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2. Phase II study of eribulin in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (ERIGE trial). Clinical and pharmacogenetic results on behalf of the Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC)

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Pellegrino, B., Cavanna, L., Boggiani, D., Zamagni, C., Frassoldati, A., Schirone, A., Caldara, A., Rocca, A., Gori, S., Piacentini, F., Berardi, R., Brandes, A.A., Foglietta, J., Villa, F., Todeschini, R., Tognetto, M., Naldi, N., Bortesi, B., Montemurro, F., Ardizzoni, A., Boni, L., and Musolino, A.

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2021
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6. 145P High-risk breast cancer patients with RAD51-low tumors are characterized by good prognosis

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Pellegrino, B., primary, Llop-Guevara, A., additional, Campanini, N., additional, Tommasi, C., additional, Javierre, G. Villacampa, additional, Pedretti, F., additional, Bortesi, B., additional, Minari, R., additional, Rapacchi, E., additional, Michiara, M., additional, Boggiani, D., additional, Sikokis, A., additional, Zanoni, D., additional, Silini, E.M., additional, Serra, V., additional, and Musolino, A., additional

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2021
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8. Large scale multifactorial likelihood quantitative analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants: An ENIGMA resource to support clinical variant classification.

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Feroce I., Schoenwiese U., Seggewiss J., Solanes A., Steinemann D., Stiller M., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Sullivan K.J., Susman R., Sutter C., Tavtigian S.V., Teo S.H., Teule A., Thomassen M., Tibiletti M.G., Tischkowitz M., Tognazzo S., Toland A.E., Tornero E., Torngren T., Torres-Esquius S., Toss A., Trainer A.H., Tucker K.M., van Asperen C.J., van Mackelenbergh M.T., Varesco L., Vargas-Parra G., Varon R., Vega A., Velasco A., Vesper A.-S., Viel A., Vreeswijk M.P.G., Wagner S.A., Waha A., Walker L.C., Walters R.J., Wang-Gohrke S., Weber B.H.F., Weichert W., Wieland K., Wiesmuller L., Witzel I., Wockel A., Woodward E.R., Zachariae S., Zampiga V., Zeder-Goss C., Investigators K., Lazaro C., De Nicolo A., Radice P., Engel C., Schmutzler R.K., Goldgar D.E., Spurdle A.B., Harris M., Parsons M.T., Tudini E., Li H., Hahnen E., Wappenschmidt B., Feliubadalo L., Aalfs C.M., Agata S., Aittomaki K., Alducci E., Alonso-Cerezo M.C., Arnold N., Auber B., Austin R., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barbieri E., Bartram C.R., Blanco A., Blumcke B., Bonache S., Bonanni B., Borg A., Bortesi B., Brunet J., Bruzzone C., Bucksch K., Cagnoli G., Caldes T., Caliebe A., Caligo M.A., Calvello M., Capone G.L., Caputo S.M., Carnevali I., Carrasco E., Caux-Moncoutier V., Cavalli P., Cini G., Clarke E.M., Concolino P., Cops E.J., Cortesi L., Couch F.J., Darder E., de la Hoya M., Dean M., Debatin I., Del Valle J., Delnatte C., Derive N., Diez O., Ditsch N., Domchek S.M., Dutrannoy V., Eccles D.M., Ehrencrona H., Enders U., Evans D.G., Farra C., Faust U., Felbor U., Fine M., Foulkes W.D., Galvao H.C.R., Gambino G., Gehrig A., Gensini F., Gerdes A.-M., Germani A., Giesecke J., Gismondi V., Gomez C., Gomez Garcia E.B., Gonzalez S., Grau E., Grill S., Gross E., Guerrieri-Gonzaga A., Guillaud-Bataille M., Gutierrez-Enriquez S., Haaf T., Hackmann K., Hansen T.V.O., Hauke J., Heinrich T., Hellebrand H., Herold K.N., Honisch E., Horvath J., Houdayer C., Hubbel V., Iglesias S., Izquierdo A., James P.A., Janssen L.A.M., Jeschke U., Kaulfuss S., Keupp K., Kiechle M., Kolbl A., Krieger S., Kruse T.A., Kvist A., Lalloo F., Larsen M., Lattimore V.L., Lautrup C., Ledig S., Leinert E., Lewis A.L., Lim J., Loeffler M., Lopez-Fernandez A., Lucci-Cordisco E., Maass N., Manoukian S., Marabelli M., Matricardi L., Meindl A., Michelli R.D., Moghadasi S., Moles-Fernandez A., Montagna M., Montalban G., Monteiro A.N., Montes E., Mori L., Moserle L., Muller C.R., Mundhenke C., Naldi N., Nathanson K.L., Navarro M., Nevanlinna H., Nichols C.B., Niederacher D., Nielsen H.R., Ong K.-R., Pachter N., Palmero E.I., Papi L., Pedersen I.S., Peissel B., Perez-Segura P., Pfeifer K., Pineda M., Pohl-Rescigno E., Poplawski N.K., Porfirio B., Quante A.S., Ramser J., Reis R.M., Revillion F., Rhiem K., Riboli B., Ritter J., Rivera D., Rofes P., Rump A., Salinas M., Sanchez de Abajo A.M., Schmidt G., Feroce I., Schoenwiese U., Seggewiss J., Solanes A., Steinemann D., Stiller M., Stoppa-Lyonnet D., Sullivan K.J., Susman R., Sutter C., Tavtigian S.V., Teo S.H., Teule A., Thomassen M., Tibiletti M.G., Tischkowitz M., Tognazzo S., Toland A.E., Tornero E., Torngren T., Torres-Esquius S., Toss A., Trainer A.H., Tucker K.M., van Asperen C.J., van Mackelenbergh M.T., Varesco L., Vargas-Parra G., Varon R., Vega A., Velasco A., Vesper A.-S., Viel A., Vreeswijk M.P.G., Wagner S.A., Waha A., Walker L.C., Walters R.J., Wang-Gohrke S., Weber B.H.F., Weichert W., Wieland K., Wiesmuller L., Witzel I., Wockel A., Woodward E.R., Zachariae S., Zampiga V., Zeder-Goss C., Investigators K., Lazaro C., De Nicolo A., Radice P., Engel C., Schmutzler R.K., Goldgar D.E., Spurdle A.B., Harris M., Parsons M.T., Tudini E., Li H., Hahnen E., Wappenschmidt B., Feliubadalo L., Aalfs C.M., Agata S., Aittomaki K., Alducci E., Alonso-Cerezo M.C., Arnold N., Auber B., Austin R., Azzollini J., Balmana J., Barbieri E., Bartram C.R., Blanco A., Blumcke B., Bonache S., Bonanni B., Borg A., Bortesi B., Brunet J., Bruzzone C., Bucksch K., Cagnoli G., Caldes T., Caliebe A., Caligo M.A., Calvello M., Capone G.L., Caputo S.M., Carnevali I., Carrasco E., Caux-Moncoutier V., Cavalli P., Cini G., Clarke E.M., Concolino P., Cops E.J., Cortesi L., Couch F.J., Darder E., de la Hoya M., Dean M., Debatin I., Del Valle J., Delnatte C., Derive N., Diez O., Ditsch N., Domchek S.M., Dutrannoy V., Eccles D.M., Ehrencrona H., Enders U., Evans D.G., Farra C., Faust U., Felbor U., Fine M., Foulkes W.D., Galvao H.C.R., Gambino G., Gehrig A., Gensini F., Gerdes A.-M., Germani A., Giesecke J., Gismondi V., Gomez C., Gomez Garcia E.B., Gonzalez S., Grau E., Grill S., Gross E., Guerrieri-Gonzaga A., Guillaud-Bataille M., Gutierrez-Enriquez S., Haaf T., Hackmann K., Hansen T.V.O., Hauke J., Heinrich T., Hellebrand H., Herold K.N., Honisch E., Horvath J., Houdayer C., Hubbel V., Iglesias S., Izquierdo A., James P.A., Janssen L.A.M., Jeschke U., Kaulfuss S., Keupp K., Kiechle M., Kolbl A., Krieger S., Kruse T.A., Kvist A., Lalloo F., Larsen M., Lattimore V.L., Lautrup C., Ledig S., Leinert E., Lewis A.L., Lim J., Loeffler M., Lopez-Fernandez A., Lucci-Cordisco E., Maass N., Manoukian S., Marabelli M., Matricardi L., Meindl A., Michelli R.D., Moghadasi S., Moles-Fernandez A., Montagna M., Montalban G., Monteiro A.N., Montes E., Mori L., Moserle L., Muller C.R., Mundhenke C., Naldi N., Nathanson K.L., Navarro M., Nevanlinna H., Nichols C.B., Niederacher D., Nielsen H.R., Ong K.-R., Pachter N., Palmero E.I., Papi L., Pedersen I.S., Peissel B., Perez-Segura P., Pfeifer K., Pineda M., Pohl-Rescigno E., Poplawski N.K., Porfirio B., Quante A.S., Ramser J., Reis R.M., Revillion F., Rhiem K., Riboli B., Ritter J., Rivera D., Rofes P., Rump A., Salinas M., Sanchez de Abajo A.M., and Schmidt G.

