Platinum Based Chemotherapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

A recent study found that patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who had mutations in the DNA repair genes (either inherited or just in the tumor) had better clinical outcomes after platinum-based chemotherapy compared to patients without these mutations. Check out the link to full article: https://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/early/2020/05/20/1078-0432.CCR-20-0418

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2018

Updates to NCCN Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast and Ovarian Guidelines

(Version 1.2019, posted July 11, 2018) Regardless of family history, some individuals with a hereditary breast- and ovarian-related cancer may benefit from genetic testing to determine eligibility for targeted treatment The multi-gene testing section table was updated with: A potential association of ATM with ovarian cancer risk Potential increased risk of BARD1 with breast cancer …

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2017

Breast and Ovarian Cancer Associations for Genes Tested Through Multi-Gene Panels

As testing for multiple genes at the same time (“multi-gene panel testing”) has become increasingly available with tremendous advances in genetic testing technology, it has become critical to evaluate and refine cancer associations and levels of risk for many of these genes now tested. Through a commercial laboratory database of almost 100,000 results of multi-gene …

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ICARE Newsletter Summer 2015

2015 NCCN Clinical Practice Guideline Update

Breast and Ovarian Management Based on Genetic Test Resultsa   Recommend Breast MRIc (>20% lifetime risk of breast cancerd) Recommend Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy Discuss Option of Risk-reducing mastectomy Intervention warranted based on gene and/or risk level ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDH1, CHEK2, PALB2, PTEN, STK11, TP53 BRCA1, BRCA2, Lynch syndromee BRCA1, BRCA2, CDH1, PTEN, TP53 Insufficient evidence …

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