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1. Genomic characterisation of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer arising in very young women

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Luen, S.J., Viale, G., Nik-Zainal, S., Savas, P., Kammler, R., Dell’Orto, P., Biasi, O., Degasperi, A., Brown, L.C., Láng, I., MacGrogan, G., Tondini, C., Bellet, M., Villa, F., Bernardo, A., Ciruelos, E., Karlsson, P., Neven, P., Climent, M., Müller, B., Jochum, W., Bonnefoi, H., Martino, S., Davidson, N.E., Geyer, C., Chia, S.K., Ingle, J.N., Coleman, R., Solbach, C., Thürlimann, B., Colleoni, M., Coates, A.S., Goldhirsch, A., Fleming, G.F., Francis, P.A., Speed, T.P., Regan, M.M., and Loi, S.

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2023
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2. Final results from the PERUSE study of first-line pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus a taxane for HER2-positive locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer, with a multivariable approach to guide prognostication

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Bachelot, T., Bouzid, K., Campone, M., Desmoulins, I., Coudert, B., Bondarenko, I., Nowecki, Z., Glogowska, I., Ciruelos Gil, E., Errihani, H., Dalenc, F., Ricci, F., Dieras, V., Kaufman, B., Paluch-Shimon, S., Wardley, A., Schneeweiss, A., Ferreira, A., Mano, M., Kalofonos, H., Andreetta, C., Puglisi, F., Montemurro, F., Barrett, S., Zhang, Q., Mavroudis, D., Matus, J., Villarreal Garza, C., Beato, C., Ismael, G., Hu, X., Abdel Azeem, H., Gaafar, R., Perrin, C., Kerbrat, P., Ettl, J., Paepke, S., Hitre, E., Lang, I., Trudeau, M., Verma, S., Li, H., Hoffmann, O., Aktas, B., Cariello, A., Cruciani, G., Tienghi, A., Tondini, C., Al-Twegieri, T., Loman, N., Laing, R., Miles, D., Brain, E., Fasching, P., Lux, M., Frassoldati, A., Aziz, Z., Salas, J., Streb, J., Krzemieniecki, K., Wronski, A., Garcia Garcia, J., Menjon Beltran, S., Cicin, I., Schmid, P., Gallagher, C., Turner, N., Tong, Z., Boer, K., Juhász, B., Horvath, Z., Bianchini, G., Gianni, L., Curigliano, G., Juarez Ramiro, A., Susnjar, S., Matos, E., Sevillano, E., Garcia Estevez, L., Gokmen, E., Uslu, R., Wildiers, H., Schutz, F., Cruz, M., Bourgeois, H., von Schumann, R., Stemmer, S., Dominguez, A., Morales-Vásques, F., Wojtukiewicz, M., Trifunovic, J., Echarri Gonzalez, M.J., Illarramendi Mañas, J., Martinez De Dueñas, E., Voitko, N., Hicks, J., Waters, S., Barrett-Lee, P., Wheatley, D., De Boer, R., Cocquyt, V., Jerusalem, G., Barrios, C., Panasci, L., Mattson, J., Tanner, M., Gozy, M., Vasilopoulos, G., Papandreou, C., Revesz, J., Battelli, N., Benedetti, G., Latini, L., Gridelli, C., Lazaro Leon, J., Alarcón Company, J., Arance Fernandez, A., Barnadas Molins, A., Calvo Plaza, I., Bratos, R., Gonzalez Martin, A., Izarzugaza Peron, Y., Klint, L., Kovalev, A., McCarthy, N., Yeo, B., Kee, D., Thomson, J., White, S., Greil, R., Wang, S., Artignan, X., Juhasz-Böess, I., Rody, A., Ngan, R., Dourleshter, F., Goldberg, H., Doni, L., Di Costanzo, F., Ferraù, F., Drobniene, M., Aleknavicius, E., Rashid, K., Costa, L., de la Cruz Merino, L., Garcia Saenz, J., López, R., Del Val Munoz, O., Ozyilkan, O., Azribi, F., Jaafar, H., Baird, R., Verrill, M., Beith, J., Petzer, A., Moreira de Andrade, J., Bernstein, V., Macpherson, N., Rayson, D., Saad Eldin, I., Achille, M., Augereau, P., Müller, V., Rasco, A., Evron, E., Katz, D., Berardi, R., Cascinu, S., De Censi, A., Gennari, A., El-Saghir, N., Ghosn, M., Oosterkamp, H.M., Van den Bosch, J., Kukulska, M., Kalinka, E., Alonso, J., Dalmau Portulas, E., Del Mar Gordon Santiago, M., Pelaez Fernandez, I., Aksoy, S., Altundag, K., Senol Coskun, H., Bozcuk, H., Shparyk, Y., Barraclough, L., Levitt, N., Panwar, U., Kelly, S., Rigg, A., Varughese, M., Castillo, C., Fein, L., Malik, L., Stuart-Harris, R., Singer, C., Stoeger, H., Samonigg, H., Feng, J., Cedeño, M., Ruohola, J., Berdah, J.-F., Goncalves, A., Orfeuvre, H., Grischke, E.-M., Simon, E., Wagner, S., Koumakis, G., Papazisis, K., Ben Baruch, N., Fried, G., Geffen, D., Karminsky, N., Peretz, T., Cavanna, L., Pedrazzioli, P., Grasso, D., Ruggeri, E., D’Auria, G., Moscetti, L., Juozaityte, E., Rodriguez Cid, J., Roerdink, H., Siddiqi, N., Passos Coelho, J., Arcediano Del Amo, A., Garcia Garre, E., García Gonzalez, M., Garcia-Palomo Perez, A., Herenandez Perez, C., Lopez Alvarez, P., Lopez De Ceballos, M.H., Martínez Jañez, N., Mele Olive, M., McAdam, K., Perren, T., Dunn, G., Humphreys, A., Taylor, W., Vera, R., Kaen, L., Andel, J., Steger, G., De Grève, J., Huizing, M., Hegg, R., Joy, A., Kuruvilla, P., Sehdev, S., Smiljanic, S., Kütner, R., Alexandre, J., Grosjean, J., Laplaige, P., Largillier, R., Maes, P., Martin, P., Pottier, V., Christensen, B., Khandan, F., Lück, H.-J., Zahm, D.-M., Fountzilas, G., Karavasilis, V., Safra, T., Inbar, M., Ryvo, L., Bonetti, A., Seles, E., Giacobino, A., Chavarri Guerra, Y., de Jongh, F., van der Velden, A., van Warmerdam, L., Vrijaldenhoven, S., Smorenburg, C.H., Cavero, M., Andres Conejero, R., Oltra Ferrando, A., Redondo Sanchez, A., Ribelles Entrena, N., Saura Grau, S., Viñas Vilaro, G., Bachmeier, K., Beresford, M., Butt, M., Joffe, J., Poole, C., Woodings, P., Chakraborti, P., Yordi, G., Woodward, N., Nobre, A., Luiz Amorim, G., Califaretti, N., Fox, S., Robidoux, A., Li, E., Li, N., Jiang, J., Soria, T., Padrik, P., Lahdenpera, O., Barletta, H., Dohollou, N., Genet, D., Prulhiere, K., Coeffic, D., Facchini, T., Vieillot, S., Catala, S., Teixeira, L., Hesse, T., Kühn, T., Ober, A., Repp, R., Schröder, W., Pectasides, D., Bodoky, G., Kahan, Z., Jiveliouk, I., Rosengarten, O., Rossi, V., Alabiso, O., Pérez Martínez, M., van de Wouw, A.J., Smok-Kalwat, J., Damasecno, M., Augusto, I., Sousa, G., Saadein, A., Abdelhafiez, N., Abulkhair, O., Antón Torres, A., Corbellas Aparicio, M., Llorente Domenech, R., Florián Jerico, J., Garcia Mata, J., Gil Raga, M., Galan Brotons, A., Llombart Cussac, A., Llorca Ferrandiz, C., Martinez Del Prado, P., Olier Garate, C., Rodriguez Sanchez, C., Sanchez Gomez, R., Santisteban Eslava, M., Soberino, J., Vidal Losada Garcia, M., Soto de Prado, D., Torrego Garcia, J., Vicente Rubio, E., Garcia, M., Murias Rosales, A., Granstam Björneklett, H., Narbe, U., Jafri, M., Rea, D., Newby, J., Jones, A., Westwell, S., Ring, A., Alonso, I., Rodríguez, R., Ciruelos, E., Peretz-Yablonski, T., Merot, J.-L., Trask, P., du Toit, Y., Pena-Murillo, C., Revelant, V., and Klingbiel, D.

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2021
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3. PB0709 Thrombin Generation (TG) and D-Dimer Significantly Predict Early-Disease Recurrence (E-DR) in High-Risk Breast Cancer

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Marchetti, M., primary, Gomez Rosas, P., additional, Giaccherini, C., additional, Verzeroli, C., additional, Russo, L., additional, Gamba, S., additional, Tartari, C., additional, Bolognini, S., additional, Schieppati, F., additional, Sarmiento, R., additional, Masci, G., additional, Tondini, C., additional, Petrelli, F., additional, Giuliani, F., additional, D'Alessio, A., additional, De Braud, F., additional, Santoro, A., additional, Labianca, R., additional, Gasparini, G., additional, and Falanga, A., additional

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2023
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5. Genomic characterisation of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer arising in very young women

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Luen, SJ, Viale, G, Nik-Zainal, S, Savas, P, Kammler, R, Dell'Orto, P, Biasi, O, Degasperi, A, Brown, LC, Lang, I, MacGrogan, G, Tondini, C, Bellet, M, Villa, F, Bernardo, A, Ciruelos, E, Karlsson, P, Neven, P, Climent, M, Mueller, B, Jochum, W, Bonnefoi, H, Martino, S, Davidson, NE, Geyer, C, Chia, SK, Ingle, JN, Coleman, R, Solbach, C, Thurlimann, B, Colleoni, M, Coates, AS, Goldhirsch, A, Fleming, GF, Francis, PA, Speed, TP, Regan, MM, Loi, S, Luen, SJ, Viale, G, Nik-Zainal, S, Savas, P, Kammler, R, Dell'Orto, P, Biasi, O, Degasperi, A, Brown, LC, Lang, I, MacGrogan, G, Tondini, C, Bellet, M, Villa, F, Bernardo, A, Ciruelos, E, Karlsson, P, Neven, P, Climent, M, Mueller, B, Jochum, W, Bonnefoi, H, Martino, S, Davidson, NE, Geyer, C, Chia, SK, Ingle, JN, Coleman, R, Solbach, C, Thurlimann, B, Colleoni, M, Coates, AS, Goldhirsch, A, Fleming, GF, Francis, PA, Speed, TP, Regan, MM, and Loi, S

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BACKGROUND: Very young premenopausal women diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+HER2-) early breast cancer (EBC) have higher rates of recurrence and death for reasons that remain largely unexplained. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Genomic sequencing was applied to HR+HER2- tumours from patients enrolled in the Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial (SOFT) to determine genomic drivers that are enriched in young premenopausal women. Genomic alterations were characterised using next-generation sequencing from a subset of 1276 patients (deep targeted sequencing, n = 1258; whole-exome sequencing in a young-age, case-control subsample, n = 82). We defined copy number (CN) subgroups and assessed for features suggestive of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). Genomic alteration frequencies were compared between young premenopausal women (<40 years) and older premenopausal women (≥40 years), and assessed for associations with distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: Younger women (<40 years, n = 359) compared with older women (≥40 years, n = 917) had significantly higher frequencies of mutations in GATA3 (19% versus 16%) and CN amplifications (CNAs) (47% versus 26%), but significantly lower frequencies of mutations in PIK3CA (32% versus 47%), CDH1 (3% versus 9%), and MAP3K1 (7% versus 12%). Additionally, they had significantly higher frequencies of features suggestive of HRD (27% versus 21%) and a higher proportion of PIK3CA mutations with concurrent CNAs (23% versus 11%). Genomic features suggestive of HRD, PIK3CA mutations with CNAs, and CNAs were associated with significantly worse DRFI and OS compared with those without these features. These poor prognostic features were enriched in younger patients: present in 72% of patients aged <35 years, 54% aged 35-39 years, and 40% aged ≥40 years. Poor prognostic features [n = 584 (46%)] versus none [n = 692 (54%)] had an 8-year DRFI of 84% v

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2023

6. Breast cancer electron intraoperative radiotherapy: assessment of preoperative selection factors from a retrospective analysis of 758 patients and review of literature

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Takanen, S., Gambirasio, A., Gritti, G., Källi, M., Andreoli, S., Fortunato, M., Feltre, L., Filippone, F. R., Iannacone, E., Maffioletti, L., Muni, R., Piccoli, F., Mauri, E. M. P., Paludetti, A., Giovanelli, M., Burgoa, L., Valerii, C., Palamara, F., Ferro, M., Fenaroli, P., Tondini, C. A., and Cazzaniga, L. F.