Abstract

The multifactorial likelihood analysis method has demonstrated utility for quantitative assessment of variant pathogenicity for multiple cancer syndrome genes. Independent data types currently incorporated in the model for assessing BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants include clinically calibrated prior probability of pathogenicity based on variant location and bioinformatic prediction of variant effect, co-segregation, family cancer history profile, co-occurrence with a pathogenic variant in the same gene, breast tumor pathology, and case-control information. Research and clinical data for multifactorial likelihood analysis were collated for 1,395 BRCA1/2 predominantly intronic and missense variants, enabling classification based on posterior probability of pathogenicity for 734 variants: 447 variants were classified as (likely) benign, and 94 as (likely) pathogenic; and 248 classifications were new or considerably altered relative to ClinVar submissions. Classifications were compared with information not yet included in the likelihood model, and evidence strengths aligned to those recommended for ACMG/AMP classification codes. Altered mRNA splicing or function relative to known nonpathogenic variant controls were moderately to strongly predictive of variant pathogenicity. Variant absence in population datasets provided supporting evidence for variant pathogenicity. These findings have direct relevance for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variant evaluation, and justify the need for gene-specific calibration of evidence types used for variant classification.Copyright © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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2019

9. Large scale multifactorial likelihood quantitative analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants: An ENIGMA resource to support clinical variant classification

Author

Parsons, MT, Tudini, E, Li, H, Hahnen, E, Wappenschmidt, B, Feliubadalo, L, Aalfs, CM, Agata, S, Aittomaki, K, Alducci, E, Concepcion Alonso-Cerezo, M, Arnold, N, Auber, B, Austin, R, Azzollini, J, Balmana, J, Barbieri, E, Bartram, CR, Blanco, A, Bluemcke, B, Bonache, S, Bonanni, B, Borg, A, Bortesi, B, Brunet, J, Bruzzone, C, Bucksch, K, Cagnoli, G, Caldes, T, Caliebe, A, Caligo, MA, Calvello, M, Capone, GL, Caputo, SM, Carnevali, I, Carrasco, E, Caux-Moncoutier, V, Cavalli, P, Cini, G, Clarke, EM, Concolino, P, Cops, EJ, Cortesi, L, Couch, FJ, Darder, E, de la Hoya, M, Dean, M, Debatin, I, Del Valle, J, Delnatte, C, Derive, N, Diez, O, Ditsch, N, Domchek, SM, Dutrannoy, V, Eccles, DM, Ehrencrona, H, Enders, U, Evans, DG, Farra, C, Faust, U, Felbor, U, Feroce, I, Fine, M, Foulkes, WD, Galvao, HC, Gambino, G, Gehrig, A, Gensini, F, Gerdes, A-M, Germani, A, Giesecke, J, Gismondi, V, Gomez, C, Garcia, EBG, Gonzalez, S, Grau, E, Grill, S, Gross, E, Guerrieri-Gonzaga, A, Guillaud-Bataille, M, Gutierrez-Enriquez, S, Haaf, T, Hackmann, K, Hansen, TV, Harris, M, Hauke, J, Heinrich, T, Hellebrand, H, Herold, KN, Honisch, E, Horvath, J, Houdayer, C, Huebbel, V, Iglesias, S, Izquierdo, A, James, PA, Janssen, LA, Jeschke, U, Kaulfuss, S, Keupp, K, Kiechle, M, Koelbl, A, Krieger, S, Kruse, TA, Kvist, A, Lalloo, F, Larsen, M, Lattimore, VL, Lautrup, C, Ledig, S, Leinert, E, Lewis, AL, Lim, J, Loeffler, M, Lopez-Fernandez, A, Lucci-Cordisco, E, Maass, N, Manoukian, S, Marabelli, M, Matricardi, L, Meindl, A, Michelli, RD, Moghadasi, S, Moles-Fernandez, A, Montagna, M, Montalban, G, Monteiro, AN, Montes, E, Mori, L, Moserle, L, Mueller, CR, Mundhenke, C, Naldi, N, Nathanson, KL, Navarro, M, Nevanlinna, H, Nichols, CB, Niederacher, D, Nielsen, HR, Ong, K-R, Pachter, N, Palmero, E, Papi, L, Pedersen, IS, Peissel, B, Perez-Segura, P, Pfeifer, K, Pineda, M, Pohl-Rescigno, E, Poplawski, NK, Porfirio, B, Quante, AS, Ramser, J, Reis, RM, Revillion, F, Rhiem, K, Riboli, B, Ritter, J, Rivera, D, Rofes, P, Rump, A, Salinas, M, Sanchez de Abajo, AM, Schmidt, G, Schoenwiese, U, Seggewiss, J, Solanes, A, Steinemann, D, Stiller, M, Stoppa-Lyonnet, D, Sullivan, KJ, Susman, R, Sutter, C, Tavtigian, S, Teo, SH, Teule, A, Thomassen, M, Tibiletti, MG, Tischkowitz, M, Tognazzo, S, Toland, AE, Tornero, E, Torngren, T, Torres-Esquius, S, Toss, A, Trainer, AH, Tucker, KM, van Asperen, CJ, van Mackelenbergh, MT, Varesco, L, Vargas-Parra, G, Varon, R, Vega, A, Velasco, A, Vesper, A-S, Viel, A, Vreeswijk, MPG, Wagner, SA, Waha, A, Walker, LC, Walters, RJ, Wang-Gohrke, S, Weber, BHF, Weichert, W, Wieland, K, Wiesmueller, L, Witzel, I, Woeckel, A, Woodward, ER, Zachariae, S, Zampiga, V, Zeder-Goss, C, Lazaro, C, De Nicolo, A, Radice, P, Engel, C, Schmutzler, RK, Goldgar, DE, Spurdle, AB, Parsons, MT, Tudini, E, Li, H, Hahnen, E, Wappenschmidt, B, Feliubadalo, L, Aalfs, CM, Agata, S, Aittomaki, K, Alducci, E, Concepcion Alonso-Cerezo, M, Arnold, N, Auber, B, Austin, R, Azzollini, J, Balmana, J, Barbieri, E, Bartram, CR, Blanco, A, Bluemcke, B, Bonache, S, Bonanni, B, Borg, A, Bortesi, B, Brunet, J, Bruzzone, C, Bucksch, K, Cagnoli, G, Caldes, T, Caliebe, A, Caligo, MA, Calvello, M, Capone, GL, Caputo, SM, Carnevali, I, Carrasco, E, Caux-Moncoutier, V, Cavalli, P, Cini, G, Clarke, EM, Concolino, P, Cops, EJ, Cortesi, L, Couch, FJ, Darder, E, de la Hoya, M, Dean, M, Debatin, I, Del Valle, J, Delnatte, C, Derive, N, Diez, O, Ditsch, N, Domchek, SM, Dutrannoy, V, Eccles, DM, Ehrencrona, H, Enders, U, Evans, DG, Farra, C, Faust, U, Felbor, U, Feroce, I, Fine, M, Foulkes, WD, Galvao, HC, Gambino, G, Gehrig, A, Gensini, F, Gerdes, A-M, Germani, A, Giesecke, J, Gismondi, V, Gomez, C, Garcia, EBG, Gonzalez, S, Grau, E, Grill, S, Gross, E, Guerrieri-Gonzaga, A, Guillaud-Bataille, M, Gutierrez-Enriquez, S, Haaf, T, Hackmann, K, Hansen, TV, Harris, M, Hauke, J, Heinrich, T, Hellebrand, H, Herold, KN, Honisch, E, Horvath, J, Houdayer, C, Huebbel, V, Iglesias, S, Izquierdo, A, James, PA, Janssen, LA, Jeschke, U, Kaulfuss, S, Keupp, K, Kiechle, M, Koelbl, A, Krieger, S, Kruse, TA, Kvist, A, Lalloo, F, Larsen, M, Lattimore, VL, Lautrup, C, Ledig, S, Leinert, E, Lewis, AL, Lim, J, Loeffler, M, Lopez-Fernandez, A, Lucci-Cordisco, E, Maass, N, Manoukian, S, Marabelli, M, Matricardi, L, Meindl, A, Michelli, RD, Moghadasi, S, Moles-Fernandez, A, Montagna, M, Montalban, G, Monteiro, AN, Montes, E, Mori, L, Moserle, L, Mueller, CR, Mundhenke, C, Naldi, N, Nathanson, KL, Navarro, M, Nevanlinna, H, Nichols, CB, Niederacher, D, Nielsen, HR, Ong, K-R, Pachter, N, Palmero, E, Papi, L, Pedersen, IS, Peissel, B, Perez-Segura, P, Pfeifer, K, Pineda, M, Pohl-Rescigno, E, Poplawski, NK, Porfirio, B, Quante, AS, Ramser, J, Reis, RM, Revillion, F, Rhiem, K, Riboli, B, Ritter, J, Rivera, D, Rofes, P, Rump, A, Salinas, M, Sanchez de Abajo, AM, Schmidt, G, Schoenwiese, U, Seggewiss, J, Solanes, A, Steinemann, D, Stiller, M, Stoppa-Lyonnet, D, Sullivan, KJ, Susman, R, Sutter, C, Tavtigian, S, Teo, SH, Teule, A, Thomassen, M, Tibiletti, MG, Tischkowitz, M, Tognazzo, S, Toland, AE, Tornero, E, Torngren, T, Torres-Esquius, S, Toss, A, Trainer, AH, Tucker, KM, van Asperen, CJ, van Mackelenbergh, MT, Varesco, L, Vargas-Parra, G, Varon, R, Vega, A, Velasco, A, Vesper, A-S, Viel, A, Vreeswijk, MPG, Wagner, SA, Waha, A, Walker, LC, Walters, RJ, Wang-Gohrke, S, Weber, BHF, Weichert, W, Wieland, K, Wiesmueller, L, Witzel, I, Woeckel, A, Woodward, ER, Zachariae, S, Zampiga, V, Zeder-Goss, C, Lazaro, C, De Nicolo, A, Radice, P, Engel, C, Schmutzler, RK, Goldgar, DE, and Spurdle, AB

