Author: Steve Kopczak

    • Rare presentations can suggest more than one rare condition: Striking personal and family cancer history in a patient with both CDKN2A and BRCA1 pathogenic variants.
    • Trupiano N, Koeppe E, Jacobs MF, Else T, Cha KB.
    • JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Nov 7 [eCollection 2023 Jan];31:42-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.034.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Interstitial brachytherapy combined with PARP inhibitors in the treatment of chemoresistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: A case report.
    • Bian Y, Guan P, Li D, Tan L, Pang H, Wen Q, Chen P, Zhang Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 15;12:1071383. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1071383.

    • FDA Delays PDUFA Hearing for Olaparib/Abiraterone Combo in mCRPC.
    • Harris J.
    • OncLive. 2022 Dec 15.

    Related:

    •• Identifier: NCT03732820: Study on Olaparib Plus Abiraterone as First-line Therapy in Men With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. (ClinicalTrials.gov . Accessed 2022 Dec 15.)

    • Case report: Olaparib as an experimental therapy in a BRCA2-mutated patient with metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma that originated from liver cancer.
    • Li C, Ye W, Zhou W, Ye Z, Yang W, Cheng Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1010158. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1010158.

    • Molecular profiling of male breast cancer by multigene panel testing: implications for precision oncology.
    • Valentini V, Silvestri V, Bucalo A, Conti G, Karimi M, Di Francesco L, Pomati G, Mezi S, Cerbelli B, Pignataro MG, Nicolussi A, Coppa A, D'Amati G, Giannini G, Ottini L.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1092201. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1092201.

    • SOLO1: 7-Year Follow-up Highlights the Value of Maintenance Olaparib.
    • Markman M.
    • Medscape Oncology. Perspective. 2022 Dec 12.

    Related:

    •• Original research:

    Overall Survival With Maintenance Olaparib at a 7-Year Follow-Up in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Ovarian Cancer and a BRCA Mutation: The SOLO1/GOG 3004 Trial.

    • Therapeutic sensitivity to standard treatments in BRCA positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    • Fazekas T, Széles ÁD, Teutsch B, Csizmarik A, Vékony B, Váradi A, Kói T, Lang Z, Ács N, Kopa Z, Hegyi P, Hadaschik B, Grünwald V, Nyirády P, Szarvas T.
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    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Rare presentations can suggest more than one rare condition: Striking personal and family cancer history in a patient with both CDKN2A and BRCA1 pathogenic variants.
    • Trupiano N, Koeppe E, Jacobs MF, Else T, Cha KB.
    • JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Nov 7 [eCollection 2023 Jan];31:42-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.034.

    • Interstitial brachytherapy combined with PARP inhibitors in the treatment of chemoresistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: A case report.
    • Bian Y, Guan P, Li D, Tan L, Pang H, Wen Q, Chen P, Zhang Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 15;12:1071383. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1071383.

    • FDA Delays PDUFA Hearing for Olaparib/Abiraterone Combo in mCRPC.
    • Harris J.
    • OncLive. 2022 Dec 15.

    Related:

    •• Identifier: NCT03732820: Study on Olaparib Plus Abiraterone as First-line Therapy in Men With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. (ClinicalTrials.gov . Accessed 2022 Dec 15.)

    • Clinical Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing Multi-Gene Panel Highlighting the Landscape of Germline Alterations in Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • Gurioli G, Tedaldi G, Farolfi A, Petracci E, Casanova C, Comerci G, Danesi R, Arcangeli V, Ravegnani M, Calistri D, Zampiga V, Cangini I, Fonzi E, Virga A, Tassinari D, Rosati M, Ulivi P, De Giorgi U.
    • Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 13;23(24):15789. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415789.

    • Case report: Olaparib as an experimental therapy in a BRCA2-mutated patient with metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma that originated from liver cancer.
    • Li C, Ye W, Zhou W, Ye Z, Yang W, Cheng Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1010158. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1010158.