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2017
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7. Real-world use of multigene signatures in early breast cancer: the experience by the Lombardy Genomic Assays for Breast Cancer Working Group

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Licata, L., primary, Cosentini, D., additional, De Sanctis, R., additional, Iorfida, M., additional, Rota Cameroli, E., additional, Vingiani, A., additional, Simoncini, E.L., additional, Pruneri, G., additional, Munzone, E., additional, Bianchini, G., additional, Zambelli, A., additional, and Tondini, C., additional

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2022
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8. Thrombotic biomarkers for risk prediction of malignant disease recurrence in patients with early stage breast cancer

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Giaccherini, C, Marchetti, M, Masci, G, Verzeroli, C, Russo, L, Celio, L, Sarmiento, R, Gamba, S, Tartari, C, Diani, E, Vignoli, A, Malighetti, P, Spinelli, D, Tondini, C, Barni, S, Giuliani, F, Petrelli, F, D'Alessio, A, Gasparini, G, De Braud, F, Santoro, A, Labianca, R, Falanga, A, Giaccherini C, Marchetti M, Masci G, Verzeroli C, Russo L, Celio L, Sarmiento R, Gamba S, Tartari CJ, Diani E, Vignoli A, Malighetti P, Spinelli D, Tondini C, Barni S, Giuliani F, Petrelli F, D'Alessio A, Gasparini G, De Braud F, Santoro A, Labianca R, Falanga A, Giaccherini, C, Marchetti, M, Masci, G, Verzeroli, C, Russo, L, Celio, L, Sarmiento, R, Gamba, S, Tartari, C, Diani, E, Vignoli, A, Malighetti, P, Spinelli, D, Tondini, C, Barni, S, Giuliani, F, Petrelli, F, D'Alessio, A, Gasparini, G, De Braud, F, Santoro, A, Labianca, R, Falanga, A, Giaccherini C, Marchetti M, Masci G, Verzeroli C, Russo L, Celio L, Sarmiento R, Gamba S, Tartari CJ, Diani E, Vignoli A, Malighetti P, Spinelli D, Tondini C, Barni S, Giuliani F, Petrelli F, D'Alessio A, Gasparini G, De Braud F, Santoro A, Labianca R, and Falanga A

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In cancer patients, hypercoagulability is a common finding and it has been associated to an increased risk of venous thromboembolisms, but also to tumor proliferation and progression. In this prospective study, in a large cohort of patients with breast cancer, we aimed to evaluate whether pre-chemotherapy abnormalities in hemostatic biomarkers levels: 1. are associated with breast cancer-specific clinicopathological features; and 2. can predict for disease recurrence. D-dimer, fibrinogen, prothrombin fragment 1+2, and FVIIa/antithrombin levels were measured in 701 early-stage resected breast cancer patients, candidate to adjuvant chemotherapy and prospectively enrolled in the HYPERCAN study. Significant prognostic parameters for disease recurrence were identified by Cox-regression multivariate analysis and used for generating a risk assessment model. Pre-chemotherapy D-dimer, fibrinogen, and prothrombin fragment 1+2 levels were significantly associated with tumor size and lymph node metastasis. After 3.4 years follow-up, 71 patients experienced a recurrence. Cox-multivariate analysis identified prothrombin fragment 1+2, tumor size, and Luminal B HER2-neg or triple negative molecular subtypes as independent risk factors for disease recurrence. Based on these variables, we generated a risk assessment model that significantly differentiated patients at low- and high-risk of recurrence (cumulative incidence: 6.2 vs 20.7%; HR=3.5; p<0.001). Our prospective clinical and laboratory data from the HYPERCAN study were crucial for generating a scoring model for disease recurrence risk assessment in resected breast cancer patients, candidate to systemic chemotherapy. This finding stimulates future investigations addressing the role of plasma prothrombin fragment 1+2 in breast cancer patients' management, and in providing the rationale for new therapeutic strategies.

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2020

9. Thrombin generation predicts early recurrence in breast cancer patients

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Marchetti, M, Giaccherini, C, Masci, G, Verzeroli, C, Russo, L, Celio, L, Sarmiento, R, Gamba, S, Tartari, C, Diani, E, Vignoli, A, Malighetti, P, Spinelli, D, Kuderer, N, Nichetti, F, Tondini, C, Barni, S, Giuliani, F, Petrelli, F, D'Alessio, A, Gasparini, G, Labianca, R, Santoro, A, De Braud, F, Falanga, A, Hypercan, I, Marchetti M, Giaccherini C, Masci G, Verzeroli C, Russo L, Celio L, Sarmiento R, Gamba S, Tartari CJ, Diani E, Vignoli A, Malighetti P, Spinelli D, Kuderer NM, Nichetti F, Tondini C, Barni S, Giuliani F, Petrelli F, D'Alessio A, Gasparini G, Labianca R, Santoro A, De Braud F, Falanga A, HYPERCAN Investigators, Marchetti, M, Giaccherini, C, Masci, G, Verzeroli, C, Russo, L, Celio, L, Sarmiento, R, Gamba, S, Tartari, C, Diani, E, Vignoli, A, Malighetti, P, Spinelli, D, Kuderer, N, Nichetti, F, Tondini, C, Barni, S, Giuliani, F, Petrelli, F, D'Alessio, A, Gasparini, G, Labianca, R, Santoro, A, De Braud, F, Falanga, A, Hypercan, I, Marchetti M, Giaccherini C, Masci G, Verzeroli C, Russo L, Celio L, Sarmiento R, Gamba S, Tartari CJ, Diani E, Vignoli A, Malighetti P, Spinelli D, Kuderer NM, Nichetti F, Tondini C, Barni S, Giuliani F, Petrelli F, D'Alessio A, Gasparini G, Labianca R, Santoro A, De Braud F, Falanga A, and HYPERCAN Investigators

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Background: Cancer patients present with a hypercoagulable state often associated with poor disease prognosis. Objectives: This study aims to evaluate whether thrombin generation (TG), a global coagulation test, may be a useful tool to improve the identification of patients at high risk of early disease recurrence (i.e. E-DR within 2 years) after breast cancer surgery. Patients/methods: A cohort of 522 newly diagnosed patients with surgically resected high-risk breast cancer were enrolled in the ongoing prospective HYPERCAN study. TG potential was measured in plasma samples collected before starting systemic chemotherapy. Significant predictive hemostatic and clinic-pathological parameters were identified in the derivation cohort by Cox-regression analysis. A risk prognostic score for E-DR was generated in the derivation and tested in the validation cohort. Results: After a median observation period of 3.4 years, DR occurred in 51 patients, 28 of whom were E-DR. E-DR subjects presented with the highest TG values as compared to both late-DR (from 2 to 5 years) and no relapse subjects (p<0.01). Multivariate analysis in the derivation cohort identified TG, mastectomy, triple negative and Luminal B HER2-neg molecular subtypes as significant independent predictors for E-DR, which were utilized to generate a risk assessment score. In the derivation and validation cohorts, E-DR rates were 2.3% and 0% in the low-risk, 10.1% and 6.3% in the intermediate-risk, and 18.2% and 16.7%, in the high-risk categories, respectively. Conclusions: Inclusion of TG in a risk-assessment model for E-DR significantly helps the identification of operated breast cancer patients at high risk of very early relapse.

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2020

11. Breast-Conservative Surgery With and Without Radiotherapy in Patients Aged 55–75 Years With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter Trial Analysis After 108 Months of Median Follow-up

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Tinterri, C., Gatzemeier, W., Costa, A., Gentilini, M. A., Zanini, V., Regolo, L., Pedrazzoli, C., Rondini, E., Amanti, C., Gentile, G., Taffurelli, M., Fenaroli, P., Tondini, C., Sacchetto, G., Sismondi, P., Murgo, R., Orlandi, M., Cianchetti, E., and Andreoli, C.

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2014
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12. Italian Cohort of the Nivolumab EAP in Squamous NSCLC: Efficacy and Safety in Patients With CNS Metastases

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Cortinovis, D, Chiari, R, Catino, A, Grossi, F, DE Marinis, F, Sperandi, F, Piantedosi, F, Vitali, M, Parra, H, Migliorino, M, Tondini, C, Tassinari, D, Frassoldati, A, Verderame, F, Pazzola, A, Cognetti, F, Palmiotti, G, Marchetti, P, Santoro, A, Giannarelli, D, Colonese, F, Delmonte, A, Cortinovis D, Chiari R, Catino A, Grossi F, DE Marinis F, Sperandi F, Piantedosi F, Vitali M, Parra HJS, Migliorino MR, Tondini C, Tassinari D, Frassoldati A, Verderame F, Pazzola A, Cognetti F, Palmiotti G, Marchetti P, Santoro A, Giannarelli D, Colonese F, Delmonte A., Cortinovis, D, Chiari, R, Catino, A, Grossi, F, DE Marinis, F, Sperandi, F, Piantedosi, F, Vitali, M, Parra, H, Migliorino, M, Tondini, C, Tassinari, D, Frassoldati, A, Verderame, F, Pazzola, A, Cognetti, F, Palmiotti, G, Marchetti, P, Santoro, A, Giannarelli, D, Colonese, F, Delmonte, A, Cortinovis D, Chiari R, Catino A, Grossi F, DE Marinis F, Sperandi F, Piantedosi F, Vitali M, Parra HJS, Migliorino MR, Tondini C, Tassinari D, Frassoldati A, Verderame F, Pazzola A, Cognetti F, Palmiotti G, Marchetti P, Santoro A, Giannarelli D, Colonese F, and Delmonte A.

Abstract

Background/Aim: Brain metastases are an additional challenge in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) because most chemotherapy agents cannot cross the blood–brain barrier. Nivolumab has demonstrated efficacy in patients with advanced squamous NSCLC, but because patients with central nervous system (CNS) metastases are typically excluded from registration trials, ‘field-practice’ data are needed. Patients and Methods: Patients in the Italian cohort of the Expanded Access Program (EAP) who had CNS metastases at baseline were analyzed. Results: Thirty-seven patients with CNS metastases received a median of six doses of nivolumab. Three patients (8%) had grade 3-4 adverse events and one patient discontinued due to an adverse event. The objective response rate was 19%. Median overall survival was 5.8 (95% confidence interval=1.9-9.8) months and median progression-free survival was 4.9 (95% confidence interval=2.7-7.1) months. Conclusion: The safety and efficacy of nivolumab in patients with CNS metastases appear to be similar to those seen in the overall EAP cohort in Italy.