Abstract

The multifactorial likelihood analysis method has demonstrated utility for quantitative assessment of variant pathogenicity for multiple cancer syndrome genes. Independent data types currently incorporated in the model for assessing BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants include clinically calibrated prior probability of pathogenicity based on variant location and bioinformatic prediction of variant effect, co-segregation, family cancer history profile, co-occurrence with a pathogenic variant in the same gene, breast tumor pathology, and case-control information. Research and clinical data for multifactorial likelihood analysis were collated for 1,395 BRCA1/2 predominantly intronic and missense variants, enabling classification based on posterior probability of pathogenicity for 734 variants: 447 variants were classified as (likely) benign, and 94 as (likely) pathogenic; and 248 classifications were new or considerably altered relative to ClinVar submissions. Classifications were compared with information not yet included in the likelihood model, and evidence strengths aligned to those recommended for ACMG/AMP classification codes. Altered mRNA splicing or function relative to known nonpathogenic variant controls were moderately to strongly predictive of variant pathogenicity. Variant absence in population datasets provided supporting evidence for variant pathogenicity. These findings have direct relevance for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variant evaluation, and justify the need for gene-specific calibration of evidence types used for variant classification.

Published
2019

10. Large scale multifactorial likelihood quantitative analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants: An ENIGMA resource to support clinical variant classification

Author

Parsons, M. T., Tudini, E., Li, H., Hahnen, E., Wappenschmidt, B., Feliubadalo, L., Aalfs, C. M., Agata, S., Aittomaki, K., Alducci, E., Alonso-Cerezo, M. C., Arnold, N., Auber, B., Austin, R., Azzollini, J., Balmana, J., Barbieri, E., Bartram, C. R., Blanco, A., Blumcke, B., Bonache, S., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Bortesi, B., Brunet, J., Bruzzone, C., Bucksch, K., Cagnoli, G., Caldes, T., Caliebe, A., Caligo, M. A., Calvello, M., Capone, G. L., Caputo, S. M., Carnevali, I., Carrasco, E., Caux-Moncoutier, V., Cavalli, P., Cini, G., Clarke, E. M., Concolino, Paola, Cops, E. J., Cortesi, L., Couch, F. J., Darder, E., de la Hoya, M., Dean, M., Debatin, I., Del Valle, J., Delnatte, C., Derive, N., Diez, O., Ditsch, N., Domchek, S. M., Dutrannoy, V., Eccles, D. M., Ehrencrona, H., Enders, U., Evans, D. G., Farra, C., Faust, U., Felbor, U., Feroce, I., Fine, M., Foulkes, W. D., Galvao, H. C. R., Gambino, G., Gehrig, A., Gensini, F., Gerdes, A. -M., Germani, A., Giesecke, J., Gismondi, V., Gomez, C., Gomez Garcia, E. B., Gonzalez, S., Grau, E., Grill, S., Gross, E., Guerrieri-Gonzaga, A., Guillaud-Bataille, M., Gutierrez-Enriquez, S., Haaf, T., Hackmann, K., Hansen, T. V. O., Harris, M., Hauke, J., Heinrich, T., Hellebrand, H., Herold, K. N., Honisch, E., Horvath, J., Houdayer, C., Hubbel, V., Iglesias, S., Izquierdo, A., James, P. A., Janssen, L. A. M., Jeschke, U., Kaulfuss, S., Keupp, K., Kiechle, M., Kolbl, A., Krieger, S., Kruse, T. A., Kvist, A., Lalloo, F., Larsen, M., Lattimore, V. L., Lautrup, C., Ledig, S., Leinert, E., Lewis, A. L., Lim, J., Loeffler, M., Lopez-Fernandez, A., Lucci Cordisco, Emanuela, Maass, N., Manoukian, S., Marabelli, M., Matricardi, L., Meindl, A., Michelli, R. D., Moghadasi, S., Moles-Fernandez, A., Montagna, M., Montalban, G., Monteiro, A. N., Montes, E., Mori, L., Moserle, L., Muller, C. R., Mundhenke, C., Naldi, N., Nathanson, K. L., Navarro, M., Nevanlinna, H., Nichols, C. B., Niederacher, D., Nielsen, H. R., Ong, K. -R., Pachter, N., Palmero, E. I., Papi, L., Pedersen, I. S., Peissel, B., Perez-Segura, P., Pfeifer, K., Pineda, M., Pohl-Rescigno, E., Poplawski, N. K., Porfirio, B., Quante, A. S., Ramser, J., Reis, R. M., Revillion, F., Rhiem, K., Riboli, B., Ritter, J., Rivera, D., Rofes, P., Rump, A., Salinas, M., Sanchez de Abajo, A. M., Schmidt, G., Schoenwiese, U., Seggewiss, J., Solanes, A., Steinemann, D., Stiller, M., Stoppa-Lyonnet, D., Sullivan, K. J., Susman, R., Sutter, C., Tavtigian, S. V., Teo, S. H., Teule, A., Thomassen, M., Tibiletti, M. G., Tischkowitz, M., Tognazzo, S., Toland, A. E., Tornero, E., Torngren, T., Torres-Esquius, S., Toss, A., Trainer, A. H., Tucker, K. M., van Asperen, C. J., van Mackelenbergh, M. T., Varesco, L., Vargas-Parra, G., Varon, R., Vega, A., Velasco, A., Vesper, A. -S., Viel, A., Vreeswijk, M. P. G., Wagner, S. A., Waha, A., Walker, L. C., Walters, R. J., Wang-Gohrke, S., Weber, B. H. F., Weichert, W., Wieland, K., Wiesmuller, L., Witzel, I., Wockel, A., Woodward, E. R., Zachariae, S., Zampiga, V., Zeder-Goss, C., Investigators, K., Lazaro, C., De Nicolo, A., Radice, P., Engel, C., Schmutzler, R. K., Goldgar, D. E., Spurdle, A. B., Concolino P., Lucci Cordisco E. (ORCID:0000-0002-6279-7604), Parsons, M. T., Tudini, E., Li, H., Hahnen, E., Wappenschmidt, B., Feliubadalo, L., Aalfs, C. M., Agata, S., Aittomaki, K., Alducci, E., Alonso-Cerezo, M. C., Arnold, N., Auber, B., Austin, R., Azzollini, J., Balmana, J., Barbieri, E., Bartram, C. R., Blanco, A., Blumcke, B., Bonache, S., Bonanni, B., Borg, A., Bortesi, B., Brunet, J., Bruzzone, C., Bucksch, K., Cagnoli, G., Caldes, T., Caliebe, A., Caligo, M. A., Calvello, M., Capone, G. L., Caputo, S. M., Carnevali, I., Carrasco, E., Caux-Moncoutier, V., Cavalli, P., Cini, G., Clarke, E. M., Concolino, Paola, Cops, E. J., Cortesi, L., Couch, F. J., Darder, E., de la Hoya, M., Dean, M., Debatin, I., Del Valle, J., Delnatte, C., Derive, N., Diez, O., Ditsch, N., Domchek, S. M., Dutrannoy, V., Eccles, D. M., Ehrencrona, H., Enders, U., Evans, D. G., Farra, C., Faust, U., Felbor, U., Feroce, I., Fine, M., Foulkes, W. D., Galvao, H. C. R., Gambino, G., Gehrig, A., Gensini, F., Gerdes, A. -M., Germani, A., Giesecke, J., Gismondi, V., Gomez, C., Gomez Garcia, E. B., Gonzalez, S., Grau, E., Grill, S., Gross, E., Guerrieri-Gonzaga, A., Guillaud-Bataille, M., Gutierrez-Enriquez, S., Haaf, T., Hackmann, K., Hansen, T. V. O., Harris, M., Hauke, J., Heinrich, T., Hellebrand, H., Herold, K. N., Honisch, E., Horvath, J., Houdayer, C., Hubbel, V., Iglesias, S., Izquierdo, A., James, P. A., Janssen, L. A. M., Jeschke, U., Kaulfuss, S., Keupp, K., Kiechle, M., Kolbl, A., Krieger, S., Kruse, T. A., Kvist, A., Lalloo, F., Larsen, M., Lattimore, V. L., Lautrup, C., Ledig, S., Leinert, E., Lewis, A. L., Lim, J., Loeffler, M., Lopez-Fernandez, A., Lucci Cordisco, Emanuela, Maass, N., Manoukian, S., Marabelli, M., Matricardi, L., Meindl, A., Michelli, R. D., Moghadasi, S., Moles-Fernandez, A., Montagna, M., Montalban, G., Monteiro, A. N., Montes, E., Mori, L., Moserle, L., Muller, C. R., Mundhenke, C., Naldi, N., Nathanson, K. L., Navarro, M., Nevanlinna, H., Nichols, C. B., Niederacher, D., Nielsen, H. R., Ong, K. -R., Pachter, N., Palmero, E. I., Papi, L., Pedersen, I. S., Peissel, B., Perez-Segura, P., Pfeifer, K., Pineda, M., Pohl-Rescigno, E., Poplawski, N. K., Porfirio, B., Quante, A. S., Ramser, J., Reis, R. M., Revillion, F., Rhiem, K., Riboli, B., Ritter, J., Rivera, D., Rofes, P., Rump, A., Salinas, M., Sanchez de Abajo, A. M., Schmidt, G., Schoenwiese, U., Seggewiss, J., Solanes, A., Steinemann, D., Stiller, M., Stoppa-Lyonnet, D., Sullivan, K. J., Susman, R., Sutter, C., Tavtigian, S. V., Teo, S. H., Teule, A., Thomassen, M., Tibiletti, M. G., Tischkowitz, M., Tognazzo, S., Toland, A. E., Tornero, E., Torngren, T., Torres-Esquius, S., Toss, A., Trainer, A. H., Tucker, K. M., van Asperen, C. J., van Mackelenbergh, M. T., Varesco, L., Vargas-Parra, G., Varon, R., Vega, A., Velasco, A., Vesper, A. -S., Viel, A., Vreeswijk, M. P. G., Wagner, S. A., Waha, A., Walker, L. C., Walters, R. J., Wang-Gohrke, S., Weber, B. H. F., Weichert, W., Wieland, K., Wiesmuller, L., Witzel, I., Wockel, A., Woodward, E. R., Zachariae, S., Zampiga, V., Zeder-Goss, C., Investigators, K., Lazaro, C., De Nicolo, A., Radice, P., Engel, C., Schmutzler, R. K., Goldgar, D. E., Spurdle, A. B., Concolino P., and Lucci Cordisco E. (ORCID:0000-0002-6279-7604)

