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- Title
Prostate cancer in male BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers has a more aggressive phenotype.
- Authors
Mitra, A; Fisher, C; Foster, C S; Jameson, C; Barbachanno, Y; Bartlett, J; Bancroft, E; Doherty, R; Kote-Jarai, Z; Peock, S; Easton, D; Eeles, R; IMPACT and EMBRACE Collaborators
- Abstract
There is a high and rising prevalence of prostate cancer (PRCA) within the male population of the United Kingdom. Although the relative risk of PRCA is higher in male BRCA2 and BRCA1 mutation carriers, the histological characteristics of this malignancy in these groups have not been clearly defined. We present the histopathological findings in the first UK series of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers with PRCA. The archived histopathological tissue sections of 20 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with PRCA were collected from histopathology laboratories in England, Ireland and Scotland. The cases were matched to a control group by age, stage and serum PSA level of PRCA cases diagnosed in the general population. Following histopathological evaluation and re-grading according to current conventional criteria, Gleason scores of PRCA developed by BRCA1/2 mutation carriers were identified to be significantly higher (Gleason scores 8, 9 or 10, P=0.012) than those in the control group. Since BRCA1/2 mutation carrier status is associated with more aggressive disease, it is a prognostic factor for PRCA outcome. Targeting screening to this population may detect disease at an earlier clinical stage which may therefore be beneficial.
- Publication
British journal of cancer, 2008, Vol 98, Issue 2, p502
- ISSN
0007-0920
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bjc.6604132