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2019

14. Final results from the PERUSE study of first-line pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus a taxane for HER2-positive locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer, with a multivariable approach to guide prognostication

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Miles, D., primary, Ciruelos, E., additional, Schneeweiss, A., additional, Puglisi, F., additional, Peretz-Yablonski, T., additional, Campone, M., additional, Bondarenko, I., additional, Nowecki, Z., additional, Errihani, H., additional, Paluch-Shimon, S., additional, Wardley, A., additional, Merot, J.-L., additional, Trask, P., additional, du Toit, Y., additional, Pena-Murillo, C., additional, Revelant, V., additional, Klingbiel, D., additional, Bachelot, T., additional, Bouzid, K., additional, Desmoulins, I., additional, Coudert, B., additional, Glogowska, I., additional, Ciruelos Gil, E., additional, Dalenc, F., additional, Ricci, F., additional, Dieras, V., additional, Kaufman, B., additional, Ferreira, A., additional, Mano, M., additional, Kalofonos, H., additional, Andreetta, C., additional, Montemurro, F., additional, Barrett, S., additional, Zhang, Q., additional, Mavroudis, D., additional, Matus, J., additional, Villarreal Garza, C., additional, Beato, C., additional, Ismael, G., additional, Hu, X., additional, Abdel Azeem, H., additional, Gaafar, R., additional, Perrin, C., additional, Kerbrat, P., additional, Ettl, J., additional, Paepke, S., additional, Hitre, E., additional, Lang, I., additional, Trudeau, M., additional, Verma, S., additional, Li, H., additional, Hoffmann, O., additional, Aktas, B., additional, Cariello, A., additional, Cruciani, G., additional, Tienghi, A., additional, Tondini, C., additional, Al-Twegieri, T., additional, Loman, N., additional, Laing, R., additional, Miles, D., additional, Brain, E., additional, Fasching, P., additional, Lux, M., additional, Frassoldati, A., additional, Aziz, Z., additional, Salas, J., additional, Streb, J., additional, Krzemieniecki, K., additional, Wronski, A., additional, Garcia Garcia, J., additional, Menjon Beltran, S., additional, Cicin, I., additional, Schmid, P., additional, Gallagher, C., additional, Turner, N., additional, Tong, Z., additional, Boer, K., additional, Juhász, B., additional, Horvath, Z., additional, Bianchini, G., additional, Gianni, L., additional, Curigliano, G., additional, Juarez Ramiro, A., additional, Susnjar, S., additional, Matos, E., additional, Sevillano, E., additional, Garcia Estevez, L., additional, Gokmen, E., additional, Uslu, R., additional, Wildiers, H., additional, Schutz, F., additional, Cruz, M., additional, Bourgeois, H., additional, von Schumann, R., additional, Stemmer, S., additional, Dominguez, A., additional, Morales-Vásques, F., additional, Wojtukiewicz, M., additional, Trifunovic, J., additional, Echarri Gonzalez, M.J., additional, Illarramendi Mañas, J., additional, Martinez De Dueñas, E., additional, Voitko, N., additional, Hicks, J., additional, Waters, S., additional, Barrett-Lee, P., additional, Wheatley, D., additional, De Boer, R., additional, Cocquyt, V., additional, Jerusalem, G., additional, Barrios, C., additional, Panasci, L., additional, Mattson, J., additional, Tanner, M., additional, Gozy, M., additional, Vasilopoulos, G., additional, Papandreou, C., additional, Revesz, J., additional, Battelli, N., additional, Benedetti, G., additional, Latini, L., additional, Gridelli, C., additional, Lazaro Leon, J., additional, Alarcón Company, J., additional, Arance Fernandez, A., additional, Barnadas Molins, A., additional, Calvo Plaza, I., additional, Bratos, R., additional, Gonzalez Martin, A., additional, Izarzugaza Peron, Y., additional, Klint, L., additional, Kovalev, A., additional, McCarthy, N., additional, Yeo, B., additional, Kee, D., additional, Thomson, J., additional, White, S., additional, Greil, R., additional, Wang, S., additional, Artignan, X., additional, Juhasz-Böess, I., additional, Rody, A., additional, Ngan, R., additional, Dourleshter, F., additional, Goldberg, H., additional, Doni, L., additional, Di Costanzo, F., additional, Ferraù, F., additional, Drobniene, M., additional, Aleknavicius, E., additional, Rashid, K., additional, Costa, L., additional, de la Cruz Merino, L., 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Coskun, H., additional, Bozcuk, H., additional, Shparyk, Y., additional, Barraclough, L., additional, Levitt, N., additional, Panwar, U., additional, Kelly, S., additional, Rigg, A., additional, Varughese, M., additional, Castillo, C., additional, Fein, L., additional, Malik, L., additional, Stuart-Harris, R., additional, Singer, C., additional, Stoeger, H., additional, Samonigg, H., additional, Feng, J., additional, Cedeño, M., additional, Ruohola, J., additional, Berdah, J.-F., additional, Goncalves, A., additional, Orfeuvre, H., additional, Grischke, E.-M., additional, Simon, E., additional, Wagner, S., additional, Koumakis, G., additional, Papazisis, K., additional, Ben Baruch, N., additional, Fried, G., additional, Geffen, D., additional, Karminsky, N., additional, Peretz, T., additional, Cavanna, L., additional, Pedrazzioli, P., additional, Grasso, D., additional, Ruggeri, E., additional, D’Auria, G., additional, Moscetti, L., additional, Juozaityte, E., additional, Rodriguez Cid, J., additional, Roerdink, H., additional, Siddiqi, N., additional, Passos Coelho, J., additional, Arcediano Del Amo, A., additional, Garcia Garre, E., additional, García Gonzalez, M., additional, Garcia-Palomo Perez, A., additional, Herenandez Perez, C., additional, Lopez Alvarez, P., additional, Lopez De Ceballos, M.H., additional, Martínez Jañez, N., additional, Mele Olive, M., additional, McAdam, K., additional, Perren, T., additional, Dunn, G., additional, Humphreys, A., additional, Taylor, W., additional, Vera, R., additional, Kaen, L., additional, Andel, J., additional, Steger, G., additional, De Grève, J., additional, Huizing, M., additional, Hegg, R., additional, Joy, A., additional, Kuruvilla, P., additional, Sehdev, S., additional, Smiljanic, S., additional, Kütner, R., additional, Alexandre, J., additional, Grosjean, J., additional, Laplaige, P., additional, Largillier, R., additional, Maes, P., additional, Martin, P., additional, Pottier, V., additional, Christensen, B., additional, Khandan, F., additional, Lück, H.-J., additional, Zahm, D.-M., additional, Fountzilas, G., additional, Karavasilis, V., additional, Safra, T., additional, Inbar, M., additional, Ryvo, L., additional, Bonetti, A., additional, Seles, E., additional, Giacobino, A., additional, Chavarri Guerra, Y., additional, de Jongh, F., additional, van der Velden, A., additional, van Warmerdam, L., additional, Vrijaldenhoven, S., additional, Smorenburg, C.H., additional, Cavero, M., additional, Andres Conejero, R., additional, Oltra Ferrando, A., additional, Redondo Sanchez, A., additional, Ribelles Entrena, N., additional, Saura Grau, S., additional, Viñas Vilaro, G., additional, Bachmeier, K., additional, Beresford, M., additional, Butt, M., additional, Joffe, J., additional, Poole, C., additional, Woodings, P., additional, Chakraborti, P., additional, Yordi, G., additional, Woodward, N., additional, Nobre, A., additional, Luiz Amorim, G., additional, Califaretti, N., additional, Fox, S., additional, Robidoux, A., additional, Li, E., additional, Li, N., additional, Jiang, J., additional, Soria, T., additional, Padrik, P., additional, Lahdenpera, O., additional, Barletta, H., additional, Dohollou, N., additional, Genet, D., additional, Prulhiere, K., additional, Coeffic, D., additional, Facchini, T., additional, Vieillot, S., additional, Catala, S., additional, Teixeira, L., additional, Hesse, T., additional, Kühn, T., additional, Ober, A., additional, Repp, R., additional, Schröder, W., additional, Pectasides, D., additional, Bodoky, G., additional, Kahan, Z., additional, Jiveliouk, I., additional, Rosengarten, O., additional, Rossi, V., additional, Alabiso, O., additional, Pérez Martínez, M., additional, van de Wouw, A.J., additional, Smok-Kalwat, J., additional, Damasecno, M., additional, Augusto, I., additional, Sousa, G., additional, Saadein, A., additional, Abdelhafiez, N., additional, Abulkhair, O., additional, Antón Torres, A., additional, Corbellas Aparicio, M., additional, Llorente Domenech, R., additional, Florián Jerico, J., additional, Garcia Mata, J., additional, Gil Raga, M., additional, Galan Brotons, A., additional, Llombart Cussac, A., additional, Llorca Ferrandiz, C., additional, Martinez Del Prado, P., additional, Olier Garate, C., additional, Rodriguez Sanchez, C., additional, Sanchez Gomez, R., additional, Santisteban Eslava, M., additional, Soberino, J., additional, Vidal Losada Garcia, M., additional, Soto de Prado, D., additional, Torrego Garcia, J., additional, Vicente Rubio, E., additional, Garcia, M., additional, Murias Rosales, A., additional, Granstam Björneklett, H., additional, Narbe, U., additional, Jafri, M., additional, Rea, D., additional, Newby, J., additional, Jones, A., additional, Westwell, S., additional, Ring, A., additional, Alonso, I., additional, and Rodríguez, R., additional

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17. 94P ESCAT ranking of genomic alterations collected in the Italian Registry of Actionable Mutations

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Abate, R. Esposito, primary, De Luca, A., additional, Novello, S., additional, Curigliano, G., additional, Marchetti, P., additional, Fasola, G., additional, Conte, P., additional, Milella, M., additional, Pruneri, G., additional, Frassineti, L.G., additional, Cremolini, C., additional, Gridelli, C., additional, Adamo, V., additional, Berardi, R., additional, Antonuzzo, L., additional, Russo, A., additional, Tondini, C., additional, Morabito, A., additional, Pinto, C., additional, and Normanno, N., additional

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2021
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18. 1588P SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and safety of vaccines in cancer patients who recovered from COVID-19

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Patel, M., primary, Felip, E., additional, Sharkey, R., additional, Krengli, M., additional, Chester, J.D., additional, Sita-Lumsden, A., additional, Mukherjee, U., additional, Russell, B., additional, Loizidou, A., additional, Colomba, J., additional, Cruz, C. Andrea, additional, Cabirta, A., additional, Camps, I. Ruiz, additional, Brunet, J., additional, Sureda, A., additional, Patriarca, A., additional, Tondini, C., additional, Pinato, D.J., additional, and Cortellini, A., additional

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2021
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19. 242MO Association of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) with recurrence score (RS) in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2-negative (HER2-) early breast cancer (BC): A translational analysis of four prospective multicentric studies

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Miglietta, F., Dieci, M.V., Giarratano, T., Torri, V., Giuliano, M., Zustovich, F., Mion, M., Tondini, C., Bria, E., Franchi, M., Merlini, L., Giannatiempo, R., Russo, D., Fotia, V., Poletti, P., Caremoli, E. Rota, Arpino, G., De Salvo, G., Zambelli, A., and Guarneri, V.

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2023
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21. PO-83 Assessment model for thrombotic risk in a prospective cohort of newly diagnosed metastatic cancer outpatient candidates for chemotherapy

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Verzeroli, C., primary, Marchetti, M., additional, Giaccherini, C., additional, Russo, L., additional, Masci, G., additional, Celio, L., additional, Sarmiento, R., additional, Gamba, S., additional, Tartari, C.J., additional, Diani, E., additional, Vignoli, A., additional, Schillaci, N., additional, Gomez, P., additional, Malighetti, P., additional, Spinelli, D., additional, Tondini, C., additional, Barni, S., additional, Giuliani, F., additional, Petrelli, F., additional, D'Alessio, A., additional, Gasparini, G., additional, Minelli, M., additional, De Braud, F., additional, Santoro, A., additional, Labianca, R., additional, and Falanga, A., additional

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2021
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22. Clinical portrait of the SARS-Cov-2 epidemic in European cancer patients

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Pinato DJ, Zambelli A, Aguilar-Company J, Bower M, Sng C, Salazar R, Bertuzzi A, Brunet J, Mesia R, Segui E, Biello F, Generali D, Grisanti S, Rizzo G, Libertini M, Maconi A, Harbeck N, Vincenzi B, Bertulli R, Ottaviani D, Carbo A, Bruna R, Benafif S, Marrari A, Wuerstlein R, Carmona-Garcia MC, Chopra N, Tondini C, Mirallas O, Tovazzi V, Betti M, Provenzano S, Fotia V, Cruz CA, Dalla Pria A, D'Avanzo F, Evans JS, Saoudi-Gonzalez N, Felip E, Galazi M, Garcia-Fructuoso I, Lee AJX, Newsom-Davis T, Patriarca A, Garcia-Illescas D, Reyes R, Dileo P, Sharkey R, Wong YNS, Ferrante D, Marco-Hernandez J, Sureda A, Maluquer C, Ruiz-Camps I, Gaidano G, Rimassa L, Chiudinelli L, Izuzquiza M, Cabirta A, Franchi M, Santoro A, Prat A, Tabernero J, Gennari A, Wellcome Trust, and Cancer Treatment & Research Trust

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1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic significantly impacted on oncology practice across the globe. There is uncertainty as to the contribution of patients' demographics and oncological features on severity and mortality from Covid-19 and little guidance as to the role of anti-cancer and anti-Covid-19 therapy in this population. In a multi-center study of 890 cancer patients with confirmed Covid-19 we demonstrated a worsening gradient of mortality from breast cancer to haematological malignancies and showed that male gender, older age, and number of co-morbidities identifies a subset of patients with significantly worse mortality rates from Covid-19. Provision of chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy did not worsen mortality. Exposure to antimalarials was associated with improved mortality rates independent of baseline prognostic factors. This study highlights the clinical utility of demographic factors for individualized risk-stratification of patients and support further research into emerging anti-Covid-19 therapeutics in SARS-Cov-2 infected cancer patients.

