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Objective: Germline pathogenic variants (PVs) are known to cause ~4% of prostate cancer, but other homologous repair genes, and Lynch syndrome genes are also involved. Our objective was to assess the contribution of germline and somatic gene variants to prostate cancer.
Methods And Analysis: We reviewed germline/tumour DNA testing from 450 localised or metastatic prostate cancer cases in NW England mainly from 2022 to 2024. ORs for additional genes used detection rates in controls from the BRIDGES study.
Results: 450 cases underwent germline/somatic testing with 2 germline PVs in (0.4%) and 27 in (6.0%)-total 6.4% and 6/328 (1.8%) in . There were 280 metastatic prostate cancer samples tested with 11 (4%) somatic and 7 (2.7%) somatic identified with 1 somatic . Total PVs in were 31/280 (11%), including germline and indeterminate. somatic PVs were found in 9/220 (4.1%), including 2 digenic with and 2 which were biallelic.
Conclusion: In this continuous clinical evaluation, is the most frequently identified prostate cancer gene with over 10% involvement in metastatic disease. and somatic PVs do not appear to be mutually exclusive. does not appear to be a significant contributor to prostate cancer progression.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjonc-2024-000592 | DOI Listing |
JAMA Netw Open
September 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Importance: Patients with advanced cancer frequently receive broad-spectrum antibiotics, but changing use patterns across the end-of-life trajectory remain poorly understood.
Objective: To describe the patterns of broad-spectrum antibiotic use across defined end-of-life intervals in patients with advanced cancer.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study used data from the South Korean National Health Insurance Service database to examine broad-spectrum antibiotic use among patients with advanced cancer who died between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2021.
J Neurooncol
September 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Purpose: Frailty measures are critical for predicting outcomes in metastatic spine disease (MSD) patients. This study aimed to evaluate frailty measures throughout the disease process.
Methods: This retrospective analysis measured frailty in MSD patients at multiple time points using a modified Metastatic Spinal Tumor Frailty Index (MSTFI).
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol
September 2025
Department of Urology, University Hospital Tübingen, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
Introduction And Objectives: High socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with improved oncological outcomes across various cancer types, including prostate cancer. However, limited evidence exists regarding the impact of SES and lifestyle factors on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), including quality of life (QoL), health status (HS), and functional recovery following radical prostatectomy (RP).
Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective single-center analysis of 327 patients undergoing RP (177 open, 150 robotic-assisted) assessing pre- and postoperative functional outcomes (QoL, HS, erectile function, continence).
Pediatr Surg Int
September 2025
Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, Via Nicolò Giustiniani, 35100, Padua, Italy.
Introduction: Brachytherapy has been used for the multimodal treatment of pediatric bladder-prostate rhabdomyosarcoma in the last two decades. The aim of this systematic review is to gather the current evidence about this innovative technique with a special focus on long-term outcomes.
Methods: According to PRISMA criteria, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for papers published between 2000 and 2022.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
September 2025
Department of PET-CT/MRI, NHC Key Laboratory of Molecular Probe and Targeted Theranostics, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
Objective: CXCR4 and integrin αβ play important roles in tumor biology and are highly expressed in multiple types of tumors. This study aimed to synthesize, preclinically evaluate, and clinically validate a novel dual-targeted PET imaging probe Ga-pentixafor-c(RGDfK) for its potential in imaging tumors.
Methods: The effects of Ga-pentixafor-c(RGDfK) on cell viability, targeting specificity, and affinity were assessed in the U87MG cells.