Analysis of clinical features of ovarian cancer (OC) and breast cancer (BC) among BRCA mutated (BRCA+) and sporadic (NH) double tumors

2017 
e12037 Background: Women BRCA+ are at significant risk of developing both OC and BC. Double tumors could arise also in NH patients. Whether the clinical outcome of double OC and BC is different in BRCA+ and in NH subjects is unknown. Methods: The databases of the Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV), Medical Oncology Department of Mirano (VE) and Thiene (VI) were searched to identify the clinical and pathological features of (BC) and (OC) arisen in BRCA+ subjects as well as patients with both malignancy but tested negative/no-tested/unknown for BRCA1/2 mutation (NH). The primary endpoint was to establish if OC instead of BC needs a more intensive follow-up because it principally affects patient’s prognosis. Patients were censored at last follow-up or death (any cause) for determination of overall survival (OS). OS estimates were determined using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by means of log-rank test. The Fisher’s exact test and the t-test were used to compare frequencies and means between groups, resp...
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