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2020

23. Cancer risks associated with germline PALB2 pathogenic variants: An international study of 524 families.

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Hake C., Redman J., Kleibl Z., Kleiblova P., Konstantopoulou I., Kvist A., Laduca H., Lee A.S.G., Lesueur F., Maher E.R., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., McFarland R., McKinnon W., Meindl A., Metcalfe K., Taib N.A.M., Moilanen J., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S., Ng P.S., Nguyen-Dumont T., Nielsen S.M., Obermair F., Offit K., Olopade O.I., Ottini L., Penkert J., Pylkas K., Radice P., Ramus S.J., Rudaitis V., Side L., Silva-Smith R., Silvestri V., Skytte A.-B., Slavin T., Soukupova J., Tondini C., Trainer A.H., Unzeitig G., Usha L., Van Overeem Hansen T., Whitworth J., Wood M., Yip C.H., Yoon S.-Y., Yussuf A., Zogopoulos G., Goldgar D., Hopper J.L., Chenevix-Trench G., Pharoah P., George S.H.L., Balmana J., Houdayer C., James P., El-Haffaf Z., Ehrencrona H., Janatova M., Peterlongo P., Nevanlinna H., Schmutzler R., Teo S.-H., Robson M., Pal T., Couch F., Weitzel J.N., Elliott A., Southey M., Winqvist R., Easton D.F., Foulkes W.D., Antoniou A.C., Tischkowitz M., Yang X., Leslie G., Doroszuk A., Schneider S., Allen J., Decker B., Dunning A.M., Scarth J., Plaskocinska I., Luccarini C., Shah M., Pooley K., Dorling L., Leei A., Adank M.A., Adlard J., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Ang P., Barwell J., Bernstein J.L., Bobolis K., Borg A., Blomqvist C., Claes K.B.M., Concannon P., Cuggia A., Culver J.O., Damiola F., De Pauw A., Diez O., Dolinsky J.S., Domchek S.M., Engel C., Evans D.G., Fostira F., Garber J., Golmard L., Goode E.L., Gruber S.B., Hahnen E., Heikkinen T., Hurley J.E., Janavicius R., Hake C., Redman J., Kleibl Z., Kleiblova P., Konstantopoulou I., Kvist A., Laduca H., Lee A.S.G., Lesueur F., Maher E.R., Mannermaa A., Manoukian S., McFarland R., McKinnon W., Meindl A., Metcalfe K., Taib N.A.M., Moilanen J., Nathanson K.L., Neuhausen S., Ng P.S., Nguyen-Dumont T., Nielsen S.M., Obermair F., Offit K., Olopade O.I., Ottini L., Penkert J., Pylkas K., Radice P., Ramus S.J., Rudaitis V., Side L., Silva-Smith R., Silvestri V., Skytte A.-B., Slavin T., Soukupova J., Tondini C., Trainer A.H., Unzeitig G., Usha L., Van Overeem Hansen T., Whitworth J., Wood M., Yip C.H., Yoon S.-Y., Yussuf A., Zogopoulos G., Goldgar D., Hopper J.L., Chenevix-Trench G., Pharoah P., George S.H.L., Balmana J., Houdayer C., James P., El-Haffaf Z., Ehrencrona H., Janatova M., Peterlongo P., Nevanlinna H., Schmutzler R., Teo S.-H., Robson M., Pal T., Couch F., Weitzel J.N., Elliott A., Southey M., Winqvist R., Easton D.F., Foulkes W.D., Antoniou A.C., Tischkowitz M., Yang X., Leslie G., Doroszuk A., Schneider S., Allen J., Decker B., Dunning A.M., Scarth J., Plaskocinska I., Luccarini C., Shah M., Pooley K., Dorling L., Leei A., Adank M.A., Adlard J., Aittomaki K., Andrulis I.L., Ang P., Barwell J., Bernstein J.L., Bobolis K., Borg A., Blomqvist C., Claes K.B.M., Concannon P., Cuggia A., Culver J.O., Damiola F., De Pauw A., Diez O., Dolinsky J.S., Domchek S.M., Engel C., Evans D.G., Fostira F., Garber J., Golmard L., Goode E.L., Gruber S.B., Hahnen E., Heikkinen T., Hurley J.E., and Janavicius R.

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PURPOSE To estimate age-specific relative and absolute cancer risks of breast cancer and to estimate risks of ovarian, pancreatic, male breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers associated with germline PALB2 pathogenic variants (PVs) because these risks have not been extensively characterized. METHODS We analyzed data from 524 families with PALB2 PVs from 21 countries. Complex segregation analysis was used to estimate relative risks (RRs; relative to country-specific population incidences) and absolute risks of cancers. The models allowed for residual familial aggregation of breast and ovarian cancer and were adjusted for the family-specific ascertainment schemes. RESULTS We found associations between PALB2 PVs and risk of female breast cancer (RR, 7.18; 95% CI, 5.82 to 8.85; P = 6.5 x 10-76), ovarian cancer (RR, 2.91; 95% CI, 1.40 to 6.04; P = 4.1 x 10-3), pancreatic cancer (RR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.24 to 4.50; P = 8.7 x 10-3), and male breast cancer (RR, 7.34; 95% CI, 1.28 to 42.18; P = 2.6 3 1022). There was no evidence for increased risks of prostate or colorectal cancer. The breast cancer RRs declined with age (P for trend = 2.0 x 10-3). After adjusting for family ascertainment, breast cancer risk estimates on the basis of multiple case families were similar to the estimates from families ascertained through population-based studies (P for difference = .41). On the basis of the combined data, the estimated risks to age 80 years were 53% (95% CI, 44% to 63%) for female breast cancer, 5% (95% CI, 2% to 10%) for ovarian cancer, 2%-3% (95% CI females, 1% to 4%; 95% CI males, 2% to 5%) for pancreatic cancer, and 1% (95% CI, 0.2% to 5%) for male breast cancer. CONCLUSION These results confirm PALB2 as a major breast cancer susceptibility gene and establish substantial associations between germline PALB2 PVs and ovarian, pancreatic, and male breast cancers. These findings will facilitate incorporation of PALB2 into risk prediction models and optimize the clinical cancer ri

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2020

24. Absolute Improvements in Freedom From Distant Recurrence to Tailor Adjuvant Endocrine Therapies for Premenopausal Women: Results From TEXT and SOFT

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Pagani, O, Francis, PA, Fleming, GF, Walley, BA, Viale, G, Colleoni, M, Lang, I, Gomez, HL, Tondini, C, Pinotti, G, Di Leo, A, Coates, AS, Goldhirsch, A, Gelber, RD, Regan, MM, Pagani, O, Francis, PA, Fleming, GF, Walley, BA, Viale, G, Colleoni, M, Lang, I, Gomez, HL, Tondini, C, Pinotti, G, Di Leo, A, Coates, AS, Goldhirsch, A, Gelber, RD, and Regan, MM

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PURPOSE: The Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial (TEXT)/Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial (SOFT) showed superior outcomes for premenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer treated with adjuvant exemestane plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) or tamoxifen plus OFS versus tamoxifen alone. We previously reported the magnitude of absolute improvements in freedom from any recurrence across a continuous, composite measure of recurrence risk to tailor decision making. With longer follow-up, we now focus on distant recurrence. METHODS: The TEXT/SOFT HR-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative analysis population included 4,891 women stratified by predetermined chemotherapy use. Kaplan-Meier estimates of 8-year freedom from distant recurrence were analyzed using subpopulation treatment effect pattern plot (STEPP) methodology across subpopulations defined by the continuous composite measure of recurrence risk. For each patient, the composite risk value was obtained from a Cox model that incorporated age; nodal status; tumor size; grade; and estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and Ki-67 labeling index expression levels. RESULTS: The overall rate of 8-year freedom from distant recurrence was 91.1% and ranged from approximately 100% to 63% across lowest to highest composite risks. TEXT patients who received chemotherapy had an average absolute improvement with exemestane plus OFS versus tamoxifen plus OFS of 5.1%, and STEPP analysis showed improvements from less than 1% to more than 15% from lowest to highest composite risks. SOFT patients who remained premenopausal after chemotherapy had an average 5.2% absolute improvement with exemestane plus OFS versus tamoxifen and reached 10% across composite risks; for tamoxifen plus OFS versus tamoxifen, the maximum improvement was approximately 3.5%. Women who did not receive chemotherapy had a more than 97% rate of 8-year freedom from distant recurrence, and improvements with exe

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2020

25. Cancer Risks Associated With Germline PALB2 Pathogenic Variants: An International Study of 524 Families

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Yang, X, Leslie, G, Doroszuk, A, Schneider, S, Allen, J, Decker, B, Dunning, AM, Redman, J, Scarth, J, Plaskocinska, I, Luccarini, C, Shah, M, Pooley, K, Dorling, L, Lee, A, Adank, MA, Adlard, J, Aittomaki, K, Andrulis, IL, Ang, P, Barwell, J, Bernstein, JL, Bobolis, K, Borg, A, Blomqvist, C, Claes, KBM, Concannon, P, Cuggia, A, Culver, JO, Damiola, F, de Pauw, A, Diez, O, Dolinsky, JS, Domchek, SM, Engel, C, Evans, DG, Fostira, F, Garber, J, Golmard, L, Goode, EL, Gruber, SB, Hahnen, E, Hake, C, Heikkinen, T, Hurley, JE, Janavicius, R, Kleibl, Z, Kleiblova, P, Konstantopoulou, I, Kvist, A, Laduca, H, Lee, ASG, Lesueur, F, Maher, ER, Mannermaa, A, Manoukian, S, McFarland, R, McKinnon, W, Meindl, A, Metcalfe, K, Taib, NAM, Moilanen, J, Nathanson, KL, Neuhausen, S, Ng, PS, Nguyen-Dumont, T, Nielsen, SM, Obermair, F, Offit, K, Olopade, O, Ottini, L, Penkert, J, Pylkas, K, Radice, P, Ramus, SJ, Rudaitis, V, Side, L, Silva-Smith, R, Silvestri, V, Skytte, A-B, Slavin, T, Soukupova, J, Tondini, C, Trainer, AH, Unzeitig, G, Usha, L, Hansen, TVO, Whitworth, J, Wood, M, Yip, CH, Yoon, S-Y, Yussuf, A, Zogopoulos, G, Goldgar, D, Hopper, JL, Chenevix-Trench, G, Pharoah, P, George, SHL, Balmana, J, Houdayer, C, James, P, El-Haffaf, Z, Ehrencrona, H, Janatova, M, Peterlongo, P, Nevanlinna, H, Schmutzler, R, Teo, S-H, Robson, M, Pal, T, Couch, F, Weitzel, JN, Elliott, A, Southey, M, Winqvist, R, Easton, DF, Foulkes, WD, Antoniou, AC, Tischkowitz, M, Yang, X, Leslie, G, Doroszuk, A, Schneider, S, Allen, J, Decker, B, Dunning, AM, Redman, J, Scarth, J, Plaskocinska, I, Luccarini, C, Shah, M, Pooley, K, Dorling, L, Lee, A, Adank, MA, Adlard, J, Aittomaki, K, Andrulis, IL, Ang, P, Barwell, J, Bernstein, JL, Bobolis, K, Borg, A, Blomqvist, C, Claes, KBM, Concannon, P, Cuggia, A, Culver, JO, Damiola, F, de Pauw, A, Diez, O, Dolinsky, JS, Domchek, SM, Engel, C, Evans, DG, Fostira, F, Garber, J, Golmard, L, Goode, EL, Gruber, SB, Hahnen, E, Hake, C, Heikkinen, T, Hurley, JE, Janavicius, R, Kleibl, Z, Kleiblova, P, Konstantopoulou, I, Kvist, A, Laduca, H, Lee, ASG, Lesueur, F, Maher, ER, Mannermaa, A, Manoukian, S, McFarland, R, McKinnon, W, Meindl, A, Metcalfe, K, Taib, NAM, Moilanen, J, Nathanson, KL, Neuhausen, S, Ng, PS, Nguyen-Dumont, T, Nielsen, SM, Obermair, F, Offit, K, Olopade, O, Ottini, L, Penkert, J, Pylkas, K, Radice, P, Ramus, SJ, Rudaitis, V, Side, L, Silva-Smith, R, Silvestri, V, Skytte, A-B, Slavin, T, Soukupova, J, Tondini, C, Trainer, AH, Unzeitig, G, Usha, L, Hansen, TVO, Whitworth, J, Wood, M, Yip, CH, Yoon, S-Y, Yussuf, A, Zogopoulos, G, Goldgar, D, Hopper, JL, Chenevix-Trench, G, Pharoah, P, George, SHL, Balmana, J, Houdayer, C, James, P, El-Haffaf, Z, Ehrencrona, H, Janatova, M, Peterlongo, P, Nevanlinna, H, Schmutzler, R, Teo, S-H, Robson, M, Pal, T, Couch, F, Weitzel, JN, Elliott, A, Southey, M, Winqvist, R, Easton, DF, Foulkes, WD, Antoniou, AC, and Tischkowitz, M

