PurposeBlood/saliva DNA is thought to represent the germline in genetic cancer risk assessment. Cases with pathogenic TP53 variants detected by multi-gene panel tests (MGPT) are often discordant with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS), raising concern about misinterpretation of acquired aberrant clonal expansions (ACE) with TP53 variants as germline results.MethodsPathogenic TP53 variants with abnormal next-generation sequencing (NGS) metrics (e.g., decreased ratio [<25%] of mutant to wild-type allele, >2 detected alleles) were selected from a CLIA laboratory testing cohort. Alternate tissues and/or close relatives were tested to discern between ACE and germline status. Clinical data and LFS testing criteria were examined.ResultsAmong 114,630 MGPT and 1,454 TP53 gene-specific analyses, abnormal NGS metrics were observed in 20% of 353 TP53 positive results, and ACE was confirmed for 91% of cases with ancillary materials, most due to clonal hematopoiesis. Only four met Chompret criteria. ACE cases were older (50 years vs 33.7; P = 0.02) and were more frequent among MGPT (66/285; 23.2%) vs TP53 gene-specific tests (6/68; 8.8%, P = 0.005).ConclusionACE confounds germline diagnosis, may portend hematologic malignancy, and may result in unwarranted clinical interventions. Ancillary testing to confirm germline status should precede Li-Fraumeni syndrome management.

For nonbenign variants in cancer-related genes, the rates at which reclassifications are issued vary by ancestry in ways that differ between BRCA1/2 and other genes.

Purpose We aimed to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymerase inhibitor, veliparib, in combination with carboplatin in germline BRCA1- and BRCA2- (BRCA)-associated metastatic breast cancer (MBC), to assess the efficacy of single-agent veliparib, and of the combination treatment post-progression, and to correlate PAR levels with clinical outcome. Patients and Methods Phase I patients received carboplatin (AUC of 5–6, every 21 days), with escalating doses of oral twice-daily (BID) veliparib. In a companion phase II trial, patients received single-agent veliparib (400 mg BID) and upon progression, received the combination at MTD. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell PAR and serum veliparib levels were assessed and correlated with outcome. Results Twenty-seven phase I trial patients were evaluable. Dose-limiting toxicities were nausea, dehydration, and thrombocytopenia (MTD: veliparib 150 mg po BID and carboplatin [AUC of 5]). Response rate (RR) was 56%; 3 patients remain in complete response (CR) beyond 3 years. Progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 8.7 and 18.8 months. The PFS and OS were 5.2 and 14.5 months in the 44 patients on the phase II trial, with a 14% RR in BRCA1 (n=22) and 36% in BRCA2 (n=22). One of 30 patients responded to the combination therapy after progression on veliparib. Higher baseline PAR was associated with clinical benefit. Conclusion Safety and efficacy are encouraging with veliparib alone and in combination with carboplatin in BRCA-associated MBC. Lasting CRs were observed when the combination was administered first in the phase I trial. Further investigation of PAR level association with clinical outcomes is warranted.

MCI and early dementia were prevalent in our population seeking care for PFDs. Women with cognitive impairment experienced worse condition-specific QoL.

<p>Veliparib pharmacokinetics with geometric mean* and standard deviation (SD) plasma pharmacokinetic parameters during the phase I combination phase</p>