    • Molecular profiling of male breast cancer by multigene panel testing: implications for precision oncology.
    • Valentini V, Silvestri V, Bucalo A, Conti G, Karimi M, Di Francesco L, Pomati G, Mezi S, Cerbelli B, Pignataro MG, Nicolussi A, Coppa A, D'Amati G, Giannini G, Ottini L.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1092201. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1092201.

    • SOLO1: 7-Year Follow-up Highlights the Value of Maintenance Olaparib.
    • Markman M.
    • Medscape Oncology. Perspective. 2022 Dec 12.

    Related:

    •• Original research:

    Overall Survival With Maintenance Olaparib at a 7-Year Follow-Up in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Ovarian Cancer and a BRCA Mutation: The SOLO1/GOG 3004 Trial.

    • Myriad Genetics Generates More Data on its PRS's Ability to Identify Who Will Develop Breast Cancer.
    • Ray F.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2022 Dec 12.

    • Therapeutic sensitivity to standard treatments in BRCA positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    • Fazekas T, Széles ÁD, Teutsch B, Csizmarik A, Vékony B, Váradi A, Kói T, Lang Z, Ács N, Kopa Z, Hegyi P, Hadaschik B, Grünwald V, Nyirády P, Szarvas T.
    • Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Dec 12. doi: 10.1038/s41391-022-00626-2. Epub ahead of print.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Rare presentations can suggest more than one rare condition: Striking personal and family cancer history in a patient with both CDKN2A and BRCA1 pathogenic variants.
    • Trupiano N, Koeppe E, Jacobs MF, Else T, Cha KB.
    • JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Nov 7 [eCollection 2023 Jan];31:42-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.034.

    • Pathogenic Variant Spectrum in Breast Cancer Risk Genes in Finnish Patients.
    • Nurmi AK, Suvanto M, Dennis J, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Nevanlinna H.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 14;14(24):6158. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246158.

    • Clinical Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing Multi-Gene Panel Highlighting the Landscape of Germline Alterations in Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • Gurioli G, Tedaldi G, Farolfi A, Petracci E, Casanova C, Comerci G, Danesi R, Arcangeli V, Ravegnani M, Calistri D, Zampiga V, Cangini I, Fonzi E, Virga A, Tassinari D, Rosati M, Ulivi P, De Giorgi U.
    • Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 13;23(24):15789. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415789.

    • Case report: Olaparib as an experimental therapy in a BRCA2-mutated patient with metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma that originated from liver cancer.
    • Li C, Ye W, Zhou W, Ye Z, Yang W, Cheng Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1010158. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1010158.

    • Myriad Genetics Generates More Data on its PRS's Ability to Identify Who Will Develop Breast Cancer.
    • Ray F.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2022 Dec 12.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Rare presentations can suggest more than one rare condition: Striking personal and family cancer history in a patient with both CDKN2A and BRCA1 pathogenic variants.
    • Trupiano N, Koeppe E, Jacobs MF, Else T, Cha KB.
    • JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Nov 7 [eCollection 2023 Jan];31:42-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.034.

    • Cost-Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Surgery for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention: A Systematic Review.
    • Wei X, Oxley S, Sideris M, Kalra A, Sun L, Yang L, Legood R, Manchanda R.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 12;14(24):6117. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246117.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • FDA Delays PDUFA Hearing for Olaparib/Abiraterone Combo in mCRPC.
    • Harris J.
    • OncLive. 2022 Dec 15.

    Related:

    •• Identifier: NCT03732820: Study on Olaparib Plus Abiraterone as First-line Therapy in Men With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. (ClinicalTrials.gov . Accessed 2022 Dec 15.)

    • Molecular profiling of male breast cancer by multigene panel testing: implications for precision oncology.
    • Valentini V, Silvestri V, Bucalo A, Conti G, Karimi M, Di Francesco L, Pomati G, Mezi S, Cerbelli B, Pignataro MG, Nicolussi A, Coppa A, D'Amati G, Giannini G, Ottini L.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1092201. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1092201.