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PURPOSE: To estimate age-specific relative and absolute cancer risks of breast cancer and to estimate risks of ovarian, pancreatic, male breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers associated with germline PALB2 pathogenic variants (PVs) because these risks have not been extensively characterized. METHODS: We analyzed data from 524 families with PALB2 PVs from 21 countries. Complex segregation analysis was used to estimate relative risks (RRs; relative to country-specific population incidences) and absolute risks of cancers. The models allowed for residual familial aggregation of breast and ovarian cancer and were adjusted for the family-specific ascertainment schemes. RESULTS: We found associations between PALB2 PVs and risk of female breast cancer (RR, 7.18; 95% CI, 5.82 to 8.85; P = 6.5 × 10-76), ovarian cancer (RR, 2.91; 95% CI, 1.40 to 6.04; P = 4.1 × 10-3), pancreatic cancer (RR, 2.37; 95% CI, 1.24 to 4.50; P = 8.7 × 10-3), and male breast cancer (RR, 7.34; 95% CI, 1.28 to 42.18; P = 2.6 × 10-2). There was no evidence for increased risks of prostate or colorectal cancer. The breast cancer RRs declined with age (P for trend = 2.0 × 10-3). After adjusting for family ascertainment, breast cancer risk estimates on the basis of multiple case families were similar to the estimates from families ascertained through population-based studies (P for difference = .41). On the basis of the combined data, the estimated risks to age 80 years were 53% (95% CI, 44% to 63%) for female breast cancer, 5% (95% CI, 2% to 10%) for ovarian cancer, 2%-3% (95% CI females, 1% to 4%; 95% CI males, 2% to 5%) for pancreatic cancer, and 1% (95% CI, 0.2% to 5%) for male breast cancer. CONCLUSION: These results confirm PALB2 as a major breast cancer susceptibility gene and establish substantial associations between germline PALB2 PVs and ovarian, pancreatic, and male breast cancers. These findings will facilitate incorporation of PALB2 into risk prediction models and optimize the clinical cance

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2020

27. 318O Clinical portrait of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in European cancer patients

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Pinato, D.J., primary, Zambelli, A., additional, Bertuzzi, A., additional, Marrari, A., additional, Saoudi-Gonzalez, N., additional, Mirallas, O., additional, Galazi, M., additional, Generali, D., additional, Grisanti, S., additional, Tondini, C., additional, Prat, A., additional, Tabernero, J., additional, Mesia, R., additional, Salazar, R., additional, Sureda, A., additional, Franchi, M., additional, Chiudinelli, L., additional, Illescas, D.G., additional, Libertini, M., additional, and Gennari, A., additional

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28. 1676MO Prevalence and clinical impact of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic SARSCoV-2 infection among actively treated cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

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Zambelli, A., primary, Fotia, V., additional, Bosetti, T., additional, Negrini, G., additional, di Croce, A., additional, Moro, C., additional, Poletti, P.L., additional, Bettini, A.C., additional, Arnoldi, E., additional, Messina, C., additional, Merelli, B., additional, Callegaro, A.P., additional, Chiudinelli, L., additional, Mosconi, S., additional, and Tondini, C., additional

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29. 1705P SARS-CoV-2 infection among cancer patients receiving antitumor treatment in Italy: A nationwide observational study (CIPOMO ONCO COVID-19)

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Negru, M.E., primary, Tondini, C., additional, Pastorino, A., additional, Caccese, M., additional, Cariello, A., additional, Bertolini, A., additional, Buzzatti, G., additional, Cinieri, S., additional, Comandone, A., additional, Grossi, F., additional, Franchini, M., additional, Caffo, O., additional, Garrone, O., additional, Mambrini, A., additional, Leone, F., additional, Chini, C., additional, Agustoni, F., additional, Artioli, F., additional, Blasi, L., additional, and Aschele, C., additional

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2020
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30. Homologous recombination DNA repair defects in PALB2-associated breast cancers

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Li, A. (Anqi), Geyer, F. C. (Felipe C.), Blecua, P. (Pedro), Lee, J. Y. (Ju Youn), Selenica, P. (Pier), Brown, D. N. (David N.), Pareja, F. (Fresia), Lee, S. S. (Simon S. K.), Kumar, R. (Rahul), Rivera, B. (Barbara), Bi, R. (Rui), Piscuoglio, S. (Salvatore), Wen, H. Y. (Hannah Y.), Lozada, J. R. (John R.), Gularte-Merida, R. (Rodrigo), Cavallone, L. (Luca), Rezoug, Z. (Zoulikha), Nguyen-Dumont, T. (Tu), Peterlongo, P. (Paolo), Tondini, C. (Carlo), Terkelsen, T. (Thorkild), Ronlund, K. (Karina), Boonen, S. E. (Susanne E.), Mannerma, A. (Arto), Winqvist, R. (Robert), Janatova, M. (Marketa), Rajadurai, P. (Pathmanathan), Xia, B. (Bing), Norton, L. (Larry), Robson, M. E. (Mark E.), Ng, P.-S. (Pei-Sze), Looi, L.-M. (Lai-Meng), Southey, M. C. (Melissa C.), Weigelt, B. (Britta), Soo-Hwang, T. (Teo), Tischkowitz, M. (Marc), Foulkes, W. D. (William D.), Reis-Filho, J. S. (Jorge S.), Aghmesheh, M. (Morteza), Amor, D. (David), Andrews, L. (Leslie), Antill, Y. (Yoland), Balleine, R. (Rosemary), Beesley, J. (Jonathan), Blackburn, A. (Anneke), Bogwitz, M. (Michael), Brown, M. (Melissa), Burgess, M. (Matthew), Burke, J. (Jo), Butow, P. (Phyllis), Caldon, L. (Liz), Campbell, I. (Ian), Christian, A. (Alice), Clarke, C. (Christine), Cohen, P. (Paul), Crook, A. (Ashley), Cui, J. (James), Cummings, M. (Margaret), Dawson, S.-J. (Sarah-Jane), De Fazio, A. (Anna), Delatycki, M. (Martin), Dobrovic, A. (Alex), Dudding, T. (Tracy), Duijf, P. (Pascal), Edkins, E. (Edward), Edwards, S. (Stacey), Farshid, G. (Gelareh), Fellows, A. (Andrew), Field, M. (Michael), Flanagan, J. (James), Fong, P. (Peter), Forbes, J. (John), Forrest, L. (Laura), Fox, S. (Stephen), French, J. (Juliet), Friedlander, M. (Michael), Ortega, D. G. (David Gallego), Gattas, M. (Michael), Giles, G. (Graham), Gill, G. (Grantley), Gleeson, M. (Margaret), Greening, S. (Sian), Haan, E. (Eric), Harris, M. (Marion), Hayward, N. (Nick), Hickie, I. (Ian), Hopper, J. (John), Hunt, C. (Clare), James, P. (Paul), Jenkins, M. (Mark), Kefford, R. (Rick), Kentwell, M. (Maira), Kirk, J. (Judy), Kollias, J. (James), Lakhani, S. (Sunil), Lindeman, G. (Geoff), Lipton, L. (Lara), Lobb, L. (Lizz), Lok, S. (Sheau), Macrea, F. (Finlay), Mane, G. (Graham), Marsh, D. (Deb), Mclachlan, S.-A. (Sue-Anne), Meiser, B. (Bettina), Milne, R. (Roger), Nightingale, S. (Sophie), O'Connell, S. (Shona), Pachter, N. (Nick), Patterson, B. (Briony), Phillips, K. (Kelly), Saleh, M. (Mona), Salisbury, E. (Elizabeth), Saunders, C. (Christobel), Saunus, J. (Jodi), Scott, C. (Clare), Scott, R. (Rodney), Sexton, A. (Adrienne), Shelling, A. (Andrew), Simpson, P. (Peter), Spigelman, A. (Allan), Spurdle, M. (Mandy), Stone, J. (Jennifer), Taylor, J. (Jessica), Thorne, H. (Heather), Trainer, A. (Alison), Trench, G. (Georgia), Tucker, K. (Kathy), Visvader, J. (Jane), Walker, L. (Logan), Wallis, M. (Mathew), Williams, R. (Rachael), Winship, I. (Ingrid), Wu, K. (Kathy), Young, M. A. (Mary Anne), Li, Anqi, Geyer, Felipe C, Blecua, Pedro, Lee, Ju Youn, Duijf, Pascal, Reis-Filho, Jorge S, Li, Anqi [0000-0003-1409-1858], Kumar, Rahul [0000-0002-6927-5390], Rivera, Barbara [0000-0001-9434-6288], Piscuoglio, Salvatore [0000-0003-2686-2939], Lozada, John R. [0000-0001-8953-4110], Gularte-Mérida, Rodrigo [0000-0002-4383-2523], Peterlongo, Paolo [0000-0001-6951-6855], Robson, Mark E. [0000-0002-3109-1692], Looi, Lai-Meng [0000-0001-8325-0117], Foulkes, William D. [0000-0001-7427-4651], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Lozada, John R [0000-0001-8953-4110], Robson, Mark E [0000-0002-3109-1692], and Foulkes, William D [0000-0001-7427-4651]

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0301 basic medicine, IMPACT, DNA repair, PALB2, gene frequency, lcsh:RC254-282, RECOMMENDATIONS, Germline, Article, Loss of heterozygosity, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Germline mutation, breast cancer, Breast cancer, 631/67/68, MUTATIONAL PROCESSES, Cancer genomics, Medicine, Pharmacology (medical), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Allele, AMERICAN SOCIETY, Cancer genetics, Genetics, Science & Technology, Massive parallel sequencing, LANDSCAPE, business.industry, 631/67/1347, lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, 692/699/67/69, BRCA2, GENE, 3. Good health, 030104 developmental biology, Oncology, gene inactivation, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, kConFab Investigators, Homologous recombination, business, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, CLINICAL ONCOLOGY/COLLEGE
Abstract

Mono-allelic germline pathogenic variants in the Partner And Localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) gene predispose to a high-risk of breast cancer development, consistent with the role of PALB2 in homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair. Here, we sought to define the repertoire of somatic genetic alterations in PALB2-associated breast cancers (BCs), and whether PALB2-associated BCs display bi-allelic inactivation of PALB2 and/or genomic features of HR-deficiency (HRD). Twenty-four breast cancer patients with pathogenic PALB2 germline mutations were analyzed by whole-exome sequencing (WES, n = 16) or targeted capture massively parallel sequencing (410 cancer genes, n = 8). Somatic genetic alterations, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the PALB2 wild-type allele, large-scale state transitions (LSTs) and mutational signatures were defined. PALB2-associated BCs were found to be heterogeneous at the genetic level, with PIK3CA (29%), PALB2 (21%), TP53 (21%), and NOTCH3 (17%) being the genes most frequently affected by somatic mutations. Bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation was found in 16 of the 24 cases (67%), either through LOH (n = 11) or second somatic mutations (n = 5) of the wild-type allele. High LST scores were found in all 12 PALB2-associated BCs with bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation sequenced by WES, of which eight displayed the HRD-related mutational signature 3. In addition, bi-allelic inactivation of PALB2 was significantly associated with high LST scores. Our findings suggest that the identification of bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation in PALB2-associated BCs is required for the personalization of HR-directed therapies, such as platinum salts and/or PARP inhibitors, as the vast majority of PALB2-associated BCs without PALB2 bi-allelic inactivation lack genomic features of HRD.

