Germline BRCA mutation does not prevent response to taxane-based therapy for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer
Germline BRCA mutation does not prevent response to taxane-based therapy for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1464-410x.2011.10292.x
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Robson, Mark E.
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作者:
Gallagher, David J.;Cronin, Angel M.;Robson, Mark E.
OBJECTIVETo investigate the relationship between BRCA mutation status and response to taxane-based chemotherapy, since BRCA mutation carriers with prostate cancer appear to have worse survival than non-carriers and docetaxel improves survival in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer.PATIENTS AND METHODSWe determined BRCA mutation prevalence in 158 Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) men with castration-resistant prostate cancer. Clinical data were collected as part of an institutional prostate cancer research database and through additional medical record review.Clinical records and DNA samples were linked through a unique identifier, anonymizing the samples before genetic testing for the AJ BRCA1/2 founder mutations.Response to taxane-based therapy was defined by the prostate-specific antigen nadir within 12 weeks of therapy.RESULTS In all, 88 men received taxane-based treatment, seven of whom were BRCA carriers (three BRCA1, four BRCA2; 8%). Initial response to taxane was available for all seven BRCA carriers and for 69 non-carriers.Overall, 71% (54/76) of patients responded to treatment, with no significant difference between carriers (57%) and non-carriers (72%) (absolute difference 15%; 95% confidence interval -23% to 53%; P = 0.4).Among patients with an initial response, the median change in prostate-specific antigen was similar for BRCA carriers (-63%, interquartile range -71% to -57%) and non-carriers (-60%, interquartile range -78% to -35%) (P = 0.6).At last follow-up, all seven BRCA carriers and 49 non-carriers had died from prostate cancer. One BRCA2 carrier treated with docetaxel plus platinum survived 37 months.CONCLUSIONIn this small, hypothesis-generating study approximately half of BRCA carriers had a prostate-specific antigen response to taxane-based chemotherapy, suggesting that it is an active therapy in these individuals.