    • Therapeutic sensitivity to standard treatments in BRCA positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    • Fazekas T, Széles ÁD, Teutsch B, Csizmarik A, Vékony B, Váradi A, Kói T, Lang Z, Ács N, Kopa Z, Hegyi P, Hadaschik B, Grünwald V, Nyirády P, Szarvas T.
    • Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Dec 12. doi: 10.1038/s41391-022-00626-2. Epub ahead of print.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Pathogenic Variant Spectrum in Breast Cancer Risk Genes in Finnish Patients.
    • Nurmi AK, Suvanto M, Dennis J, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Nevanlinna H.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 14;14(24):6158. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246158.

    • Clinical Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing Multi-Gene Panel Highlighting the Landscape of Germline Alterations in Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • Gurioli G, Tedaldi G, Farolfi A, Petracci E, Casanova C, Comerci G, Danesi R, Arcangeli V, Ravegnani M, Calistri D, Zampiga V, Cangini I, Fonzi E, Virga A, Tassinari D, Rosati M, Ulivi P, De Giorgi U.
    • Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 13;23(24):15789. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415789.

    • Real World Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Population Screening for BRCA Variants among Ashkenazi Jews Compared with Family History-Based Strategies.
    • Michaelson-Cohen R, Cohen MJ, Cohen C, Greenberg D, Shmueli A, Lieberman S, Tomer A, Levy-Lahad E, Lahad A.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 12;14(24):6113. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246113.

    • Molecular profiling of male breast cancer by multigene panel testing: implications for precision oncology.
    • Valentini V, Silvestri V, Bucalo A, Conti G, Karimi M, Di Francesco L, Pomati G, Mezi S, Cerbelli B, Pignataro MG, Nicolussi A, Coppa A, D'Amati G, Giannini G, Ottini L.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1092201. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1092201.

    • Myriad Genetics Generates More Data on its PRS's Ability to Identify Who Will Develop Breast Cancer.
    • Ray F.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2022 Dec 12.

    • Evaluation of out-of-pocket pay genetic testing in a publicly funded healthcare system.
    • Grant P, Cook CB, Langlois S, Nuk J, Mung S, Zhang Q; GenCOUNSEL Study, Lynd LD, Austin J, Elliott AM.
    • Clin Genet. 2022 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/cge.14276. Epub ahead of print.

    • Cancer Moonshot 2.0, health equity and BRCA1/2 testing.
    • Sorscher S.
    • J Cancer Policy. 2022 Dec 8:100379. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2022.100379. Epub ahead of print.
    • Letter

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Germline findings in patients with advanced malignancies screened with paired blood–tumour testing for personalised treatment approaches.
    • Roggia C, Armeanu-Ebinger S, Gschwind A, Seibel-Kelemen O, Hertler S, Faust U, Liebmann A, Haack TB, Neumann M, Bonzheim I, Forschner A, Kopp HG, Herster F, Hartkopf A, Bitzer M, Malek NP, Brecht IB, Ruhm K, Möller Y, Löwenheim H, Ossowski S, Rieß OH, Schroeder C.
    • Eur J Cancer. 2023 Jan 1;179:48-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.11.003. Epub ahead of print.

    • Association and performance of polygenic risk scores for breast cancer among French women presenting or not a familial predisposition to the disease.
    • Jiao Y, Truong T, Eon-Marchais S, Mebirouk N, Caputo S, Dondon MG, Karimi M, Le Gal D, Beauvallet J, Le Floch É, Dandine-Roulland C, Bacq-Daian D, Olaso R, Albuisson J, Audebert-Bellanger S, Berthet P, Bonadona V, Buecher B, Caron O, Cavaillé M, Chiesa J, Colas C, Collonge-Rame MA, Coupier I, Delnatte C, De Pauw A,Dreyfus H,Fert-Ferrer S, Gauthier-Villars M, Gesta P, Giraud S, Gladieff L, Golmard L, Lasset C, Lejeune-Dumoulin S, Léoné M, Limacher JM, Lortholary A, Luporsi É, Mari V, Maugard CE, Mortemousque I, Mouret-Fourme E, Nambot S, Noguès C, Popovici C, Prieur F, Pujol P, Sevenet N, Sobol H, Toulas C, Uhrhammer N, Vaur D, Venat L, Boland-Augé A, Guénel P, Deleuze JF, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Andrieu N, Lesueur F.
    • Eur J Cancer. 2023 Jan 1;179:76-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.11.007. Epub ahead of print.