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2019
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36. Homologous recombination DNA repair defects in PALB2-associated breast cancers.

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Duijf P., Kentwell M., Kirk J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Lok S., Macrea F., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.-A., Meiser B., Milne R., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., Pachter N., Patterson B., Phillips K., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Scott C., Scott R., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Spigelman A., Spurdle M., Stone J., Taylor J., Thorne H., Trainer A., Trench G., Walker L., Wallis M., Williams R., Winship I., Wu K., Young M.A., Rezoug Z., Nguyen-Dumont T., Peterlongo P., Tondini C., Terkelsen T., Ronlund K., Boonen S.E., Mannerma A., Winqvist R., Janatova M., Rajadurai P., Xia B., Norton L., Robson M.E., Ng P.-S., Looi L.-M., Southey M.C., Weigelt B., Soo-Hwang T., Tischkowitz M., Foulkes W.D., Reis-Filho J.S., Harris M., Tucker K., Visvader J., Li A., Geyer F.C., Blecua P., Lee J.Y., Selenica P., Brown D.N., Pareja F., Lee S.S.K., Kumar R., Rivera B., Bi R., Piscuoglio S., Wen H.Y., Lozada J.R., Gularte-Merida R., Cavallone L., Aghmesheh M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Blackburn A., Bogwitz M., Brown M., Burgess M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Christian A., Clarke C., Cohen P., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., De Fazio A., Delatycki M., Dobrovic A., Dudding T., Edkins E., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forbes J., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Ortega D.G., Gattas M., Giles G., Gill G., Gleeson M., Greening S., Haan E., Hayward N., Hickie I., Hopper J., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kefford R., Duijf P., Kentwell M., Kirk J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Lok S., Macrea F., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.-A., Meiser B., Milne R., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., Pachter N., Patterson B., Phillips K., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Scott C., Scott R., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Spigelman A., Spurdle M., Stone J., Taylor J., Thorne H., Trainer A., Trench G., Walker L., Wallis M., Williams R., Winship I., Wu K., Young M.A., Rezoug Z., Nguyen-Dumont T., Peterlongo P., Tondini C., Terkelsen T., Ronlund K., Boonen S.E., Mannerma A., Winqvist R., Janatova M., Rajadurai P., Xia B., Norton L., Robson M.E., Ng P.-S., Looi L.-M., Southey M.C., Weigelt B., Soo-Hwang T., Tischkowitz M., Foulkes W.D., Reis-Filho J.S., Harris M., Tucker K., Visvader J., Li A., Geyer F.C., Blecua P., Lee J.Y., Selenica P., Brown D.N., Pareja F., Lee S.S.K., Kumar R., Rivera B., Bi R., Piscuoglio S., Wen H.Y., Lozada J.R., Gularte-Merida R., Cavallone L., Aghmesheh M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Blackburn A., Bogwitz M., Brown M., Burgess M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Christian A., Clarke C., Cohen P., Crook A., Cui J., Cummings M., Dawson S.-J., De Fazio A., Delatycki M., Dobrovic A., Dudding T., Edkins E., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forbes J., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Ortega D.G., Gattas M., Giles G., Gill G., Gleeson M., Greening S., Haan E., Hayward N., Hickie I., Hopper J., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., and Kefford R.

Abstract

Mono-allelic germline pathogenic variants in the Partner And Localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) gene predispose to a high-risk of breast cancer development, consistent with the role of PALB2 in homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair. Here, we sought to define the repertoire of somatic genetic alterations in PALB2-associated breast cancers (BCs), and whether PALB2-associated BCs display bi-allelic inactivation of PALB2 and/or genomic features of HR-deficiency (HRD). Twenty-four breast cancer patients with pathogenic PALB2 germline mutations were analyzed by whole-exome sequencing (WES, n = 16) or targeted capture massively parallel sequencing (410 cancer genes, n = 8). Somatic genetic alterations, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the PALB2 wild-type allele, large-scale state transitions (LSTs) and mutational signatures were defined. PALB2-associated BCs were found to be heterogeneous at the genetic level, with PIK3CA (29%), PALB2 (21%), TP53 (21%), and NOTCH3 (17%) being the genes most frequently affected by somatic mutations. Bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation was found in 16 of the 24 cases (67%), either through LOH (n = 11) or second somatic mutations (n = 5) of the wild-type allele. High LST scores were found in all 12 PALB2-associated BCs with bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation sequenced by WES, of which eight displayed the HRD-related mutational signature 3. In addition, bi-allelic inactivation of PALB2 was significantly associated with high LST scores. Our findings suggest that the identification of bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation in PALB2-associated BCs is required for the personalization of HR-directed therapies, such as platinum salts and/or PARP inhibitors, as the vast majority of PALB2-associated BCs without PALB2 bi-allelic inactivation lack genomic features of HRD.Copyright © 2019, The Author(s).

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2019

37. Publisher Correction: Homologous recombination DNA repair defects in PALB2-associated breast cancers (npj Breast Cancer, (2019), 5, 1, (23), 10.1038/s41523-019-0115-9).

Author

Cummings M., Walker L., Wallis M., Williams R., Winship I., Wu K., Young M.A., Rezoug Z., Nguyen-Dumont T., Peterlongo P., Tondini C., Terkelsen T., Ronlund K., Boonen S.E., Mannerma A., Winqvist R., Janatova M., Rajadurai P., Xia B., Norton L., Robson M.E., Ng P.-S., Looi L.-M., Southey M.C., Weigelt B., Soo-Hwang T., Tischkowitz M., Foulkes W.D., Reis-Filho J.S., Li A., Geyer F.C., Blecua P., Lee J.Y., Selenica P., Brown D.N., Pareja F., Lee S.S.K., Kumar R., Rivera B., Bi R., Piscuoglio S., Wen H.Y., Lozada J.R., Gularte-Merida R., Cavallone L., Aghmesheh M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Blackburn A., Bogwitz M., Brown M., Burgess M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Christian A., Clarke C., Cohen P., Crook A., Cui J., Dawson S.-J., De Fazio A., Delatycki M., Dobrovic A., Dudding T., Duijf P., Edkins E., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forbes J., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Ortega D.G., Gattas M., Giles G., Gill G., Gleeson M., Greening S., Haan E., Harris M., Hayward N., Hickie I., Hopper J., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kefford R., Kentwell M., Kirk J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Lok S., Macrea F., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.-A., Meiser B., Milne R., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., Pachter N., Patterson B., Phillips K., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Scott C., Scott R., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Spigelman A., Spurdle M., Stone J., Taylor J., Thorne H., Trainer A., Trench G., Tucker K., Visvader J., Cummings M., Walker L., Wallis M., Williams R., Winship I., Wu K., Young M.A., Rezoug Z., Nguyen-Dumont T., Peterlongo P., Tondini C., Terkelsen T., Ronlund K., Boonen S.E., Mannerma A., Winqvist R., Janatova M., Rajadurai P., Xia B., Norton L., Robson M.E., Ng P.-S., Looi L.-M., Southey M.C., Weigelt B., Soo-Hwang T., Tischkowitz M., Foulkes W.D., Reis-Filho J.S., Li A., Geyer F.C., Blecua P., Lee J.Y., Selenica P., Brown D.N., Pareja F., Lee S.S.K., Kumar R., Rivera B., Bi R., Piscuoglio S., Wen H.Y., Lozada J.R., Gularte-Merida R., Cavallone L., Aghmesheh M., Amor D., Andrews L., Antill Y., Balleine R., Beesley J., Blackburn A., Bogwitz M., Brown M., Burgess M., Burke J., Butow P., Caldon L., Campbell I., Christian A., Clarke C., Cohen P., Crook A., Cui J., Dawson S.-J., De Fazio A., Delatycki M., Dobrovic A., Dudding T., Duijf P., Edkins E., Edwards S., Farshid G., Fellows A., Field M., Flanagan J., Fong P., Forbes J., Forrest L., Fox S., French J., Friedlander M., Ortega D.G., Gattas M., Giles G., Gill G., Gleeson M., Greening S., Haan E., Harris M., Hayward N., Hickie I., Hopper J., Hunt C., James P., Jenkins M., Kefford R., Kentwell M., Kirk J., Kollias J., Lakhani S., Lindeman G., Lipton L., Lobb L., Lok S., Macrea F., Mann G., Marsh D., McLachlan S.-A., Meiser B., Milne R., Nightingale S., O'Connell S., Pachter N., Patterson B., Phillips K., Saleh M., Salisbury E., Saunders C., Saunus J., Scott C., Scott R., Sexton A., Shelling A., Simpson P., Spigelman A., Spurdle M., Stone J., Taylor J., Thorne H., Trainer A., Trench G., Tucker K., and Visvader J.

Abstract

In the original version of this paper, the link to the data record in the Data Availability Statement was incorrectly listed as https:// doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8138912.44. The link has been corrected to https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8138912. This has been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of this article.Copyright © 2019, The Author(s).

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2019

38. The spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic sequence variants in Middle Eastern, North African, and South European countries

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Laitman, Y, Friebel, TM, Yannoukakos, D, Fostira, F, Konstantopoulou, I, Figlioli, G, Bonanni, B, Manoukian, S, Zuradelli, M, Tondini, C, Pasini, B, Peterlongo, P, Plaseska-Karanfilska, D, Jakimovska, M, Majidzadeh, K, Zarinfam, S, Loizidou, MA, Hadjisavvas, A, Michailidou, K, Kyriacou, K, Behar, DM, Bernstein Molho, R, Ganz, P, James, P, Parsons, MT, Sallam, A, Olopade, OI, Seth, A, Chenevix - Trench, G, Leslie, G, McGuffog, L, Marafie, MJ, Megarbane, A, Al-Mulla, F, Rebbeck, TR, Friedman, E, Laitman, Y, Friebel, TM, Yannoukakos, D, Fostira, F, Konstantopoulou, I, Figlioli, G, Bonanni, B, Manoukian, S, Zuradelli, M, Tondini, C, Pasini, B, Peterlongo, P, Plaseska-Karanfilska, D, Jakimovska, M, Majidzadeh, K, Zarinfam, S, Loizidou, MA, Hadjisavvas, A, Michailidou, K, Kyriacou, K, Behar, DM, Bernstein Molho, R, Ganz, P, James, P, Parsons, MT, Sallam, A, Olopade, OI, Seth, A, Chenevix - Trench, G, Leslie, G, McGuffog, L, Marafie, MJ, Megarbane, A, Al-Mulla, F, Rebbeck, TR, and Friedman, E

Abstract

BRCA1 BRCA2 mutational spectrum in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe is not well characterized. The unique history and cultural practices characterizing these regions, often involving consanguinity and inbreeding, plausibly led to the accumulation of population-specific founder pathogenic sequence variants (PSVs). To determine recurring BRCA PSVs in these locales, a search in PUBMED, EMBASE, BIC, and CIMBA was carried out combined with outreach to researchers from the relevant countries for unpublished data. We identified 232 PSVs in BRCA1 and 239 in BRCA2 in 25 of 33 countries surveyed. Common PSVs that were detected in four or more countries were c.5266dup (p.Gln1756Profs), c.181T>G (p.Cys61Gly), c.68_69del (p.Glu23Valfs), c.5030_5033del (p.Thr1677Ilefs), c.4327C>T (p.Arg1443Ter), c.5251C>T (p.Arg1751Ter), c.1016dup (p.Val340Glyfs), c.3700_3704del (p.Val1234Glnfs), c.4065_4068del (p.Asn1355Lysfs), c.1504_1508del (p.Leu502Alafs), c.843_846del (p.Ser282Tyrfs), c.798_799del (p.Ser267Lysfs), and c.3607C>T (p.Arg1203Ter) in BRCA1 and c.2808_2811del (p.Ala938Profs), c.5722_5723del (p.Leu1908Argfs), c.9097dup (p.Thr3033Asnfs), c.1310_1313del (p. p.Lys437Ilefs), and c.5946del (p.Ser1982Argfs) for BRCA2. Notably, some mutations (e.g., p.Asn257Lysfs (c.771_775del)) were observed in unrelated populations. Thus, seemingly genotyping recurring BRCA PSVs in specific populations may provide first pass BRCA genotyping platform.

