Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2019; 10(11): 358-368
Published online Nov 24, 2019. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v10.i11.358
Table 1 Patient characteristics of patients with and without clinical risk factors
CharacteristicsPatients with risk factors (n = 82)Patients without risk factor (n = 30)P value
Mean age (yr)51.8 ± 11.755.6 ± 8.30.06
Menopause, n (%)39 (47.6)17 (56.7)0.52
Diagnosis, n (%)
Epithelial ovarian cancer67 (81.7)30 (100)0.10
Fallopian tube cancer4 (4.90
Peritoneal cancer2 (2.4)0
Synchronous ovarian and endometrial cancer9 (11.0)0
Histologic subtype, n (%)
High-grade serous49 (59.8)0< 0.001
Low-grade serous4 (4.9)2 (6.7)
Endometrioid15 (18.3)13 (43.3)
Clear cell12 (14.6)12 (40.0)
Mixed endometrioid and clear cell1 (1.2)3 (10.0)
Adenocarcinoma1 (1.2)0
Stage, n (%)
127 (32.9)13 (43.3)0.06
210 (12.2)8 (26.7)
338 (46.3)9 (30.0)
47 (8.5)0
Platinum sensitivity, n (%)66 (80.5)23 (76.7)0.73
Germline mutation, n (%)26 (31.7)0< 0.001
Table 2 Details of epithelial ovarian cancer patients with germline mutations
Age (yr)GeneMutation
Variant classificationCancerFamily history of cancerSynchro-nous cancersHistology
Nucleotide changeProtein changeType
63BRCA1c.1889delAp.Asn630IlefsTer2FrameshiftPathogenic Ovarian cancer IIICOvarian cancer (sister)- High-grade serous
64BRCA1c.981_982delATp.Cys328TerFrameshiftPathogenicOvarian cancer IIIBOvarian cancer (sister)-High-grade serous
56BRCA1c.5072C>Ap.Thr1691LysMissenseLikely pathogenicFallopian tube cancer IIA--High-grade serous
52BRCA1c.3748G>Tp.Glu1250TerNonsensePathogenicPeritoneal cancer IIICBreast cancer (mother) ovarian cancer (sister)-High-grade serous
46BRCA1c.2059C>Tp.Gln687TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IIICOvarian cancer (grandmother)-High-grade serous
72BRCA1c.3049G>Tp.Glu1017TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IIIABreast cancer (2 sisters) endometrial cancer (mother)-High-grade serous
57BRCA1c.3770_3771delAGp.Glu1257GlyfsTer9FrameshiftPathogenicOvarian cancer IIICBreast cancer (aunt)-High-grade serous
51BRCA1c.1426delCp.His476MetfsTer2FrameshiftPathogenicOvarian cancer IVBBreast cancer (niece)-High-grade serous
35BRCA1c.3020C>Ap.Ser1007TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IIICBreast cancer (mother)-High-grade serous
63BRCA1c.3181delAp.Ile1061TerFrameshiftPathogenicTubal cancer IVB--High-grade serous
69BRCA1c.1155G>Ap.Trp385TerNonsensePathogenicTubal cancer IC--High-grade serous
45BRCA1c.3049G>Tp.Glu1017TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IVB--High-grade serous
62BRCA1c.4327C>Tp.Arg1443FrameshiftPathogenicPeritoneal cancer IIBBreast cancer (daughter) Breast and ovarian cancer (sister) endometrial cancer (sister)-High-grade serous
59BRCA1c.981_982delATp.Cys328TerFrameshiftPathogenicOvarian cancer IIICBreast cancer (sister)-High-grade serous
49BRCA2c.4126G > Tp.Gly1376TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IIICBreast cancer (sister) Prostate cancer (uncle) Colon cancer (uncle)-High-grade serous
56BRCA2c.7558C > Tp.Arg2520TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IIIC--High-grade serous
60BRCA2c.3109C > Tp.Gln1037TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IVBBreast cancer (2 sisters)Breast cancerHigh-grade serous
49BRCA2c.1367_1368delAGp.Lys457GlufsTer4FrameshiftPathogenicOvarian cancer IIICOvarian cancer (mother)Breast cancerHigh-grade serous
40BRCA2c.22_23delAGp.Arg8AlafsTer4FrameshiftPathogenicOvarian cancer IIICBreast cancer (sister)-Clear cell carcinoma
63BRCA2c.1405_1406delGAp.Asp469NonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IIB-Breast cancerHigh-grade serous
46MLH1c.109G > Ap.Glu37LysNonsenseLikely pathogenicOvarian cancer IIC and endometrial cancer IAG1Colon cancer (grandfather, father and uncle)-Well differentiated serous and well differentiated endometrioid
48MSH2c.1183C > Tp.Gln395TerNonsensePathogenicOvarian cancer IA and endometrial cancer IAG1Endometrial cancer (aunt)Endometrial cancerEndometrioid
48CDH1c.1118C > Tp.Pro373LeuMissenseLikely pathogenicOvarian cancer IC and endometrial cancer IAG3-Endometrial cancerEndometrioid with clear cell
54RAD51Cc.905-2A > CNot applicableSplice site lossLikely pathogenicOvarian cancer IIICOvarian cancer (mother)-High-grade serous
67ATMc.1402_1403delAAp.Lys468GlufsTer18FrameshiftLikely pathogenicOvarian cancer IA-Breast cancer (Triple- negative)Clear cell
52ATMc.8431_8432delAAp.Lys2811ValfsTer3FrameshiftLikely pathogenicOvarian cancer IIICColon cancer (mother, aunt) liver cancer (aunt)-Clear cell
Table 3 Frequency of germline mutations according to various clinical risk factors
Risk factorsNumber of patientsBRCA1, n (%)BRCA2, n (%)Other genes, n (%)
None30000
Family history of cancers (breast/ovary/endometrium/colon)3210 (31.2)4 (12.5)4 (12.5) (1ATM, 1RAD51C,1 MLH1, 1MSH2)
Family history of breast cancer226 (27.3)3 (13.6)0
Family history of ovarian cancer105 (50.0)1 (10.0)1 (10.0) (RAD51C)
Personal history of breast cancer1203 (25.0)1 (8.3) (ATM)
Two primary ovarian and endometrial cancer9003 (33.3) (1 MLH1, 1MSH2, 1CDH1)
High-grade serous carcinoma4914 (28.6)5 (10.4)1 (2.1) (RAD51C)
Young age (< 40 yr)141 (7.1)1 (7.1)0