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Castro, Elena

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3691-6454

Mayo Clinic

Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre

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BRCA1, BRCA2 , and Associated Cancer Risks and Management for Male Patients
Shevach, Jeffrey , Castro, Elena , Couch, Fergus J. , Domchek, Susan M., Eeles, Rosalind A. , Lin, Daniel W., Morgan, Todd M. , Offit, Kenneth, Schaeffer, Edward M. , Szymaniak, Brittany M. , Eeles, Rosalind A , Morgan, Todd M , Cheng, Heather H. , Couch, Fergus J. , Giri, Veda N. , Hall, Michael J. , King, Mary‐Claire , Lin, Daniel W., Loeb, Stacy , Offit, Kenneth, Pritchard, Colin C. , Vassy, Jason L. , Katona, Bryson W , Maxwell, Kara N.

JAMA Oncology | July 25, 2024 | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1272

10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2185 Get It

Importance Half of all carriers of inherited cancer-predisposing variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are male, but the implications for their health are underrecognized compared to female individuals. Germline variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 (also known as pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants, referred to here as BRCA1/2 PVs) are well known to significantly increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers in female carriers, and knowledge of BRCA1/2 PVs informs established cancer screening and options for risk reduction. While risks to male carriers of BRCA1/2 PVs are less characterized, there is convincing evidence of increased risk for prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and breast cancer in males. There has also been a rapid expansion of US Food and Drug Administration–approved targeted cancer therapies, including poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, for breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancers associated with BRCA1/2 PVs. Observations This narrative review summarized the data that inform cancer risks, targeted cancer therapy options, and guidelines for early cancer detection. It also highlighted areas of emerging research and clinical trial opportunities for male BRCA1/2 PV carriers. These developments, along with the continued relevance to family cancer risk and reproductive options, have informed changes to guideline recommendations for genetic testing and strengthened the case for increased genetic testing for males. Conclusions and Relevance Despite increasing clinical actionability for male carriers of BRCA1/2 PVs, far fewer males than female individuals undergo cancer genetic testing. Oncologists, internists, and primary care clinicians should be vigilant about offering appropriate genetic testing to males. Identifying more male carriers of BRCA1/2 PVs will maximize opportunities for cancer early detection, targeted risk management, and cancer treatment for males, along with facilitating opportunities for risk reduction and prevention in their family members, thereby decreasing the burden of hereditary cancer.
Common variants of the BRCA1 wild-type allele modify the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers
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Human Molecular Genetics | September 3, 2011 | Volume: 20 | Issue: 23 | Pages: 4732-4747