Abstract

The multifactorial likelihood analysis method has demonstrated utility for quantitative assessment of variant pathogenicity for multiple cancer syndrome genes. Independent data types currently incorporated in the model for assessing BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants include clinically calibrated prior probability of pathogenicity based on variant location and bioinformatic prediction of variant effect, co-segregation, family cancer history profile, co-occurrence with a pathogenic variant in the same gene, breast tumor pathology, and case-control information. Research and clinical data for multifactorial likelihood analysis were collated for 1,395 BRCA1/2 predominantly intronic and missense variants, enabling classification based on posterior probability of pathogenicity for 734 variants: 447 variants were classified as (likely) benign, and 94 as (likely) pathogenic; and 248 classifications were new or considerably altered relative to ClinVar submissions. Classifications were compared with information not yet included in the likelihood model, and evidence strengths aligned to those recommended for ACMG/AMP classification codes. Altered mRNA splicing or function relative to known nonpathogenic variant controls were moderately to strongly predictive of variant pathogenicity. Variant absence in population datasets provided supporting evidence for variant pathogenicity. These findings have direct relevance for BRCA1 and BRCA2 variant evaluation, and justify the need for gene-specific calibration of evidence types used for variant classification.

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2019

11. Phase II study of eribulin in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (ERIGE Trial). Clinical and pharmacogenetic results on behalf of the Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC)

Author

Musolino, A, Cavanna, L, Boggiani, D, Zamagni, C, Frassoldati, A, Caldara, A, Rocca, A, Gori, S, Piacentini, F, Berardi, R, Brandes, Aa, Foglietta, J, Villa, F, Pellegrino, B, Todeschini, R, Tognetto, M, Naldi, N, Bortesi, B, Boni, L, Montemurro, F, and Ardizzoni, A

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2018

12. Abstract P1-14-05: Phase II study of eribulin in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (ERIGE Trial). Clinical and pharmacogenetic results on behalf of the Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC)

Author

Musolino, A, primary, Cavanna, L, additional, Boggiani, D, additional, Zamagni, C, additional, Frassoldati, A, additional, Caldara, A, additional, Rocca, A, additional, Gori, S, additional, Piacentini, F, additional, Berardi, R, additional, Brandes, AA, additional, Foglietta, J, additional, Villa, F, additional, Pellegrino, B, additional, Todeschini, R, additional, Tognetto, M, additional, Naldi, N, additional, Bortesi, B, additional, Boni, L, additional, Montemurro, F, additional, and Ardizzoni, A, additional

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2019
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13. ERCC 1/BRCA1 PROTEIN EXPRESSIONS AND ERCC1/XPD/XRCC1-3 GENE POLYMORPHISMS AS PREDICTOR FACTORS OF OUTCOME IN STAGE IIIB-IV NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER (NSCLC) PATIENTS TREATED IN FIRST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY WITH OR WITHOUT CISPLATIN

Author

Tiseo, M., Bordi, P., Bortesi, B., Azzoni, C., Campanini, N., Luca Boni, Boni, C., Baldini, E., Grossi, F., Recchia, F., Zanelli, F., Fontanini, G., Naldi, N., Rindi, G., Bordi, C., Ardizzoni, A., Tiseo M, Bordi P, Bortesi B, Azzoni C, Campanini N, Boni L, Boni C, Baldini E, Grossi F, Recchia F, Zanelli F, Fontanini G, Naldi N, Rindi G, Bordi C, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
gene polymorphisms, cisplatin, ERCC1, NSCLC, BRCA1
Published
2009

14. ERCC 1/BRCA1 protein expressions and ERCC1/XPD/XRCC1-3 gene polymorphisms as predictor factors of outcome in stage III-IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated in first-line chemotherapy with or without cisplatin

Author

Tiseo M, Bordi P, Bortesi B, Boni L, Boni C, Baldini E, Grossi F, Recchia F, Zanelli F, Fontanini G, Naldi N, Bordi C, ARDIZZONI, ANDREA, Tiseo M, Bordi P, Bortesi B, Boni L, Boni C, Baldini E, Grossi F, Recchia F, Zanelli F, Fontanini G, Naldi N, Bordi C, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
ERCC1/BRCA1 expression
Published
2009

15. Usefulness of 18FDG-positron emission tomography for early prediction of response in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with erlotinib: results of a pilot study

Author

Parra HJS, Ippolito M, Tiseo M, Cosentino S, Pumo V, Bordonaro R, Latteri F, ARDIZZONI, ANDREA, Bortesi B, Spadaro P., Parra HJS, Ippolito M, Tiseo M, Cosentino S, Pumo V, Bordonaro R, Latteri F, Ardizzoni A, Bortesi B, and Spadaro P

Subjects
Usefulness of 18FDG-positron emission tomography for early prediction of response in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with erlotinib: results of a pilot study
Published
2009

16. Overcoming T790M-driven acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs in NSCLC with afatinib: a case report

Author

Bordi, P., Tiseo, M., Bortesi, B., Naldi, N., Sebastiano Buti, Ardizzoni, A., Bordi, Paola, Tiseo, Marcello, Bortesi, Beatrice, Naldi, Nadia, Buti, Sebastiano, and Ardizzoni, Andrea

Subjects
Adult, Threonine, Lung Neoplasms, Protein Kinase Inhibitor, Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Antineoplastic Agents, Adenocarcinoma, Afatinib, Antineoplastic Agent, Fatal Outcome, Methionine, Protein-Tyrosine Kinase, Humans, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Quinazoline, Lymphatic Metastasi, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, respiratory tract diseases, Lung Neoplasm, ErbB Receptors, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Lymphatic Metastasis, Mutation, Quinazolines, Female, Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Human
Abstract

The identification of activating EGFR gene mutations and the availability of effective target therapies such as gefitinib and erlotinib have radically changed the therapeutic approach and prognosis for patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, despite an initial response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), acquired resistance inevitably develops and the way to overcome it is an open challenge. We report the first case, to our knowledge, of a patient affected by metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC with T790M-driven acquired TKI resistance who obtained a significant response to afatinib. Considering the improvement achieved in all disease sites but those in the brain, this case puts a strain on afatinib's activity on brain metastases.

