Predictors of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who underwent evaluation for BRCA genetic testing

Abstract only 1549 Background: Patients with DCIS are at increased risk for developing contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Therefore, an increasing number of women with DCIS are electing for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). In a previous study involving 2072 women with DCIS, 13.5% chose C...

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Published in:Journal of clinical oncology Vol. 30; no. 15_suppl; p. 1549
Main Authors: Elsayegh, Nisreen, Gutierrez-Barrera, Angelica M., Muse, Kimberly I., Lin, Heather, Turco, Diana L., Litton, Jennifer Keating, Kuerer, Henry Mark, Arun, Banu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 20-05-2012
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Summary:Abstract only 1549 Background: Patients with DCIS are at increased risk for developing contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Therefore, an increasing number of women with DCIS are electing for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). In a previous study involving 2072 women with DCIS, 13.5% chose CPM. In this study, we aimed to evaluate factors associated with CPM in patients with DCIS who underwent genetic counseling for BRCA. Methods: 165 women with pure DCIS, who underwent genetic counseling, were included in the study. Patients’ characteristics were obtained from a prospectively maintained research database at UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Univariate and multivaraite logistic regression analysis were used to determine predictive factors associated with CPM. Patients’ characteristics included age, marital and educational status, tumor markers, nuclear grade, family history with breast (BC) and ovarian cancer (OC), race, Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, and BRCA genetic test results. Results: Out of 165 patients, 17(10.3%) were found to have a BRCA deleterious mutation. 44(26.7%) underwent CPM. Younger patients (median ≤ 45 yr) were more likely to elect for CPM than older patients (p= 0.0098). Patients who tested positive for a BRCA mutation were more likely to elect for CPM than those who tested negative or were not tested (p= 0.0001). Patients who had a family history of OC (15 (57.7%) were more likely to choose CPM than those who did not (p= 0.0004). These three factors remained significant in the multivariate model (p <0.008). Marital and educational status, tumor markers, nuclear grade, and family history of breast cancer were not significant predictors of CPM. Conclusions: The rate of CPM in patients with DCIS is high. Factors associated with increased likelihood of undergoing CPM include family history of OC, age, and BRCA positivity. Further studies are needed to evaluate patients perception of CBC risk, and if this may play a role in the high number of CPM.
ISSN:0732-183X
1527-7755
DOI:10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.1549