10.1093/hmg/ddr388 Get It

Common alleles at 6q25.1 and 1p11.2 are associated with breast cancer risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Antoniou, Antonis C. , Sinilnikova, Olga M., Soucy, Penny, McGuffog, Lesley, Healey, Sue, Peterlongo, Paolo , Manoukian, Siranoush , Peissel, Bernard , Zaffaroni, Daniela , Cattaneo, Elisa , Barile, Monica, Pensotti, Valeria , Pasini, Barbara , Dolcetti, Riccardo , Giannini, Giuseppe , Putignano, Anna Laura , Varesco, Liliana , Radice, Paolo , Mai, Phuong L., Greene, Mark H. , Andrulis, Irene L. , Glendon, Gord , Özçelik, Hilmi, Thomassen, Mads , Gerdes, Anne‐Marie , Kruse, Torben A., Jensen, Uffe Birk , Crüger, Dorthe Gylling, Caligo, Maria A. , Laitman, Yael , Milgrom, Roni, Friedman, Eitan , Loman, Niklas, Harbst, Katja , Lindblom, Annika , Arver, Brita, Ehrencrona, Hans , Melin, Beatrice , SWE-BRCA, Nathanson, Katherine L. , Rebbeck, Timothy R., Jakubowska, Anna , Lubiński, Jan , Huzarski, Tomasz , Byrski, Tomasz , Cybulski, Cezary, Górski, Bohdan , Osório, Ana , Hamann, Ute, Hogervorst, Frans B.L., Rookus, Matti A. , Hooning, Maartje J. , Nelen, Marcel , Luijt, Rob B. van der , Os, Theo A.M. van, Meijers‐Heijboer, Hanne , Gómez, E. , HEBON, Peock, Susan, Cook, Margaret , Frost, Debra, Platte, Radka, Leyland, Jean, Evans, D. Gareth , Lalloo, Fiona, Eeles, Rosalind A. , Izatt, Louise , Adlard, Julian , Davidson, Rosemarie, Eccles, Diana , Ong, Kai-Ren, Douglas, Fiona, Paterson, Joan, Miedzybrodzka, Zosia , EMBRACE, Buecher, Bruno , Belotti, Muriel, Tirapo, Carole, Mazoyer, Sylvie , Barjhoux, Laure, Lasset, Christine , Leroux, Dominique, Faivre, Laurence, Bronner, Myriam , Prieur, Fabienne, Noguès, Catherine , Rouleau, Étienne , Coupier, Isabelle, Frénay, Marc, Collaborators, CEMO Study, Daly, Mary B., Terry, Mary Beth , John, Esther M. , Yassin, Yosuf, Miron, Alexander, Goldgar, David E., Registry, Breast Cancer Family, Singer, Christian F., Tea, Muy‐Kheng, Pfeiler, Georg , Dressler, Anne Catharina, Hansen, Thomas van Overeem , Jønson, Lars, Ejlertsen, Bent , Barkardóttir, Rósa B. , Kirchhoff, Tomas , Offit, Kenneth, Piedmonte, Marion, Rodriguez, Gustavo C. , Small, Laurie, Boggess, John F., Blank, Stephanie V. , Basil, Jack, Montagna, Marco , Tognazzo, Silvia , Imyanitov, Evgeny , Janavičius, Ramūnas , Lázaro, Conxi , Blanco, Ignacio , Sucheston, Lara, Walsh, Christine , Oláh, Edith , Bozsik, Anikó , Teo, Soo‐Hwang , Seldon, Joyce, Beattie, Mary, Rensburg, Elizabeth J. van , Sluiter, Michelle D., Dı́ez, Orland , Schmutzler, Rita K., Wappenschmidt, Barbara , Engel, Christoph , Meindl, Alfons , Ruehl, I., Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Kast, Karin, Deißler, Helmut , Niederacher, Dieter , Arnold, Norbert , Gadzicki, Dorothea, Schönbuchner, Ines, Caldes, Trinidad, Hoya, Miguel de la , Nevanlinna, Heli , Aittomäki, Kristiina, Dumont, Martine , Chiquette, Jocelyne , Chen, Xiaoqing, Beesley, Jonathan, Spurdle, Amanda B. , investigators, kConFab, Ding, Yuan Chun , Fredericksen, Zachary, Simard, Jacques , Easton, Douglas F. , Chenevix‐Trench, Georgia , CIMBA, on behalf of, Sutter, Christian , Vasen, Hans F. A. , Durocher, Francine , Rahman, Nazneen , Karlsson, Per , Nordling, Margareta , Olsson, Håkan , Hoogerbrugge, Nicoline , Waisfisz, Quinten , Barton, David , Tobias, Edward S. , Jacobs, Chris , Ellis, Ian O. , Castro, Elena , Lucassen, Anneke , Gladieff, Laurence , Thorne, Heather , Stenmark‐Askmalm, Marie , Faivre, Laurence , Kartsonaki, Christiana , Lee, Andrew , Mai, Phuong L., Kaufman, Bella , Paluch–Shimon, Shani , SWE-BRCA, Domchek, Susan M. , Gronwald, Jacek , Cajal, Teresa Ramón y , Fostira, Florentia , Andrés, Raquel , Benı́tez, Javier , Asperen, Christi J. van , Devilee, Peter , HEBON, Cook, Jackie A , Kennedy, Michael John , EMBRACE, Godwin, Andrew K. , Stoppa‐Lyonnet, Dominique , Pujol, Pascal , Collaborators, CEMO Study, Hopper, John L. , Buys, Saundra S. , Registry, Breast Cancer Family, Singer, Christian F. , Azodi, Masoud , Toland, Amanda Ewart , Agata, Simona , Pharoah, Paul D.P. , Karlan, Beth Y. , Meindl, Alfons , Caldes, Trinidad, Tischkowitz, Marc D. , Chen, Xiaoqing, investigators, kConFab, Neuhausen, Susan L. , Wang, Xianshu , Pankratz, V. Shane , Couch, Fergus J. , CIMBA, on behalf of, Nevanlinna, H , Caligo, Maria A , Peterlongo, Paolo , Spurdle, Amanda B , Teo, Soo H , van Rensburg, Elizabeth J , Eccles, Diana , de la Hoya, Miguel , Diez, Orland , Radice, Paolo , Adlard, Julian , Arnold, Norbert , Eeles, Rosalind A , Ehrencrona, Hans , Evans, D Gareth , John, Esther M , van der Luijt, Rob B , Jakubowska, Anna , Nathanson, Katherine L , Bozsik, Aniko , Engel, Christoph , Lazaro, Conxi , Montagna, Marco , Simard, Jacques , Chenevix-Trench, Georgia , Huzarski, Tomasz , Faivre, Laurence , Gómez-García, Encarna B , Hansen, Thomas van Overeem , Pasini, Barbara , Manoukian, Siranoush , Lubinski, Jan , Terry, Mary Beth , Lindblom, Annika , Ellis, Ian

Human Molecular Genetics | May 19, 2011 | Volume: 20 | Issue: 16 | Pages: 3304-3321

10.1093/hmg/ddr226 Get It