Published
2014

17. Immunoglobulin g fragment c receptor polymorphisms and clinical outcome of EGFR-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with Cetuximab-based therapy

Author

Negri F, Musolino A, Naldi N, Bortesi B, Boni C, Bisagni G, Camisa R, ARDIZZONI, ANDREA, Negri F, Musolino A, Naldi N, Bortesi B, Boni C, Bisagni G, Camisa R, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
cetuximab, antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity, hemic and immune systems, neoplasms, FcgR polymorphism, digestive system diseases
Abstract

Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), which is activated by effector cells via immunoglobulin G (IgG) fragment C receptors (FcRs), was proposed as a mechanism of cetuximab efficacy. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 23 healthy donors and 13 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with cetuximab were tested for FcγR polymorphisms and cetuximab-mediated ADCC. ADCC was measured by chromium-51 release on a epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-positive human colon cancer cell line. Overall, 86 mCRC patients were genotyped for study purposes. PBMCs harbouring the FcγRIIIa 158 V/V genotype had a significantly higher cetuximab-mediated ADCC. No correlation was found between FcγR polymorphisms and response rate or time to progression after cetuximab-based therapy. Despite the in vitro analysis showing that the FcγRIIIa 158 V/V genotype is associated with higher ADCC, clinical data do not support a predictive role of FcγRIIIa polymorphisms in mCRC treated with cetuximab.

Published
2007

19. LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY (LOH) IN OVARIAN CANCER

Author

Merisio C, Bozzetti C, Bortesi B, Capelletti M, Bella MA, Zanelli P, Neri TM, Melpignano M, Cascinu S, ARDIZZONI, ANDREA, Merisio C, Bozzetti C, Bortesi B, Capelletti M, Bella MA, Zanelli P, Neri TM, Melpignano M, Cascinu S, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
LOH
Published
2004

22. Role of immunoglobulin G fragment C receptor polymorphism-mediated antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity in colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab therapy

Author

Negri, F V, primary, Musolino, A, additional, Naldi, N, additional, Bortesi, B, additional, Missale, G, additional, Laccabue, D, additional, Zerbini, A, additional, Camisa, R, additional, Chernyschova, N, additional, Bisagni, G, additional, Loupakis, F, additional, Ruzzo, A, additional, Neri, T M, additional, and Ardizzoni, A, additional

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2013
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24. KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer patients in Italy: Results from the KRAS aKtive program.

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Marchetti, A., primary, Pinto, C., additional, Taddei, G. L., additional, Troncone, G., additional, Russo, A., additional, Fontanini, G., additional, Larocca, L. M., additional, Mottolese, M., additional, Giannini, G., additional, Ruco, L., additional, Roz, E., additional, Scarpa, A., additional, Calabrese, G., additional, Bortesi, B., additional, Vaccarella, S., additional, Cossu, A., additional, Ludovini, V., additional, and Normanno, N., additional

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2011
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32. ERCC1/BRCA1 expression and gene polymorphisms as prognostic and predictive factors in advanced NSCLC treated with or without cisplatin.

Author

Tiseo, M, Bordi, P, Bortesi, B, Boni, L, Boni, C, Baldini, E, Grossi, F, Recchia, F, Zanelli, F, Fontanini, G, Naldi, N, Campanini, N, Azzoni, C, Bordi, C, and Ardizzoni, A

Subjects
LUNG cancer prognosis, LUNG cancer treatment, BRCA genes, GENE expression, GENETIC polymorphisms, CISPLATIN, HEALTH outcome assessment
Abstract

Background:The FAST was a factorial trial in first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), addressing the role of replacing cisplatin with a non-platinum agent. The prognostic and predictive effect of ERCC1/BRCA1 expression and ERCC1/XPD/XRCC1-3 gene polymorphisms on outcomes of patients was examined.Methods:Patients were randomised to receive treatment with or without cisplatin. ERCC1/BRCA1 expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. ERCC1 (C8092A, C118T), XPD (Lys751Gln), XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) and XRCC3 (Thr241Met) gene polymorphisms were evaluated on tumour DNA by TaqMan allelic discrimination assay.Results:Tumour samples were available from 110 of 433 patients enrolled: 54.7% were ERCC1 positive and 51.4% were BRCA1 positive. Overall, ERCC1-negative patients had better response rate (P=0.004), progression-free survival (P=0.023) and overall survival (P=0.012) compared with positive ones, with no statistically significant treatment interaction. The BRCA1-positive patients showed numerically better outcomes, although not statistically significant, with no treatment interaction. Among DNA repair gene polymorphisms, only XRCC1 Gln/Gln genotype evidenced a potential prognostic role (P=0.036).Conclusion:This study confirms the prognostic role of ERCC1 expression and XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) polymorphism in advanced NSCLC treated with first-line chemotherapy. None of these biomarkers was shown to be a specific predictive factor of cisplatin efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2013
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39. Phase II study of eribulin in combination with gemcitabine for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (ERIGE trial). Clinical and pharmacogenetic results on behalf of the Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (GOIRC)

Author

Alba A. Brandes, Claudio Zamagni, Andrea Rocca, Renata Todeschini, Daniela Boggiani, Stefania Gori, Luigi Cavanna, Alessia Caldara, Federica Villa, Filippo Montemurro, Antonino Musolino, Federico Piacentini, A. Ardizzoni, Antonio Frassoldati, Luigi Boni, Jennifer Foglietta, R. Berardi, Beatrice Bortesi, Nadia Naldi, Benedetta Pellegrino, Michele Tognetto, Alessio Schirone, Pellegrino B., Cavanna L., Boggiani D., Zamagni C., Frassoldati A., Schirone A., Caldara A., Rocca A., Gori S., Piacentini F., Berardi R., Brandes A.A., Foglietta J., Villa F., Todeschini R., Tognetto M., Naldi N., Bortesi B., Montemurro F., Ardizzoni A., Boni L., Musolino A., Pellegrino, B, Cavanna, L, Boggiani, D, Zamagni, C, Frassoldati, A, Schirone, A, Caldara, A, Rocca, A, Gori, S, Piacentini, F, Berardi, R, Brandes, A A, Foglietta, J, Villa, F, Todeschini, R, Tognetto, M, Naldi, N, Bortesi, B, Montemurro, F, Ardizzoni, A, Boni, L, and Musolino, A

Subjects
Oncology, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Phase II study, Phases of clinical research, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Neutropenia, breast cancer, TNBC, eribulin, gemcitabine, metastatic, pharmacogenetics, Phase II study, locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer, ERIGE trial, GOIRC, Deoxycytidine, NO, chemistry.chemical_compound, Breast cancer, GOIRC, breast cancer, Internal medicine, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, medicine, Clinical endpoint, Humans, Furan, Prospective Studies, Furans, eribulin, Triple-negative breast cancer, Original Research, pharmacogenetics, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol, business.industry, locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer, Pharmacogenetic, Microfilament Proteins, gemcitabine, Ketones, Microfilament Protein, medicine.disease, Ketone, Gemcitabine, metastatic, Regimen, Prospective Studie, chemistry, Female, business, TNBC, Eribulin, medicine.drug, ERIGE trial, Human
Abstract

