TY - JOUR
T1 - Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome
T2 - CDH1 mutations and beyond
AU - Hansford, Samantha
AU - Kaurah, Pardeep
AU - Li-Chang, Hector
AU - Woo, Michelle
AU - Senz, Janine
AU - Pinheiro, Hugo
AU - Schrader, Kasmintan A.
AU - Schaeffer, David F.
AU - Shumansky, Karey
AU - Zogopoulos, George
AU - Santos, Teresa Almeida
AU - Claro, Isabel
AU - Carvalho, Joana
AU - Nielsen, Cydney
AU - Padilla, Sarah
AU - Lum, Amy
AU - Talhouk, Aline
AU - Baker-Lange, Katie
AU - Richardson, Sue
AU - Lewis, Ivy
AU - Lindor, Noralane M.
AU - Pennell, Erin
AU - MacMillan, Andree
AU - Fernandez, Bridget
AU - Keller, Gisella
AU - Lynch, Henry
AU - Shah, Sohrab P.
AU - Guilford, Parry
AU - Gallinger, Steven
AU - Corso, Giovanni
AU - Roviello, Franco
AU - Caldas, Carlos
AU - Oliveira, Carla
AU - Pharoah, Paul D.P.
AU - Huntsman, David G.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is funded by grants 013831 and 701562 from the Canadian Cancer Society; grant MOP-123517 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; the British Columbia Cancer Foundation through the Wickerson/Tattersdill Family Fund; Projects FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-015779 and PTDC/SAU-GMG/110785/2009 from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology associated with European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) (Program COMPETE); and grant ITT-2007 from Istituto Toscano Tumori (Italy).
Funding Information:
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Funding Information:
receives fellowship funding from the Terry Fox Foundation Strategic Health Research Training Program in Cancer Research at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology provides Postdoctoral grants to Dr Pinheiro (SFRH/BPD/ 79499/2011) and to Dr Carvalho (SFRH/BPD/ 86543/2012). No other disclosures are reported.
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PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - IMPORTANCE: E-cadherin (CDH1) is a cancer predisposition gene mutated in families meeting clinically defined hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC). Reliable estimates of cancer risk and spectrum in germline mutation carriers are essential for management. For families without CDH1 mutations, genetic-based risk stratification has not been possible, resulting in limited clinical options. OBJECTIVES: To derive accurate estimates of gastric and breast cancer risks in CDH1 mutation carriers and determine if germline mutations in other genes are associated with HDGC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Testing for CDH1 germline mutations was performed on 183 index cases meeting clinical criteria for HDGC. Penetrance was derived from 75 mutation-positive families from within this and other cohorts, comprising 3858 probands (353 with gastric cancer and 89 with breast cancer). Germline DNA from 144 HDGC probands lacking CDH1 mutations was screened using multiplexed targeted sequencing for 55 cancer-associated genes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Accurate estimates of gastric and breast cancer risks in CDH1 mutation carriers and the relative contribution of other cancer predisposition genes in familial gastric cancers. RESULTS: Thirty-one distinct pathogenic CDH1 mutations (14 novel) were identified in 34 of 183 index cases (19%). By the age of 80 years, the cumulative incidence of gastric cancer was 70% (95% CI, 59%-80%) for males and 56% (95% CI, 44%-69%) for females, and the risk of breast cancer for females was 42% (95% CI, 23%-68%). In CDH1 mutation-negative index cases, candidate mutations were identified in 16 of 144 probands (11%), including mutations within genes of high and moderate penetrance: CTNNA1, BRCA2, STK11, SDHB, PRSS1, ATM, MSR1, and PALB2. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This is the largest reported series of CDH1 mutation carriers, providing more precise estimates of age-associated risks of gastric and breast cancer that will improve counseling of unaffected carriers. In HDGC families lacking CDH1 mutations, testing of CTNNA1 and other tumor suppressor genes should be considered. Clinically defined HDGC families can harbor mutations in genes (ie, BRCA2) with different clinical ramifications from CDH1. Therefore, we propose that HDGC syndrome may be best defined by mutations in CDH1 and closely related genes, rather than through clinical criteria that capture families with heterogeneous susceptibility profiles.
AB - IMPORTANCE: E-cadherin (CDH1) is a cancer predisposition gene mutated in families meeting clinically defined hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC). Reliable estimates of cancer risk and spectrum in germline mutation carriers are essential for management. For families without CDH1 mutations, genetic-based risk stratification has not been possible, resulting in limited clinical options. OBJECTIVES: To derive accurate estimates of gastric and breast cancer risks in CDH1 mutation carriers and determine if germline mutations in other genes are associated with HDGC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Testing for CDH1 germline mutations was performed on 183 index cases meeting clinical criteria for HDGC. Penetrance was derived from 75 mutation-positive families from within this and other cohorts, comprising 3858 probands (353 with gastric cancer and 89 with breast cancer). Germline DNA from 144 HDGC probands lacking CDH1 mutations was screened using multiplexed targeted sequencing for 55 cancer-associated genes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Accurate estimates of gastric and breast cancer risks in CDH1 mutation carriers and the relative contribution of other cancer predisposition genes in familial gastric cancers. RESULTS: Thirty-one distinct pathogenic CDH1 mutations (14 novel) were identified in 34 of 183 index cases (19%). By the age of 80 years, the cumulative incidence of gastric cancer was 70% (95% CI, 59%-80%) for males and 56% (95% CI, 44%-69%) for females, and the risk of breast cancer for females was 42% (95% CI, 23%-68%). In CDH1 mutation-negative index cases, candidate mutations were identified in 16 of 144 probands (11%), including mutations within genes of high and moderate penetrance: CTNNA1, BRCA2, STK11, SDHB, PRSS1, ATM, MSR1, and PALB2. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This is the largest reported series of CDH1 mutation carriers, providing more precise estimates of age-associated risks of gastric and breast cancer that will improve counseling of unaffected carriers. In HDGC families lacking CDH1 mutations, testing of CTNNA1 and other tumor suppressor genes should be considered. Clinically defined HDGC families can harbor mutations in genes (ie, BRCA2) with different clinical ramifications from CDH1. Therefore, we propose that HDGC syndrome may be best defined by mutations in CDH1 and closely related genes, rather than through clinical criteria that capture families with heterogeneous susceptibility profiles.
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U2 - 10.1001/jamaoncol.2014.168
DO - 10.1001/jamaoncol.2014.168
M3 - Article
C2 - 26182300
AN - SCOPUS:84989787164
VL - 1
SP - 23
EP - 32
JO - JAMA oncology
JF - JAMA oncology
SN - 2374-2437
IS - 1
ER -