Discussing the predictive, prognostic, and therapeutic value of germline DNA-repair gene mutations in metastatic prostate cancer patients.
Recent trends in cancer therapy have begun emphasizing the use of precision medicine, especially genetic tools, in the evaluation of malignancies and decision-making. Prostate cancer is a malignancy where the benefits and utility of screening and early treatment are still heavily controversial. A recent paper in the New England Journal of Medicine found that patients with metastatic prostate cancer presented germline mutations in DNA-repair genes at a significantly higher incidence than those with localized prostate cancer. These findings indicate the need for further research in this field as genetic differences between metastatic and localized prostate cancer could have great clinical value.
['Hauke|Ralph J|RJ|', 'Sissung|Tristan M|TM|', 'Figg|William D|WD|']
D004247:DNA D005854:Germ Cells D018095:Germ-Line Mutation D006801:Humans D008297:Male D009154:Mutation D011379:Prognosis D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms
DNA-repair genes prostate cancer Cancer therapy germline mutations CRPC genetic testing genomics