Background The combination of a microtubule inhibitor (eribulin) with a nucleoside analog (gemcitabine) may synergistically induce tumor cell death, particularly in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) characterized by high cell proliferation, aggressive behavior, and chemo-resistance. Patients and methods This is an open-label, multicenter phase II study evaluating the combination of eribulin (0.88 mg/m2) plus gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) on days 1 and 8 of a 21-day cycle as either first- or second-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic TNBC. The primary endpoint was the objective response for evaluable patients. A prospective, molecular correlative study was carried out to assess the role of germinal BRCA pathogenic variants and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in predicting efficacy and toxicity of the combination regimen. Results From July 2013 to September 2016, 83 evaluable patients were enrolled. They received a median number of six cycles of treatment. An overall response rate (ORR) of 37.3% (31 patients) was observed, with a complete response rate of 2.4% and a partial response rate of 34.9%; the clinical benefit rate was 48.8%. With a median follow-up of 28.8 months, the median response duration was 6.6 months, the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5.1 months, and the median overall survival (OS) was 14.5 months. The most common grade 3-4 adverse events were aminotransferase elevation (in 25% of the patients) and neutropenia (in 23.8%). Women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants were associated with worse ORR, PFS, and OS than BRCA1/2 wild-type carriers. CYP3A4 and FGD4 SNPs were associated with increased risk of liver toxicity. Three different SNPs in CDA∗2, RRM1, and CYP2C8 genes were significantly associated with poorer OS. Conclusions The combination of eribulin and gemcitabine showed promising activity and a moderate toxicity profile in metastatic TNBC. BRCA status and pharmacogenetics tests may help identify patients with high probability of response with negligible toxicity. EudraCT number 2012-003505-10., Highlights • Eribulin plus gemcitabine showed a remarkable best ORR of 37.3% and a clinical benefit rate of 48.8%. • The most common grade 3/4 toxicities were liver toxicity and neutropenia without febrile neutropenia. • The study regimen partially lost its efficacy in patients harboring BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants. • SNPs in CYP3A4 and FGD4 genes were associated with increased risk of liver toxicity. • Three different SNPs in CDA∗2, RRM1, and CYP2C8 genes were significantly associated with poorer OS.

Published
2021

40. Role of immunoglobulin G fragment C receptor polymorphism-mediated antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity in colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab therapy

Author

Nadia Naldi, Tauro Maria Neri, A. Zerbini, Diletta Laccabue, Roberta Camisa, Fotios Loupakis, N. Chernyschova, Gabriele Missale, Beatrice Bortesi, Francesca Negri, Annamaria Ruzzo, Antonino Musolino, Andrea Ardizzoni, Giancarlo Bisagni, Negri, F.V, Musolino, A., Naldi, N., Bortesi, B., Missale, G., Laccabue, D., Zerbini, A., Camisa, R., Chernyschova, N., Bisagni, G., Loupakis, F., Ruzzo, A., Neri, T.M., and Ardizzoni, A.

Subjects
Male, Colorectal cancer, Cetuximab, Predictive Value of Test, Colorectal Neoplasm, Immunoglobulin G, Antineoplastic Agent, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Genotype, Medicine, Epidermal growth factor receptor, Aged, 80 and over, Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, biology, hemic and immune systems, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Monoclonal, Molecular Medicine, Female, Antibody, Colorectal Neoplasms, Human, medicine.drug, Adult, Antineoplastic Agents, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Disease-Free Survival, FcγR polymorphism, Genetic, Predictive Value of Tests, Genetics, Humans, neoplasms, Aged, Pharmacology, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol, Polymorphism, Genetic, business.industry, Receptors, IgG, Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Immunology, Leukocytes, Mononuclear, biology.protein, antibody-dependant cellular cytotoxicity, business
Abstract

Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), which is activated by effector cells via immunoglobulin G (IgG) fragment C receptors (FcRs), was proposed as a mechanism of cetuximab efficacy. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 23 healthy donors and 13 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with cetuximab were tested for FcγR polymorphisms and cetuximab-mediated ADCC. ADCC was measured by chromium-51 release on a epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-positive human colon cancer cell line. Overall, 86 mCRC patients were genotyped for study purposes. PBMCs harbouring the FcγRIIIa 158 V/V genotype had a significantly higher cetuximab-mediated ADCC. No correlation was found between FcγR polymorphisms and response rate or time to progression after cetuximab-based therapy. Despite the in vitro analysis showing that the FcγRIIIa 158 V/V genotype is associated with higher ADCC, clinical data do not support a predictive role of FcγRIIIa polymorphisms in mCRC treated with cetuximab. © 2014 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved.

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2013
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41. ERCC1/BRCA1 expression and gene polymorphisms as prognostic and predictive factors in advanced NSCLC treated with or without cisplatin

Author

F Recchia, Beatrice Bortesi, Cinzia Azzoni, Nadia Naldi, Elizabeth H. Baldini, Gabriella Fontanini, F. Grossi, Paola Bordi, Marcello Tiseo, Luca Boni, Andrea Ardizzoni, Nicoletta Campanini, C Bordi, F. Zanelli, Corrado Boni, Tiseo, M, Bordi, P., Bortesi, B., Boni, L., Boni, C., Baldini, E., Grossi, F., Recchia, F., Zanelli, F., Fontanini, G., Naldi, N., Campanini, N., Azzoni, C., Bordi, C., and Ardizzoni, A.

Subjects
Oncology, Male, gene polymorphisms, Cancer Research, Lung Neoplasms, DNA Repair, cisplatin, Predictive Value of Test, NSCLC, Deoxycytidine, XRCC1, XRCC3, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Genotype, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Ifosfamide, BRCA1 Protein, Vinorelbine, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Immunohistochemistry, DNA-Binding Proteins, Predictive value of tests, Female, Human, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Prognosi, DNA-Binding Protein, Biology, Vinblastine, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Predictive Value of Tests, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Endonuclease, Lung cancer, Molecular Diagnostics, Aged, Cisplatin, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol, medicine.disease, Endonucleases, BRCA1, Gemcitabine, Lung Neoplasm, Cancer research, ERCC1
Abstract

Background: The FAST was a factorial trial in first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), addressing the role of replacing cisplatin with a non-platinum agent. The prognostic and predictive effect of ERCC1/BRCA1 expression and ERCC1/XPD/XRCC1-3 gene polymorphisms on outcomes of patients was examined.Methods:Patients were randomised to receive treatment with or without cisplatin. ERCC1/BRCA1 expression was determined by immunohistochemistry. ERCC1 (C8092A, C118T), XPD (Lys751Gln), XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) and XRCC3 (Thr241Met) gene polymorphisms were evaluated on tumour DNA by TaqMan allelic discrimination assay.Results:Tumour samples were available from 110 of 433 patients enrolled: 54.7% were ERCC1 positive and 51.4% were BRCA1 positive. Overall, ERCC1-negative patients had better response rate (P=0.004), progression-free survival (P=0.023) and overall survival (P=0.012) compared with positive ones, with no statistically significant treatment interaction. The BRCA1-positive patients showed numerically better outcomes, although not statistically significant, with no treatment interaction. Among DNA repair gene polymorphisms, only XRCC1 Gln/Gln genotype evidenced a potential prognostic role (P=0.036).Conclusion:This study confirms the prognostic role of ERCC1 expression and XRCC1 (Arg399Gln) polymorphism in advanced NSCLC treated with first-line chemotherapy. None of these biomarkers was shown to be a specific predictive factor of cisplatin efficacy. © 2013 Cancer Research UK. All rights reserved.

Published
2013

42. EGFR and EML4-ALK gene mutations in NSCLC: A case report of erlotinilb-resistant patient with both concomitant mutations

Author

D. Boggiani, Cecilia Bozzetti, Beatrice Bortesi, Andrea Ardizzoni, Francesco Gelsomino, Marco Bartolotti, Elena Thai, Marcello Tiseo, Gabriella Sammarelli, Tiseo M, Gelsomino F, Boggiani D, Bortesi B, Bartolotti M, Bozzetti C, Sammarelli G, Thai E, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Male, Cancer Research, Lung Neoplasms, Oncogene Proteins, Fusion, Chromosomal translocation, Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Cycle Proteins, Translocation, Genetic, Fusion gene, Erlotinib Hydrochloride, EGFR ,EML4-ALK, erlotinilb, resistance, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, hemic and lymphatic diseases, Carcinoma, medicine, Anaplastic lymphoma kinase, Humans, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase, Gene, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, business.industry, Serine Endopeptidases, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, respiratory tract diseases, ErbB Receptors, Genes, ras, Oncology, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Concomitant, Mutation, Cancer research, Quinazolines, Erlotinib, business, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, medicine.drug
Abstract

The fusion gene EML4-ALK (echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 gene and the anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene) was recently identified as a novel genetic alteration in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EML4-ALK translocations correlate with specific clinical and pathological features, in particular lack of EGFR and K-ras mutations, and may be associated with resistance to EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Here, we report a case of a patient with a concomitant EGFR mutation and ALK translocation resistant to erlotinib. Considering this report, ALK status should be investigated in unexplained cases of EGFR-TKI-resistance of EGFR mutated NSCLCs. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Published
2011

43. Epidermal growth factor receptor intron-1 polymorphism predicts gefitinib outcome in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Author

