Genetic counseling processes and outcomes among prostate cancer patients (ProGen).

Authors

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Donna Rachel Vatnick

Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Donna Rachel Vatnick , Sandjida Aktar , Jill E. Stopfer , Lindsay Kipnis , Samantha K. Culver , Diane R. Koeller , Alexander E. Husband , Kyle Allen , Kerry L. Kilbridge , Bradley Alexander McGregor , Christopher Sweeney , Virginia Speare , Brigette Tippin Davis , Jill S. Dolinsky , Judy Ellen Garber , Huma Q. Rana , Mary-Ellen Taplin , Mark Pomerantz

Organizations

Center for Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Ambry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA, Lank Center for Genitourinary Malignancy, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

Research Funding

Other

Background: Prostate cancer (PC) is among the leading causes of cancer mortality in males. Recent studies found 8-12% of advanced PC cases may be hereditary. Germline mutations have been reported in BRCA1/2, other DNA repair genes including ATM, CHEK2, PALB2 and DNA mismatch repair genes. Genetic testing can inform treatment decisions including drug targeting, such as PARP inhibitors for men with BRCA mutations, and checkpoint inhibitors for those with pathogenic mutations in mismatch repair genes2. Discovering a pathogenic mutation associated with increased cancer risk also prompts dissemination of this information to family, where subsequent testing can lead to risk stratification and impactful opportunities for cancer screening and prevention. It is critical that men with high risk and potentially lethal prostate cancer routinely be offered genetic testing as a component of their cancer care. Genetic counseling services are limited, and more efficient services are needed. Methods: We are investigating video education prior to genetic testing compared with in-person pretest counseling with a licensed genetic counselor (GC). ProGen is an ongoing randomized trial evaluating two distinct models of cancer genetics service delivery in 450 PC cases over a two-year period. The study is conducted in collaboration with Ambry Genetics utilizing a 67-gene cancer panel. The primary aim is analysis of the proportion and type of germline mutations identified. Secondary aims include testing uptake by arm, evaluation of distress, knowledge, satisfaction with testing services, family communication, and impact on cancer care. Results are communicated by telephone with a GC. Inclusion criteria are: potentially lethal PC (metastatic, localized with Gleason score ≥8, rising/persistent PSA after local therapy), early diagnosis (≤ 55 years), prior malignancy, and/or family history potentially indicating a hereditary cancer risk. Enrollment is 74% completed at a single institution. (NCT03328091). 1 Pritchard CC, et al. Inherited DNA‐repair gene mutations in men with metastatic prostate cancer. NEJM. 2016;375:443 2 Mateo J, et al. DNA-Repair Defects and Olaparib in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. NEJM. 2015;373(18):1697-1708 Clinical trial information: NCT03328091

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Trials in Progress Poster Session

Session Title

Trials in Progress Poster Session A: Prostate Cancer

Track

Prostate Cancer,Prostate Cancer

Sub Track

Prostate Cancer - Advanced Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT03328091

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 7S; abstr TPS343)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.7_suppl.TPS343

Abstract #

TPS343

Poster Bd #

N19

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