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- Title
Comprehensive analysis of germline drivers in endometrial cancer.
- Authors
Gordhandas, Sushmita; Rios-Doria, Eric; Cadoo, Karen A; Catchings, Amanda; Maio, Anna; Kemel, Yelena; Sheehan, Margaret; Ranganathan, Megha; Green, Dina; Aryamvally, Anjali; Arnold, Angela G; Salo-Mullen, Erin; Manning-Geist, Beryl; Sia, Tiffany; Selenica, Pier; Paula, Arnaud Da Cruz; Vanderbilt, Chad; Misyura, Maksym; Leitao, Mario M; Mueller, Jennifer J
- Abstract
Background We sought to determine the prevalence of germline pathogenic variants (gPVs) in unselected patients with endometrial cancer (EC), define biallelic gPVs within tumors, and describe their associations with clinicopathologic features. Methods Germline assessment of at least 76 cancer predisposition genes was performed in patients with EC undergoing clinical tumor-normal Memorial Sloan Kettering–Integrated Mutation Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets (MSK-IMPACT) sequencing from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2021. In patients with gPVs, biallelic alterations in ECs were identified through analysis of loss of heterozygosity and somatic PVs. Clinicopathologic variables were compared using nonparametric tests. Results Of 1625 patients with EC, 216 (13%) had gPVs, and 15 patients had 2 gPVs. There were 231 gPVs in 35 genes (75 [32%] high penetrance; 39 [17%] moderate penetrance; and 117 [51%] low, recessive, or uncertain penetrance). Compared with those without gPVs, patients with gPVs were younger (P = .002), more often White (P = .009), and less obese (P = .025) and had differences in distribution of tumor histology (P = .017) and molecular subtype (P < .001). Among 231 gPVs, 74 (32%) exhibited biallelic inactivation within tumors. For high-penetrance gPVs, 63% (47 of 75) of ECs had biallelic alterations, primarily affecting mismatch repair (MMR) and homologous recombination related genes, including BRCA1, BRCA2 , RAD51D , and PALB2. Biallelic inactivation varied across molecular subtypes with highest rates in microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or copy-number (CN)–high subtypes (3 of 12 [25%] POLE, 30 of 77 [39%] MSI-H, 27 of 60 [45%] CN-high, 9 of 57 [16%] CN-low; P < .001). Conclusions Of unselected patients with EC, 13% had gPVs, with 63% of gPVs in high-penetrance genes (MMR and homologous recombination) exhibiting biallelic inactivation, potentially driving cancer development. This supports germline assessment in EC given implications for treatment and cancer prevention.
- Subjects
ENDOMETRIAL cancer; GERM cells; CANCER genes; CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER patients
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2023, Vol 115, Issue 5, p560
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djad016