Maura Loprevite, Cecilia Bozzetti, Matteo Goldoni, Andrea Ardizzoni, Beatrice Bortesi, Maricla Galetti, Roberta Camisa, Andrea Cavazzoni, Marcello Tiseo, Guido Rindi, Vittorio Franciosi, Giuseppe De Palma, Roberta Alfieri, Paola Mozzoni, Luca Boni, Pier Giorgio Petronini, Marzia Capelletti, Tiseo M, Capelletti M, De Palma G, Franciosi V, Cavazzoni A, Mozzoni P, Alfieri RR, Goldoni M, Galetti M, Bortesi B, Bozzetti C, Loprevite M, Boni L, Camisa R, Rindi G, Petronini PG, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
Adult, Male, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Lung Neoplasms, EGFR, Gene Dosage, Adenocarcinoma, NSCLC, EGFR Gene Mutation, Gene dosage, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Gefitinib, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Genotype, Biomarkers, Tumor, medicine, Humans, EGFR, Intron-1 polymorphism, gefitinib, NSCLC, Epidermal growth factor receptor, Dinucleotide Repeats, Lung cancer, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Aged, Cell Proliferation, Neoplasm Staging, Aged, 80 and over, Polymorphism, Genetic, biology, Intron, DNA, Neoplasm, Middle Aged, Prognosis, medicine.disease, Molecular biology, Introns, respiratory tract diseases, ErbB Receptors, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome, Oncology, Quinazolines, Intron 1 polymorphism, Cancer research, biology.protein, Female, Gene polymorphism, medicine.drug
Abstract

Introduction: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene intron I contains a polymorphic single sequence dinucleotide repeat (CA), whose length has been found to inversely correlate with transcriptional activity. This study was designed to assess the role of (CA)(n) polymorphism in predicting the outcome of gefitinib treatment in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Blood and tumor tissue from 58 patients with advanced NSCLC submitted to gefitinib were collected. EGFR intron I gene polymorphism, along with EGFR gene mutation, gene copy number and immunohistochemistry expression were determined. Moreover, a panel of lung cancer cell lines characterized for EGFR intron I polymorphism was also studied. Results: EGFR intron I polymorphism showed a statistically significant correlation with the gefitinib response (response rate 25 versus 0%, for patients with a (CA)(16) and with a (CA)(else) genotype, respectively; p = 0.044). Patients with a (CA)(16) genotype had a longer survival compared with those with a (CA)(else) genotype (11.4 versus 4.8 months, respectively; p = 0.037). In addition, cell lines lacking the (CA)(16) allele showed a statistically significant higher IC50 compared with cell lines bearing at least one (CA)(16) allele (p = 0.003). Conclusions: This study supports a potential role of EGFR intron I polymorphism in predicting the outcome of gefitinib treatment in advanced NSCLC. RI goldoni, matteo/E-9153-2011

Published
2008

44. BRCA mutations, molecular markers, and clinical variables in early-onset breast cancer: A population-based study

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Debora Pezzuolo, Paola Zanelli, M. A. Bella, Andrea Ardizzoni, Maria Michiara, Marzia Capelletti, Tauro Maria Neri, Beatrice Bortesi, Roberta Camisa, Nadia Naldi, Antonino Musolino, M. Savi, Musolino A, Bella MA, Bortesi B, Michiara M, Naldi N, Zanelli P, Capelletti M, Pezzuolo D, Camisa R, Savi M, Neri TM, and Ardizzoni A

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Oncology, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, animal structures, endocrine system diseases, Receptor, ErbB-2, Population, Genes, BRCA2, Genes, BRCA1, Breast Neoplasms, Germline, Breast cancer, Germline mutation, breast cancer, BRCA, Internal medicine, Genetic predisposition, medicine, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Age of Onset, education, skin and connective tissue diseases, Germ-Line Mutation, Genetic testing, Cell Proliferation, education.field_of_study, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Cancer, General Medicine, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications, Receptors, Estrogen, Surgery, Female, Age of onset, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, business, Receptors, Progesterone
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Early age at onset is generally considered an indicator of genetic susceptibility to breast cancer. To address both the proportion of early-onset breast cancer associated with BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 germline mutation and the contribution of germline mutations to the clinical features and outcome of these tumors, we analyzed molecular status and clinical variables of a population-based sample of 66 Italian women diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 40 who were unselected for family history. BRCA mutations were screened by automated sequencing of the entire BRCA-1 and BRCA-2 coding regions and splice junctions. Twenty-eight late-onset (over 45 years), sporadic, breast cancers were designated as "control group" for comparisons with early-onset cases. BRCA mutations (10 BRCA-1 and 6 BRCA-2) were detected in 15 (22.7%) out of 66 tested patients. The combination of ER, PR, HER-2/neu negativity and p53 positivity was significantly more frequent in BRCA-1 positive tumors than in BRCA-2 positive and non-BRCA tumors (P = 0.03). Taken collectively, BRCA-positive tumors correlated with high histologic grade and ER negativity compared with non-BRCA and sporadic tumors (P = 0.05 and 0.003, respectively). There were no significant differences between BRCA-associated breast cancers (BABC) and non-BABC in relapse-free, event-free, and overall survival. Our data confirm that the combination of age at onset and tumor phenotype can provide an efficient model for identifying individuals with a high probability of carrying BRCA mutations and support the hypothesis that breast cancer in BRCA carriers is qualitatively distinct from other early-onset breast cancers and from late-onset, sporadic, breast carcinomas. Further studies on incident cases are necessary to define the independent prognostic significance of germline BRCA mutations. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Published
2007

45. Buccal mucosa cells as in vivo model to evaluate gefitinib activity in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

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Daniela Zennaro, Nadia Naldi, Annalisa Kunkl, Vittorio Franciosi, Costanza Lagrasta, Cecilia Bozzetti, Maurizio Chiaramondia, Francesco Grossi, Nicoletta Campanini, Guido Rindi, Beatrice Bortesi, Rita Nizzoli, Marzia Capelletti, Elena Spiritelli, Andrea Ardizzoni, Marcello Tiseo, Roberta Camisa, Patrizia Dadati, Maura Loprevite, Loprevite M, Tiseo M, Chiaramondia M, Capelletti M, Bozzetti C, Bortesi B, Naldi N, Nizzoli R, Dadati P, Kunkl A, Zennaro D, Lagrasta C, Campanini N, Spiritelli E, Camisa R, Grossi F, Rindi G, Franciosi V, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
Cancer Research, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Lung Neoplasms, Time Factors, MAP Kinase Signaling System, medicine.drug_class, Buccal mucosa cells, gefitinib, advanced non-small cell lung cancer, Antineoplastic Agents, Gene mutation, EGFR Gene Mutation, Tyrosine-kinase inhibitor, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Gefitinib, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Humans, Medicine, Epidermal growth factor receptor, Phosphorylation, Lung cancer, biology, business.industry, Mouth Mucosa, Buccal administration, medicine.disease, Immunohistochemistry, ErbB Receptors, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Oncology, Quinazolines, Cancer research, biology.protein, Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor, Phosphorylated Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, business, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Signal Transduction, medicine.drug
Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the role of pretreatment and posttreatment expression in buccal mucosa cells of signal transduction proteins activated by epidermal growth factor receptor, including phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor (p-EGFR), phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-MAPK), and phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT), in predicting gefitinib activity in advanced non–small cell lung cancer patients. Expression of the same proteins was also assessed on corresponding tissue samples for comparison. Moreover, EGFR gene mutations and copy number were analyzed. Experimental Design: Protein expression was evaluated by standard immunocytochemistry in buccal smears, obtained by scraping immediately before and after 2 weeks of gefitinib treatment, and in the available archival tumor specimens. EGFR gene mutations were evaluated by direct sequencing and gene copy number was determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Data were correlated with gefitinib toxicity and objective response. Results: Fifty-eight patients with pretreated advanced non–small cell lung cancer were enrolled and nine of these patients (15%) showed an objective response to gefitinib (including two complete responses). Toxicity (P = 0.025) and baseline p-AKT expression in buccal mucosa cells (P = 0.061) showed a potential predictive role. On the contrary, the probability of achieving an objective response was not affected by pretreatment expression of EGFR, p-EGFR, and p-MAPK, either in buccal mucosa or in tumor tissue. Responders showed a nonstatistically significant trend toward a more pronounced reduction in the expression of p-EGFR, p-MAPK, and p-AKT after gefitinib treatment. Among responders, five of six (83%) tumors showed EGFR gene mutation, whereas none of the tumors from patients with stable or progressive disease did (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Epithelial cells obtained from buccal mucosa may be used to assess the pharmacodynamic effect of EGFR-targeted agents, and pretreatment p-AKT expression may be a possible predictive biomarker of in vivo gefitinib activity.