    • Next-generation sequencing in breast pathology: real impact on routine practice over a decade since its introduction.
    • Nourieh M, Vibert R, Saint-Ghislain M, Cyrta J, Vincent-Salomon A.
    • Histopathology. 2023 Jan;82(1):162-169. doi: 10.1111/his.14794.

    • Lessons learned with a longer follow-up from SOLO 1.
    • Paulino E.
    • J Gynecol Oncol. 2023 Jan;34:e29. doi: 10.3802/jgo.2023.34.e29. Epub 2022 Dec 7.

    • Interstitial brachytherapy combined with PARP inhibitors in the treatment of chemoresistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer: A case report.
    • Bian Y, Guan P, Li D, Tan L, Pang H, Wen Q, Chen P, Zhang Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 15;12:1071383. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1071383.

    • FDA Delays PDUFA Hearing for Olaparib/Abiraterone Combo in mCRPC.
    • Harris J.
    • OncLive. 2022 Dec 15.

    Related:

    •• Identifier: NCT03732820: Study on Olaparib Plus Abiraterone as First-line Therapy in Men With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. (ClinicalTrials.gov . Accessed 2022 Dec 15.)

    • Evaluation of out-of-pocket pay genetic testing in a publicly funded healthcare system.
    • Grant P, Cook CB, Langlois S, Nuk J, Mung S, Zhang Q; GenCOUNSEL Study, Lynd LD, Austin J, Elliott AM.
    • Clin Genet. 2022 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/cge.14276. Epub ahead of print.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Rare presentations can suggest more than one rare condition: Striking personal and family cancer history in a patient with both CDKN2A and BRCA1 pathogenic variants.
    • Trupiano N, Koeppe E, Jacobs MF, Else T, Cha KB.
    • JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Nov 7 [eCollection 2023 Jan];31:42-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.034.

    • Pathogenic Variant Spectrum in Breast Cancer Risk Genes in Finnish Patients.
    • Nurmi AK, Suvanto M, Dennis J, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Nevanlinna H.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 14;14(24):6158. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246158.

    • Clinical Impact of Next-Generation Sequencing Multi-Gene Panel Highlighting the Landscape of Germline Alterations in Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • Gurioli G, Tedaldi G, Farolfi A, Petracci E, Casanova C, Comerci G, Danesi R, Arcangeli V, Ravegnani M, Calistri D, Zampiga V, Cangini I, Fonzi E, Virga A, Tassinari D, Rosati M, Ulivi P, De Giorgi U.
    • Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 13;23(24):15789. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415789.

    • Real World Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Population Screening for BRCA Variants among Ashkenazi Jews Compared with Family History-Based Strategies.
    • Michaelson-Cohen R, Cohen MJ, Cohen C, Greenberg D, Shmueli A, Lieberman S, Tomer A, Levy-Lahad E, Lahad A.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 12;14(24):6113. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246113.

    • Cost-Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Surgery for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention: A Systematic Review.
    • Wei X, Oxley S, Sideris M, Kalra A, Sun L, Yang L, Legood R, Manchanda R.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 12;14(24):6117. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246117.

    • Case report: Olaparib as an experimental therapy in a BRCA2-mutated patient with metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma that originated from liver cancer.
    • Li C, Ye W, Zhou W, Ye Z, Yang W, Cheng Z.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1010158. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1010158.

    • Molecular profiling of male breast cancer by multigene panel testing: implications for precision oncology.
    • Valentini V, Silvestri V, Bucalo A, Conti G, Karimi M, Di Francesco L, Pomati G, Mezi S, Cerbelli B, Pignataro MG, Nicolussi A, Coppa A, D'Amati G, Giannini G, Ottini L.
    • Front Oncol. 2022 Dec 12;12:1092201. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1092201.

    • SOLO1: 7-Year Follow-up Highlights the Value of Maintenance Olaparib.
    • Markman M.
    • Medscape Oncology. Perspective. 2022 Dec 12.

