Nature,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
609(7927), P. 552 - 559
Published: Aug. 31, 2022
Prostate
cancer
is
characterized
by
considerable
geo-ethnic
disparity.
African
ancestry
a
significant
risk
factor,
with
mortality
rates
across
sub-Saharan
Africa
of
2.7-fold
higher
than
global
averages
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 479 - 505
Published: May 1, 2019
The
NCCN
Guidelines
for
Prostate
Cancer
include
recommendations
regarding
diagnosis,
risk
stratification
and
workup,
treatment
options
localized
disease,
management
of
recurrent
advanced
disease
clinicians
who
treat
patients
with
prostate
cancer.
portions
the
guidelines
included
herein
focus
on
roles
germline
somatic
genetic
testing,
nomograms
tumor
multigene
molecular
androgen
deprivation
therapy,
secondary
hormonal
chemotherapy,
immunotherapy
in
Journal of Clinical Oncology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
37(6), P. 490 - 503
Published: Jan. 9, 2019
Germline
mutations
in
DNA
damage
repair
(DDR)
genes
are
identified
a
significant
proportion
of
patients
with
metastatic
prostate
cancer,
but
the
clinical
implications
these
remain
unclear.
This
prospective
multicenter
cohort
study
evaluated
prevalence
and
effect
germline
DDR
(gDDR)
on
castration-resistance
cancer
(mCRPC)
outcomes.Unselected
were
enrolled
at
diagnosis
mCRPC
screened
for
gDDR
107
genes.
The
primary
aim
was
to
assess
impact
ATM/BRCA1/BRCA2/
PALB2
cause-specific
survival
(CSS)
from
mCRPC.
Secondary
aims
included
association
subgroups
response
outcomes
treatments.
Combined
progression-free
first
systemic
therapy
(PFS)
until
progression
second
(PFS2)
also
explored.We
68
carriers
(16.2%)
419
eligible
patients,
including
14
BRCA2,
eight
ATM,
four
BRCA1,
none
mutations.
did
not
reach
its
end
point,
because
difference
CSS
between
ATM/BRCA1/BRCA2/PALB2
noncarriers
statistically
(23.3
v
33.2
months;
P
=
.264).
halved
BRCA2
(g
BRCA2)
(17.4
.027),
g
as
an
independent
prognostic
factor
CCS
(hazard
ratio
[HR],
2.11;
.033).
Significant
interactions
status
treatment
type
(androgen
signaling
inhibitor
taxane
therapy)
observed
(CSS
adjusted
.014;
PFS2
.005).
(24.0
17.0
months)
(18.9
8.6
greater
treated
line
abiraterone
or
enzalutamide
compared
taxanes.
Clinical
differ
by
noncarriers.g
have
deleterious
that
may
be
affected
used.
Determination
assistance
selection
initial
Nonetheless,
confirmatory
studies
required
before
results
can
support
change
practice.
European Urology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
76(6), P. 831 - 842
Published: Sept. 17, 2019
Mutations
in
BRCA2
cause
a
higher
risk
of
early-onset
aggressive
prostate
cancer
(PrCa).
The
IMPACT
study
is
evaluating
targeted
PrCa
screening
using
prostate-specific-antigen
(PSA)
men
with
germline
BRCA1/2
mutations.
Journal of Cancer,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(9), P. 2109 - 2127
Published: Jan. 1, 2019
Carcinogenesis
is
a
multistep
process,
and
tumors
frequently
harbor
multiple
mutations
regulating
genome
integrity,
cell
division
death.The
integrity
of
cellular
closely
controlled
by
the
mechanisms
DNA
damage
signaling
repair.The
association
breast
cancer
susceptibility
genes
BRCA1
BRCA2
with
ovarian
development
was
first
demonstrated
over
20
years
ago.Since
then
germline
within
these
were
linked
to
genomic
instability
increased
risk
many
other
types.Genomic
an
engine
oncogenic
transformation
non-tumorigenic
cells
into
tumor-initiating
further
tumor
evolution.In
this
review
we
discuss
biological
functions
role
BRCA
in
initiation,
regulation
stemness,
therapy
resistance
progression.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Nov. 20, 2019
Metastatic
castration-resistant
prostate
cancer
(mCRPC)
has
a
highly
complex
genomic
landscape.
With
the
recent
development
of
novel
treatments,
accurate
stratification
strategies
are
needed.
Here
we
present
whole-genome
sequencing
(WGS)
analysis
fresh-frozen
metastatic
biopsies
from
197
mCRPC
patients.
Using
unsupervised
clustering
based
on
features,
define
eight
distinct
clusters.
We
observe
potentially
clinically
relevant
genotypes,
including
microsatellite
instability
(MSI),
homologous
recombination
deficiency
(HRD)
enriched
with
deletions
and
BRCA2
aberrations,
tandem
duplication
genotype
associated
CDK12
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Feb. 18, 2021
Abstract
Therapy
resistance
and
metastatic
processes
in
prostate
cancer
(PCa)
remain
undefined,
due
to
lack
of
experimental
models
that
mimic
different
disease
stages.
We
describe
an
androgen-dependent
PCa
patient-derived
xenograft
(PDX)
model
from
treatment-naïve,
soft
tissue
metastasis
(PNPCa).
RNA
whole-exome
sequencing
the
PDX
organoids
confirmed
transcriptomic
genomic
similarity
primary
tumor.
PNPCa
harbors
BRCA2
CHD1
somatic
mutations,
shows
SPOP/FOXA1
-like
signature
microsatellite
instability,
which
occurs
3%
advanced
has
never
been
modeled
vivo.
Comparison
treatment-naïve
with
additional
PDXs
(BM18,
LAPC9),
a
medium-throughput
organoid
screen
FDA-approved
compounds,
revealed
differential
drug
sensitivities.
Multikinase
inhibitors
(ponatinib,
sunitinib,
sorafenib)
were
broadly
effective
on
all
PDX-
cases
acquired
standard-of-care
compounds.
This
proof-of-principle
study
may
provide
preclinical
tool
responses
newly
identified,
repurposed