Published
2007

46. A breast cancer patient from Italy with germline mutations in both the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes

Author

Nadia Naldi, M. A. Bella, M. Savi, Antonino Musolino, Marzia Capelletti, Tauro Maria Neri, Maria Michiara, Beatrice Bortesi, Paola Zanelli, Andrea Ardizzoni, Musolino A, Naldi N, Michiara M, Bella MA, Zanelli P, Bortesi B, Capelletti M, Savi M, Neri TM, and Ardizzoni A

Subjects
Proband, Oncology, Adult, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Heterozygote, endocrine system diseases, Tumor suppressor gene, Genes, BRCA2, Genes, BRCA1, Breast Neoplasms, Biology, Loss of heterozygosity, Germline mutation, Breast cancer, Internal medicine, breast cancer , germline mutations, BRCA1, BRCA2, medicine, Humans, skin and connective tissue diseases, Germ-Line Mutation, Genetic testing, medicine.diagnostic_test, Heterozygote advantage, medicine.disease, Pedigree, Italy, Cancer research, Female, Ovarian cancer
Abstract

We report the first case in Italy of a non-Ashkenazi double heterozygote for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. This finding is predictably rare, with a maximum frequency of 1/250,000. The proband and her mother were diagnosed with early-onset breast cancer. No other relatives with breast and/or ovarian cancer were observed. The implications of this case in regard to genetic testing and counseling are substantial.

Published
2005

47. Molecular profile and clinical variables in BRCA1-positive breast cancers. A population-based study

Author

Paola Zanelli, Andrea Ardizzoni, Maria Michiara, Stefano Cascinu, Antonino Musolino, Tauro Maria Neri, Roberta Camisa, Linda Soldani, Eugenia Martella, Marzia Capelletti, Beatrice Bortesi, Nadia Naldi, M. Savi, Vittorio Franciosi, M. A. Bella, Musolino A, Michiara M, Bella MA, Naldi N, Zanelli P, Bortesi B, Capelletti M, Soldani L, Camisa R, Martella E, Franciosi V, Savi M, Neri TM, Ardizzoni A, and Cascinu S

Subjects
Adult, Oncology, Heterozygote, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Receptor, ErbB-2, medicine.drug_class, Molecular profile , BRCA1, breast cancers, population-based study, Population, Genes, BRCA1, Breast Neoplasms, Genetic Counseling, Disease-Free Survival, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Germline mutation, Gene Frequency, Predictive Value of Tests, Internal medicine, Biomarkers, Tumor, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Progesterone Receptor Negative, education, Allele frequency, Germ-Line Mutation, Aged, Cell Proliferation, Neoplasm Staging, education.field_of_study, business.industry, Sequence Analysis, DNA, General Medicine, Middle Aged, Population based study, Phenotype, Italy, Receptors, Estrogen, Estrogen, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Predictive value of tests, Female, Molecular Profile, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Receptors, Progesterone, business
Abstract

Purpose To evaluate the clinical features of breast cancer patients with genetic susceptibility to this disease and to investigate the contribution of BRCA1 germline mutations to the phenotype of these tumors. Patients and Methods We reviewed the clinical and pathological records of 102 women with suspected inherited susceptibility to breast cancer consecutively seen at the Genetic Oncology Service of Parma, Italy. Sixty-two patients with a high probability of harboring a germline, cancer-predisposing mutation were tested for BRCA1 mutations. Exon 11 was screened using the protein truncation test and detected mutations were confirmed by direct sequencing (DS). All other exons were analyzed by DS. Results Among the 62 patients with a completed mutation analysis, 48 (77.4%) had wild-type BRCA1, six (9.6%) had variants of unclear significance, eight (13%) had deleterious mutations. BRCA1-associated breast cancers (BABC) were significantly less likely to be diagnosed at stage I than breast cancers in women without mutations (12.5% vs 51%; P = 0.045), more likely to have a high proliferation rate (100% vs 24%, PConclusion In this population-based study, BABC seems to present with adverse molecular features when compared with non-BABC, although the prognosis appears to be similar.

48. Phenotypic Expansion of Autosomal Dominant LZTR1 -Related Disorders with Special Emphasis on Adult-Onset Features.

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Uliana V, Ambrosini E, Taiani A, Cesarini S, Cannizzaro IR, Negrotti A, Serra W, Quintavalle G, Micale L, Fusco C, Castori M, Martorana D, Bortesi B, Belli L, Percesepe A, Pisani F, and Barili V

Subjects
Humans, Male, Female, Adult, Neurofibromatoses genetics, Neurofibromatoses pathology, Trans-Activators genetics, Skin Neoplasms genetics, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Age of Onset, Transcription Factors genetics, Parkinson Disease genetics, Parkinson Disease pathology, Middle Aged, Genes, Dominant, Mutation, Phenotype, Noonan Syndrome genetics, Noonan Syndrome pathology, Neurilemmoma genetics, Neurilemmoma pathology
Abstract

Leucine zipper-like transcription regulator 1 (LZTR1) acts as a negative factor that suppresses RAS function and MAPK signaling; mutations in this protein may dysregulate RAS ubiquitination and lead to impaired degradation of RAS superfamily proteins. Germline LZTR1 variants are reported in Noonan syndrome, either autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive, and in susceptibility to schwannomatosis. This article explores the genetic and phenotypic diversity of the autosomal dominant LZTR1 -related disorders, compiling a cohort of previously published patients (51 with the Noonan phenotype and 123 with schwannomatosis) and presenting two additional adult-onset cases: a male with schwannomatosis and Parkinson's disease and a female with Noonan syndrome, generalized joint hypermobility, and breast cancer. This review confirms that autosomal dominant LZTR1 -related disorders exhibit an extreme phenotypic variability, ranging from relatively mild manifestations to severe and multi-systemic involvement, and offers updated frequences of each clinical feature. The aim is to precisely define the clinical spectrum of LZTR1 -related diseases, using also two new emblematic clinical cases. Gaining insight into the mechanisms underneath this variability is crucial to achieve precision diagnostics and the development of therapeutic interventions.

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2024
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49. Genetic Basis of Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Approaches and Lessons Learnt from Three Decades of Inherited Predisposition Testing.

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Barili V, Ambrosini E, Bortesi B, Minari R, De Sensi E, Cannizzaro IR, Taiani A, Michiara M, Sikokis A, Boggiani D, Tommasi C, Serra O, Bonatti F, Adorni A, Luberto A, Caggiati P, Martorana D, Uliana V, Percesepe A, Musolino A, and Pellegrino B

Subjects
Female, Humans, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors pharmacology, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Recombinational DNA Repair, DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases genetics, Genes, BRCA2, Ovarian Neoplasms pathology
Abstract

Germline variants occurring in BRCA1 and BRCA2 give rise to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome, predisposing to breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers marked by elevated incidences of genomic aberrations that correspond to poor prognoses. These genes are in fact involved in genetic integrity, particularly in the process of homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair, a high-fidelity repair system for mending DNA double-strand breaks. In addition to its implication in HBOC pathogenesis, the impairment of HR has become a prime target for therapeutic intervention utilizing poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. In the present review, we introduce the molecular roles of HR orchestrated by BRCA1 and BRCA2 within the framework of sensitivity to PARP inhibitors. We examine the genetic architecture underneath breast and ovarian cancer ranging from high- and mid- to low-penetrant predisposing genes and taking into account both germline and somatic variations. Finally, we consider higher levels of complexity of the genomic landscape such as polygenic risk scores and other approaches aiming to optimize therapeutic and preventive strategies for breast and ovarian cancer.

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2024
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50. Biological Role and Clinical Implications of microRNAs in BRCA Mutation Carriers.

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Tommasi C, Pellegrino B, Boggiani D, Sikokis A, Michiara M, Uliana V, Bortesi B, Bonatti F, Mozzoni P, Pinelli S, Squadrilli A, Viani MV, Cassi D, Maglietta G, Meleti M, and Musolino A

Abstract

Women with pathogenic germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have an increased risk to develop breast and ovarian cancer. There is, however, a high interpersonal variability in the modality and timing of tumor onset in those subjects, thus suggesting a potential role of other individual's genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors in modulating the penetrance of BRCA mutations. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that can modulate the expression of several genes involved in cancer initiation and progression. MiRNAs are dysregulated at all stages of breast cancer and although they are accessible and evaluable, a standardized method for miRNA assessment is needed to ensure comparable data analysis and accuracy of results. The aim of this review was to highlight the role of miRNAs as potential biological markers for BRCA mutation carriers. In particular, biological and clinical implications of a link between lifestyle and nutritional modifiable factors, miRNA expression and germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are discussed with the knowledge of the best available scientific evidence., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Tommasi, Pellegrino, Boggiani, Sikokis, Michiara, Uliana, Bortesi, Bonatti, Mozzoni, Pinelli, Squadrilli, Viani, Cassi, Maglietta, Meleti and Musolino.)

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2021
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