    • Myriad Genetics Generates More Data on its PRS's Ability to Identify Who Will Develop Breast Cancer.
    • Ray F.
    • Precision Oncology News. 2022 Dec 12.

    • Therapeutic sensitivity to standard treatments in BRCA positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    • Fazekas T, Széles ÁD, Teutsch B, Csizmarik A, Vékony B, Váradi A, Kói T, Lang Z, Ács N, Kopa Z, Hegyi P, Hadaschik B, Grünwald V, Nyirády P, Szarvas T.
    • Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Dec 12. doi: 10.1038/s41391-022-00626-2. Epub ahead of print.

    • Evaluation of external validity of the OVHIPEC-1 trial in a real-world population.
    • van Stein RM, Sikorska K, van der Aa MA, Sonke GS, van Driel WJ; Dutch OVHIPEC-1 trial group.
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Dec 10. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14618. Epub ahead of print.

    • RE: Heterozygous BRCA1/BRCA2 and Mismatch Repair Gene Pathogenic Variants in Children and Adolescents With Cancer.
    • Evans DG, Woodward ER.
    • J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022 Dec 10:djac223. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac223. Epub ahead of print.

    Related:

    •• Letter, Reply:

    Reply to Evans and Woodward.

    •• Original research:

    Heterozygous BRCA1 and BRCA2 and Mismatch Repair Gene Pathogenic Variants in Children and Adolescents With Cancer.

    • Clinicopathological features, genetic alterations, and BRCA1 promoter methylation in Japanese male patients with breast cancer.
    • Shimomura A, Yoshida M, Kubo T, Yamashita S, Noguchi E, Nagayama A, Hanamura T, Okazaki M, Mukohara T, Tsuruga A, Tanaka K, Kawamura Y, Higuchi T, Takahashi Y, Kurozumi S, Hayashida T, Ichikawa H, Ushijima T, Suto A.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Dec 9. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06822-x. Epub ahead of print.

    • CanRisk-Prostate: A Comprehensive, Externally Validated Risk Model for the Prediction of Future Prostate Cancer.
    • Nyberg T, Brook MN, Ficorella L, Lee A, Dennis J, Yang X, Wilcox N, Dadaev T, Govindasami K, Lush M, Leslie G, Lophatananon A, Muir K, Bancroft E, Easton DF, Tischkowitz M, Kote-Jarai Z, Eeles R, Antoniou AC.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2022 Dec 9:JCO2201453. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01453. Epub ahead of print.

    • Cancer Moonshot 2.0, health equity and BRCA1/2 testing.
    • Sorscher S.
    • J Cancer Policy. 2022 Dec 8:100379. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2022.100379. Epub ahead of print.
    • Letter

    • The BRCAness Landscape of Cancer.
    • Guo M, Wang SM.
    • Cells. 2022 Dec 1;11(23):3877. doi: 10.3390/cells11233877.

    • LitAlert ~~ GeneLit.com

    • Rare presentations can suggest more than one rare condition: Striking personal and family cancer history in a patient with both CDKN2A and BRCA1 pathogenic variants.
    • Trupiano N, Koeppe E, Jacobs MF, Else T, Cha KB.
    • JAAD Case Rep. 2022 Nov 7 [eCollection 2023 Jan];31:42-45. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2022.10.034.

    • Real World Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Population Screening for BRCA Variants among Ashkenazi Jews Compared with Family History-Based Strategies.
    • Michaelson-Cohen R, Cohen MJ, Cohen C, Greenberg D, Shmueli A, Lieberman S, Tomer A, Levy-Lahad E, Lahad A.
    • Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 12;14(24):6113. doi: 10.3390/cancers14246113.

    • Therapeutic sensitivity to standard treatments in BRCA positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
    • Fazekas T, Széles ÁD, Teutsch B, Csizmarik A, Vékony B, Váradi A, Kói T, Lang Z, Ács N, Kopa Z, Hegyi P, Hadaschik B, Grünwald V, Nyirády P, Szarvas T.
    • Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Dec 12. doi: 10.1038/s41391-022-00626-2. Epub ahead of print.