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2019

39. Homologous recombination DNA repair defects in PALB2-associated breast cancers (vol 5, 23, 2019)

Author

Li, A, Geyer, FC, Blecua, P, Lee, JY, Selenica, P, Brown, DN, Pareja, F, Lee, SSK, Kumar, R, Rivera, B, Bi, R, Piscuoglio, S, Wen, HY, Lozada, JR, Gularte-Merida, R, Cavallone, L, Rezoug, Z, Tu, N-D, Peterlongo, P, Tondini, C, Terkelsen, T, Ronlund, K, Boonen, SE, Mannerma, A, Winqvist, R, Janatova, M, Rajadurai, P, Xia, B, Norton, L, Robson, ME, Ng, P-S, Looi, L-M, Southey, MC, Weigelt, B, Soo-Hwang, T, Tischkowitz, M, Foulkes, WD, Reis-Filho, JS, Aghmesheh, M, Amor, D, Andrews, L, Antill, Y, Balleine, R, Beesley, J, Blackburn, A, Bogwitz, M, Brown, M, Burgess, M, Burke, J, Butow, P, Caldon, L, Campbell, I, Christian, A, Clarke, C, Cohen, P, Crook, A, Cui, J, Cummings, M, Dawson, S-J, De Fazio, A, Delatycki, M, Dobrovic, A, Dudding, T, Duijf, P, Edkins, E, Edwards, S, Farshid, G, Fellows, A, Field, M, Flanagan, J, Fong, P, Forbes, J, Forrest, L, Fox, S, French, J, Friedlander, M, Ortega, DG, Gattas, M, Giles, G, Gill, G, Gleeson, M, Greening, S, Haan, E, Harris, M, Hayward, N, Hickie, I, Hopper, J, Hunt, C, James, P, Jenkins, M, Kefford, R, Kentwell, M, Kirk, J, Kollias, J, Lakhani, S, Lindeman, G, Lipton, L, Lobb, L, Lok, S, Macrea, F, Mann, G, Marsh, D, McLachlan, S-A, Meiser, B, Milne, R, Nightingale, S, O'Connell, S, Pachter, N, Patterson, B, Phillips, K, Saleh, M, Salisbury, E, Saunders, C, Saunus, J, Scott, C, Scott, R, Sexton, A, Shelling, A, Simpson, P, Spigelman, A, Spurdle, M, Stone, J, Taylor, J, Thorne, H, Trainer, A, Trench, G, Tucker, K, Visvader, J, Walker, L, Wallis, M, Williams, R, Winship, I, Wu, K, Young, MA, Li, A, Geyer, FC, Blecua, P, Lee, JY, Selenica, P, Brown, DN, Pareja, F, Lee, SSK, Kumar, R, Rivera, B, Bi, R, Piscuoglio, S, Wen, HY, Lozada, JR, Gularte-Merida, R, Cavallone, L, Rezoug, Z, Tu, N-D, Peterlongo, P, Tondini, C, Terkelsen, T, Ronlund, K, Boonen, SE, Mannerma, A, Winqvist, R, Janatova, M, Rajadurai, P, Xia, B, Norton, L, Robson, ME, Ng, P-S, Looi, L-M, Southey, MC, Weigelt, B, Soo-Hwang, T, Tischkowitz, M, Foulkes, WD, Reis-Filho, JS, Aghmesheh, M, Amor, D, Andrews, L, Antill, Y, Balleine, R, Beesley, J, Blackburn, A, Bogwitz, M, Brown, M, Burgess, M, Burke, J, Butow, P, Caldon, L, Campbell, I, Christian, A, Clarke, C, Cohen, P, Crook, A, Cui, J, Cummings, M, Dawson, S-J, De Fazio, A, Delatycki, M, Dobrovic, A, Dudding, T, Duijf, P, Edkins, E, Edwards, S, Farshid, G, Fellows, A, Field, M, Flanagan, J, Fong, P, Forbes, J, Forrest, L, Fox, S, French, J, Friedlander, M, Ortega, DG, Gattas, M, Giles, G, Gill, G, Gleeson, M, Greening, S, Haan, E, Harris, M, Hayward, N, Hickie, I, Hopper, J, Hunt, C, James, P, Jenkins, M, Kefford, R, Kentwell, M, Kirk, J, Kollias, J, Lakhani, S, Lindeman, G, Lipton, L, Lobb, L, Lok, S, Macrea, F, Mann, G, Marsh, D, McLachlan, S-A, Meiser, B, Milne, R, Nightingale, S, O'Connell, S, Pachter, N, Patterson, B, Phillips, K, Saleh, M, Salisbury, E, Saunders, C, Saunus, J, Scott, C, Scott, R, Sexton, A, Shelling, A, Simpson, P, Spigelman, A, Spurdle, M, Stone, J, Taylor, J, Thorne, H, Trainer, A, Trench, G, Tucker, K, Visvader, J, Walker, L, Wallis, M, Williams, R, Winship, I, Wu, K, and Young, MA

Abstract

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/s41523-019-0115-9.].

Published
2019

40. Homologous recombination DNA repair defects in PALB2-associated breast cancers

Author

Li, A, Geyer, FC, Blecua, P, Lee, JY, Selenica, P, Brown, DN, Pareja, F, Lee, SSK, Kumar, R, Rivera, B, Bi, R, Piscuoglio, S, Wen, HY, Lozada, JR, Gularte-Merida, R, Cavallone, L, Rezoug, Z, Nguyen-Dumont, T, Peterlongo, P, Tondini, C, Terkelsen, T, Ronlund, K, Boonen, SE, Mannerma, A, Winqvist, R, Janatova, M, Rajadurai, P, Xia, B, Norton, L, Robson, ME, Ng, P-S, Looi, L-M, Southey, MC, Weigelt, B, Soo-Hwang, T, Tischkowitz, M, Foulkes, WD, Reis-Filho, JS, Aghmesheh, M, Amor, D, Andrews, L, Antill, Y, Balleine, R, Beesley, J, Blackburn, A, Bogwitz, M, Brown, M, Burgess, M, Burke, J, Butow, P, Caldon, L, Campbell, I, Christian, A, Clarke, C, Cohen, P, Crook, A, Cui, J, Cummings, M, Dawson, S-J, De Fazio, A, Delatycki, M, Dobrovic, A, Dudding, T, Duijf, P, Edkins, E, Edwards, S, Farshid, G, Fellows, A, Field, M, Flanagan, J, Fong, P, Forbes, J, Forrest, L, Fox, S, French, J, Friedlander, M, Ortega, DG, Gattas, M, Giles, G, Gill, G, Gleeson, M, Greening, S, Haan, E, Harris, M, Hayward, N, Hickie, I, Hopper, J, Hunt, C, James, P, Jenkins, M, Kefford, R, Kentwell, M, Kirk, J, Kollias, J, Lakhani, S, Lindeman, G, Lipton, L, Lobb, L, Lok, S, Macrea, F, Mane, G, Marsh, D, Mclachlan, S-A, Meiser, B, Milne, R, Nightingale, S, O'Connell, S, Pachter, N, Patterson, B, Phillips, K, Saleh, M, Salisbury, E, Saunders, C, Saunus, J, Scott, C, Scott, R, Sexton, A, Shelling, A, Simpson, P, Spigelman, A, Spurdle, M, Stone, J, Taylor, J, Thorne, H, Trainer, A, Trench, G, Tucker, K, Visvader, J, Walker, L, Wallis, M, Williams, R, Winship, I, Wu, K, Young, MA, Li, A, Geyer, FC, Blecua, P, Lee, JY, Selenica, P, Brown, DN, Pareja, F, Lee, SSK, Kumar, R, Rivera, B, Bi, R, Piscuoglio, S, Wen, HY, Lozada, JR, Gularte-Merida, R, Cavallone, L, Rezoug, Z, Nguyen-Dumont, T, Peterlongo, P, Tondini, C, Terkelsen, T, Ronlund, K, Boonen, SE, Mannerma, A, Winqvist, R, Janatova, M, Rajadurai, P, Xia, B, Norton, L, Robson, ME, Ng, P-S, Looi, L-M, Southey, MC, Weigelt, B, Soo-Hwang, T, Tischkowitz, M, Foulkes, WD, Reis-Filho, JS, Aghmesheh, M, Amor, D, Andrews, L, Antill, Y, Balleine, R, Beesley, J, Blackburn, A, Bogwitz, M, Brown, M, Burgess, M, Burke, J, Butow, P, Caldon, L, Campbell, I, Christian, A, Clarke, C, Cohen, P, Crook, A, Cui, J, Cummings, M, Dawson, S-J, De Fazio, A, Delatycki, M, Dobrovic, A, Dudding, T, Duijf, P, Edkins, E, Edwards, S, Farshid, G, Fellows, A, Field, M, Flanagan, J, Fong, P, Forbes, J, Forrest, L, Fox, S, French, J, Friedlander, M, Ortega, DG, Gattas, M, Giles, G, Gill, G, Gleeson, M, Greening, S, Haan, E, Harris, M, Hayward, N, Hickie, I, Hopper, J, Hunt, C, James, P, Jenkins, M, Kefford, R, Kentwell, M, Kirk, J, Kollias, J, Lakhani, S, Lindeman, G, Lipton, L, Lobb, L, Lok, S, Macrea, F, Mane, G, Marsh, D, Mclachlan, S-A, Meiser, B, Milne, R, Nightingale, S, O'Connell, S, Pachter, N, Patterson, B, Phillips, K, Saleh, M, Salisbury, E, Saunders, C, Saunus, J, Scott, C, Scott, R, Sexton, A, Shelling, A, Simpson, P, Spigelman, A, Spurdle, M, Stone, J, Taylor, J, Thorne, H, Trainer, A, Trench, G, Tucker, K, Visvader, J, Walker, L, Wallis, M, Williams, R, Winship, I, Wu, K, and Young, MA

Abstract

Mono-allelic germline pathogenic variants in the Partner And Localizer of BRCA2 (PALB2) gene predispose to a high-risk of breast cancer development, consistent with the role of PALB2 in homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair. Here, we sought to define the repertoire of somatic genetic alterations in PALB2-associated breast cancers (BCs), and whether PALB2-associated BCs display bi-allelic inactivation of PALB2 and/or genomic features of HR-deficiency (HRD). Twenty-four breast cancer patients with pathogenic PALB2 germline mutations were analyzed by whole-exome sequencing (WES, n = 16) or targeted capture massively parallel sequencing (410 cancer genes, n = 8). Somatic genetic alterations, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the PALB2 wild-type allele, large-scale state transitions (LSTs) and mutational signatures were defined. PALB2-associated BCs were found to be heterogeneous at the genetic level, with PIK3CA (29%), PALB2 (21%), TP53 (21%), and NOTCH3 (17%) being the genes most frequently affected by somatic mutations. Bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation was found in 16 of the 24 cases (67%), either through LOH (n = 11) or second somatic mutations (n = 5) of the wild-type allele. High LST scores were found in all 12 PALB2-associated BCs with bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation sequenced by WES, of which eight displayed the HRD-related mutational signature 3. In addition, bi-allelic inactivation of PALB2 was significantly associated with high LST scores. Our findings suggest that the identification of bi-allelic PALB2 inactivation in PALB2-associated BCs is required for the personalization of HR-directed therapies, such as platinum salts and/or PARP inhibitors, as the vast majority of PALB2-associated BCs without PALB2 bi-allelic inactivation lack genomic features of HRD.

