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Genetic alterations associated with multiple primary malignancies

Journal

CANCER MEDICINE
Volume 10, Issue 13, Pages 4465-4477

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3975

Keywords

breast cancer; double cancer; genome-wide profiling; multiple primary malignancy

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  1. Lion's Cancer Research Foundation of Western Sweden [2018:07]
  2. Iris Research Foundation [IR2019-0332]
  3. Swedish Cancer Society [200731PJF]

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In breast cancer patients, the risk of developing other primary malignancies after treatment is relatively low, with more genetic alterations and similarities found in breast cancer compared to previously diagnosed primary malignancies (OPPM). While some patients showed consistent genetic alterations in both tumors, few recurrent genetic alterations were identified that could explain the development of multiple primary malignancies in the same patient.
Breast cancer (BC) patients are frequently at risk of developing other malignancies following treatment. Although studies have been conducted to elucidate the etiology of multiple primary malignancies (MPM) after a BC diagnosis, few studies have investigated other previously diagnosed primary malignancies (OPPM) before BC. Here, genome-wide profiling was used to identify potential driver DNA copy number alterations and somatic mutations that promote the development of MPMs. To compare the genomic profiles for two primary tumors (BC and OPPM) from the same patient, tumor pairs from 26 young women (<= 50 years) diagnosed with one or more primary malignancies before breast cancer were analyzed. Malignant melanoma was the most frequent OPPM, followed by gynecologic- and hematologic malignancies. However, significantly more genetic alterations were detected in BC compared to the OPPM. BC also showed more genetic similarity as a group than the tumor pairs. Clonality testing showed that genetic alterations on chromosomes 1, 3, 16, and 19 were concordant in both tumors in 13 patients. TP53 mutations were also found to be prevalent in BC, MM, and HM. Although all samples were classified as genetically unstable, chromothripsis-like patterns were primarily observed in BC. Taken together, few recurrent genetic alterations were identified in both tumor pairs that can explain the development of MPMs in the same patient. However, larger studies are warranted to further investigate key driver mutations associated with MPMs.

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