The role of hormonal replacement therapy in BRCA mutated patients: lights and shadows

V Loizzi, M Dellino, M Cerbone, F Arezzo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Advances in molecular genetics have radically changed all aspects of
cancer prevention, screening and treatment and, today, women who are suspected of being …

The avoiding late diagnosis of ovarian cancer (ALDO) project; a pilot national surveillance programme for women with pathogenic germline variants in BRCA1 and …

S Philpott, M Raikou, R Manchanda… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Our study aimed to establish 'real-world'performance and cost-effectiveness of
ovarian cancer (OC) surveillance in women with pathogenic germline BRCA1/2 variants …

Comprehensive Care of Women with Genetic Predisposition to breast and ovarian Cancer

MM AlHilli, P Batur, K Hurley, Z Al-Hilli, D Coombs… - Mayo Clinic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Women at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes are frequently seen in
primary care and gynecology clinics. They present with a distinctive set of clinical and …

Real world cost-effectiveness analysis of population screening for BRCA variants among Ashkenazi jews compared with family history-based strategies

R Michaelson-Cohen, MJ Cohen, C Cohen… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Identifying BRCA mutations carriers reduces cancer incidence by
surveillance and prevention. We analyzed the cost-effectiveness of population screening …

Contraception and hormone replacement therapy in healthy carriers of germline BRCA1/2 genes pathogenic variants: results from an Italian survey

C Massarotti, B Buonomo, M Dellino, M Campanella… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Being a healthy carrier of a BRCA1/2 pathogenetic variant is not a
contraindication to hormonal contraception and menopause hormonal therapy; however …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in age at diagnosis of ovarian cancer for each BRCA mutation type in Japan: optimal timing to carry out risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy

M Sekine, T Enomoto, M Arai, H Den… - Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are recommended to undergo risk-reducing
salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) by age 40 and 45, respectively. However, the carriers have …

A cost-effectiveness analysis of an integrated clinical-radiogenomic screening program for the identification of BRCA 1/2 carriers (e-PROBE study)

A Di Pilla, C Nero, ML Specchia, F Ciccarone… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Current approach to identify BRCA 1/2 carriers in the general population is ineffective as
most of the carriers remain undiagnosed. Radiomics is an emerging tool for large scale …

Impact of the coverage of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy by the national insurance system for women with BRCA pathogenic variants in Japan

H Nomura, A Abe, A Fusegi, T Yoshimitsu, S Misaka… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
To determine the impact of the coverage of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO)
and mastectomy (RRM) as well as genetic testing for BRCA pathogenic variants by the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention over screening for ovarian cancer in patients with high-risk germline mutations: Misinterpreting the findings of ALDO

BL Manning-Geist, M Flint, KL Roche - Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
In November 2022, the findings of the Avoiding Late Diagnosis of Ovarian cancer (ALDO)
study were published. Subsequent media coverage suggested that investigators had found …

Beyond BRCA: Patterns of risk-reducing surgery for non-BRCA, homologous recombination repair pathway gene variant carriers

SS Lee, HC Karpel, C Oh, J Smith, B Pothuri - Gynecologic Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The real-world management of patients with non-BRCA, homologous
recombination repair pathway variants with increased or uncertain risks of ovarian cancer is …