When brachytherapy met genetic oncology. Can radiation oncologists improve the detection of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer?
Between January 1994 and December 2004, 696 patients with localized endometrial carcinoma have been treated at the Institute Jean-Godinot. Patients were selected on the following criteria: histologically proven adenocarcinoma of the endometrium; age at onset under 60 years; patient not deceased at the time of the study. One hundred twelve patients met these criteria and received a mailed specific questionnaire to establish their pedigree. Thirty-one patients (35.5%) were eventually found eligible for a genetic counselling but only 13 patients agreed to be informed later on. According to the obtained pedigrees and MSI test results, 7 genetic tests have been carried out and so far, 3 MMR mutations were detected. This study suggested the feasibility of a step by step screening of endometrial cancers to select patients at risk for Lynch syndrome and for whom a genetic test would be recommended. Authors suggest that either Amsterdam or Bethesda criteria should be systematically used prospectively in every newly diagnosed endometrial cancer and retrospectively using clinical databases available on endometrial cancers.
Genetic Oncology Unit, Institute Jean-Godinot, France. tandat.nguyen@reims.fnclcc.fr
Tan Dat
TD
Nguyen
Chantal
C
Delvincourt
Marie-Claude
MC
Gorisse
Clotilde
C
Penet
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D003123:Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C501486:MLH1 protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C497172:MSH2 protein, human; D000070957:MutL Protein Homolog 1; D051718:MutS Homolog 2 Protein