Published
2019

45. Haplotype analyses of the c.1027C>T and c.2167_2168delAT recurrent truncating mutations in the breast cancer-predisposing gene PALB2

Author

Catucci, I, Casadei, S, Ding, Y, Volorio, S, Ficarazzi, F, Falanga, A, Marchetti, M, Tondini, C, Franchi, M, Adamson, A, Mandell, J, Walsh, T, Olopade, O, Manoukian, S, Radice, P, Ricker, C, Weitzel, J, King, M, Peterlongo, P, Neuhausen, S, Catucci I., Casadei S., Ding Y. C., Volorio S., Ficarazzi F., Falanga A., Marchetti M., Tondini C., Franchi M., Adamson A., Mandell J., Walsh T., Olopade O. I., Manoukian S., Radice P., Ricker C., Weitzel J., King M. -C., Peterlongo P., Neuhausen S. L., Catucci, I, Casadei, S, Ding, Y, Volorio, S, Ficarazzi, F, Falanga, A, Marchetti, M, Tondini, C, Franchi, M, Adamson, A, Mandell, J, Walsh, T, Olopade, O, Manoukian, S, Radice, P, Ricker, C, Weitzel, J, King, M, Peterlongo, P, Neuhausen, S, Catucci I., Casadei S., Ding Y. C., Volorio S., Ficarazzi F., Falanga A., Marchetti M., Tondini C., Franchi M., Adamson A., Mandell J., Walsh T., Olopade O. I., Manoukian S., Radice P., Ricker C., Weitzel J., King M. -C., Peterlongo P., and Neuhausen S. L.

Abstract

Purpose: Breast cancer-predisposing mutations PALB2 c.1027C>T (p.Gln343*) and PALB2 c.2167_2168delAT have each been observed multiple times in breast cancer families of Italian ancestry. More recently, the c2167_2168delAT mutation was identified in unrelated breast cancer cases of various ancestries. For each mutation, we investigated whether the origin was multiple mutational events (a “hot-spot”) or a single event (a founder allele). Methods: We genotyped and reconstructed haplotypes for 36 participants of Italian, Italian-American, Hispanic, and Nigerian ancestries, using seven short tandem repeat (STR) markers that covered 3 Megabases within and flanking PALB2 on chromosome 16. Results: For PALB2 c.1027C>T, a shared haplotype with a minimum size of 150 kb was shared by all 19 carriers investigated, all of Italian ancestry. This result suggests that this allele arose as a single event in a shared ancestor. For PALB2 c.2167_2168delAT, all 12 carriers from American-Italian and Italian families shared a 1-Mb haplotype, the 3 Hispanic carriers shared a different haplotype of size 2 Mb, and the Nigerian carrier had different alleles at all 7 STR markers. These results suggest that PALB2 c.2167_2168delAT arose multiple times, but that within each population, PALB2 c.2167_2168delAT likely represents a single mutational event. Conclusion: We identified two PALB2 mutations that are founder alleles in Italian families, one of which is, independently, also a founder mutation in American-Hispanic breast cancers.

Published
2016

47. Tailoring Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Breast Cancer

Author

Francis, P.A., Pagani, O., Fleming, G.F., Walley, B.A., Colleoni, M., Lang, I., Gomez, H.L., Tondini, C., Ciruelos, E., Burstein, H.J., Bonnefoi, H.R., Bellet, M., Martino, S., Geyer, C.E., Goetz, M.P., Stearns, V., Pinotti, G., Puglisi, F., Spazzapan, S., Climent, M.A., Pavesi, L., Ruhstaller, T., Davidson, N.E., Coleman, R., Debled, M., Buchholz, S., Ingle, J.N., Winer, E.P., Maibach, R., Rabaglio-Poretti, M., Ruepp, B., Leo, A. di, Coates, A.S., Gelber, R.D., Goldhirsch, A., Regan, M.M., SOFT TEXT Investigators Grp, and Int Breast Canc Study Grp

Subjects
0301 basic medicine, Oncology, endocrine system diseases, Receptor, ErbB-2, medicine.medical_treatment, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, law.invention, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Exemestane, Randomized controlled trial, law, Medicine, skin and connective tissue diseases, 610 Medicine & health, Aromatase Inhibitors, Medicine (all), General Medicine, Middle Aged, female genital diseases and pregnancy complications, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Female, hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists, medicine.drug, Adult, endocrine system, medicine.medical_specialty, Randomization, Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal, medicine.drug_class, Breast Neoplasms, Disease-Free Survival, Article, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Breast cancer, Internal medicine, Humans, Survival rate, Chemotherapy, Aromatase inhibitor, business.industry, medicine.disease, Androstadienes, Tamoxifen, 030104 developmental biology, Premenopause, chemistry, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

In the Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial (SOFT) and the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial (TEXT), the 5-year rates of recurrence of breast cancer were significantly lower among premenopausal women who received the aromatase inhibitor exemestane plus ovarian suppression than among those who received tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression. The addition of ovarian suppression to tamoxifen did not result in significantly lower recurrence rates than those with tamoxifen alone. Here, we report the updated results from the two trials.Premenopausal women were randomly assigned to receive 5 years of tamoxifen, tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression, or exemestane plus ovarian suppression in SOFT and to receive tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression or exemestane plus ovarian suppression in TEXT. Randomization was stratified according to the receipt of chemotherapy.In SOFT, the 8-year disease-free survival rate was 78.9% with tamoxifen alone, 83.2% with tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression, and 85.9% with exemestane plus ovarian suppression (P=0.009 for tamoxifen alone vs. tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression). The 8-year rate of overall survival was 91.5% with tamoxifen alone, 93.3% with tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression, and 92.1% with exemestane plus ovarian suppression (P=0.01 for tamoxifen alone vs. tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression); among the women who remained premenopausal after chemotherapy, the rates were 85.1%, 89.4%, and 87.2%, respectively. Among the women with cancers that were negative for HER2 who received chemotherapy, the 8-year rate of distant recurrence with exemestane plus ovarian suppression was lower than the rate with tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression (by 7.0 percentage points in SOFT and by 5.0 percentage points in TEXT). Grade 3 or higher adverse events were reported in 24.6% of the tamoxifen-alone group, 31.0% of the tamoxifen-ovarian suppression group, and 32.3% of the exemestane-ovarian suppression group.Among premenopausal women with breast cancer, the addition of ovarian suppression to tamoxifen resulted in significantly higher 8-year rates of both disease-free and overall survival than tamoxifen alone. The use of exemestane plus ovarian suppression resulted in even higher rates of freedom from recurrence. The frequency of adverse events was higher in the two groups that received ovarian suppression than in the tamoxifen-alone group. (Funded by Pfizer and others; SOFT and TEXT ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT00066690 and NCT00066703 , respectively.).

Published
2018

48. Prognostic impact of regression in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma >1 mm in thickness

Author

Ribero S, Galli F, Osella-Abate S, Bertero L, Cattaneo L, Merelli B, Tondini C, Ghilardi L, De Giorgi V, Occelli M, Quaglino P, Cassoni P, Palmieri G, Massi D, and Mandala M on behalf of the Italian Melanoma Intergroup (IMI).

Subjects
mitosis, melanoma, prognosis
Abstract

Background: The impact of histologic regression on sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) status and on clinical outcome is uncertain. Objective: To investigate whether and to what extent regression \75% is able to predict SLNB status and clinical outcome of patients with melanoma [1-mm thick. Methods: The study included patients with diagnoses given at 4 centers of the Italian Melanoma Intergroup. Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models stratified by center were used to analyze the effect of regression on disease-free interval and melanoma-specific survival. Results: Out of 1182 patients given primary cutaneous melanoma diagnoses during 1998-2015 with a Breslow thickness [1 mm, 954 (304 with and 650 without regression) were included in the analysis. The proportion of patients with a positive SLNB was lower in patients with regression than without (24.4% vs 31.6%, chi-squared test P = .0368). At multivariable analysis, no association was detected between regression and disease-free interval (hazard ratio 1.11, 95% confidence interval 0.85-1.46; P = .4509) or melanoma-specific survival (hazard ratio 1.05, 95% confidence interval 0.77-1.44; P = .7600). Limitation: Retrospective analysis. Conclusion: In our series, regression was not an independent prognostic factor in primary cutaneous melanoma patients with Breslow thickness [1 mm whereas it was associated with a lower incidence of SLNB positivity.

Published
2018

49. Hepatitis B in immunosuppressed cancer patients: Pathogenesis, incidence and prophylaxis

Author

Mandalà, M, Fagiuoli, S, Francisci, Daniela, Bruno, R, Merelli, B, Pasulo, L, Tondini, C, Labianca, R, Roila, F., Mandala', Mario, Mandalà, M, Fagiuoli, S, Francisci, D, Bruno, R, Merelli, B, Pasulo, L, Tondini, C, Labianca, R, and Roila, F

Subjects
Oncology, Hepatitis B virus, HBsAg, medicine.medical_specialty, Premedication, medicine.medical_treatment, medicine.disease_cause, Immunocompromised Host, Risk Factors, Pathogenesi, Neoplasms, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Prophylaxi, Cancer, Chemotherapy, business.industry, Incidence, virus diseases, Lamivudine, Hematology, Hepatitis B, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Transplantation, Immunology, Virus Activation, Rituximab, Therapy, business, medicine.drug
Abstract

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in immunosuppressed cancer patients is a serious clinical problem for HBV carriers undergoing chemotherapy, because it may result in severe liver injury and prevent completion of life-saving treatment of the underlying malignant disease. Design We reviewed the literature on the incidence, pathogenesis and management of hepatitis B in immunosuppressed cancer patients. The role of primary prophylaxis has also been reviewed. Results Patients with a previous HBV infection (negative for hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg], and positive for both hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and/or hepatitis B surface antibody [HBsAb]) can experience HBV reactivation. All guidelines support screening of patients with cancer who are about to undergo potentially immunosuppressive therapy, even if the ASCO provisional clinical opinion considers the screening for patients at heightened risk for chronic HBV infection or if undergoing highly immunosuppressive therapy, as hematopoietic cell transplantation and regimens including rituximab. Several meta-analyses support the prophylactic role of lamivudine in preventing HBV reactivation. Most of studies evaluated retrospectively or, if prospectively designed, compared the effect of prophylactic antiviral therapy against historical controls. Conclusion Screening for HBV should be considered before chemotherapy. Prophylaxis with lamivudine can reduce the incidence of HBV reactivation as well as HBV-related morbidity and mortality. Unsolved issues include the role of antiviral agent with higher potency and less resistance, how to monitor patients for reactivation and when to stop prophylaxis.

Published
2013
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50. Two Missense Variants Detected in Breast Cancer Probands Preventing BRCA2-PALB2 Protein Interaction

Author

Caleca, L, Catucci, I, Figlioli, G, De Cecco, L, Pesaran, T, Ward, M, Volorio, S, Falanga, A, Marchetti, M, Iascone, M, Tondini, C, Zambelli, A, Azzollini, J, Manoukian, S, Radice, P, Peterlongo, P, Caleca, L, Catucci, I, Figlioli, G, De Cecco, L, Pesaran, T, Ward, M, Volorio, S, Falanga, A, Marchetti, M, Iascone, M, Tondini, C, Zambelli, A, Azzollini, J, Manoukian, S, Radice, P, and Peterlongo, P

Abstract

PALB2 (partner and localizer of BRCA2) was initially identified as a binding partner of BRCA2. It interacts also with BRCA1 forming a complex promoting DNA repair by homologous recombination. Germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1, BRCA2 and PALB2 DNA repair genes are associated with high risk of developing breast cancer. Mutation screening in these breast cancer predisposition genes is routinely performed and allows the identification of individuals who carry pathogenic variants and are at risk of developing the disease. However, variants of uncertain significance (VUSs) are often detected and establishing their pathogenicity and clinical relevance remains a central challenge for the risk assessment of the carriers and the clinical decision-making process. Many of these VUSs are missense variants leading to single amino acid substitutions, whose impact on protein function is uncertain. Typically, VUSs are rare and due to the limited genetic, clinical, and pathological data the multifactorial approaches used for classification cannot be applied. Thus, these variants can only be characterized through functional analyses comparing their effect with that of normal and mutant gene products used as positive and negative controls. The two missense variants BRCA2:c.91T >G (p.Trp31Gly) and PALB2:c.3262C >T (p.Pro1088Ser) were detected in two breast cancer probands originally ascertained at Breast Cancer Units of Institutes located in Milan and Bergamo (Northern Italy), respectively. These variants were located in the BRCA2-PALB2 interacting domains, were predicted to be deleterious by in silico analyses, and were very rare and clinically not classified. Therefore, we initiate to study their functional effect by exploiting a green fluorescent protein (GFP)-reassembly in vitro assay specifically designed to test the BRCA2-PALB2 interaction. This functional assay proved to be easy to develop, robust and reliable. It also allows testing variants located in different genes.

Published
2018

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