Upfront Systematic Tumour BRCA Testing in Patients With High Grade Serous or Endometrioid Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Cancer (HGSEC): The t-BRCA Study

Upfront Systematic Tumour BRCA Testing in Patients With High Grade Serous or Endometrioid Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Cancer: The t-BRCA Study

A pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of a NGS-based tumour BRCA1/2 mutation testing pathway initiated in the oncology clinic for patients with HGSEC, either at primary diagnosis or first relapse, whereby only patients with a positive germline BRCA1/2 mutation test will be referred to clinical genetics.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Fallopian Tube Cancer; Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma; Serous Ovarian Tumor; Endometrioid Carcinoma Ovary
• Intervention / Treatment: Genetic: Somatic and Germline BRCA1/2 Testing

Detailed Description

This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility of a NGS-based tumour BRCA1/2 mutation testing pathway initiated in the oncology clinic for patients with HGSEC, either at primary diagnosis or first relapse, whereby only patients with a positive germline BRCA1/2 mutation test will be referred to clinical genetics. Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 MLPA will be carried out to ensure accurate detection of BRCA1/2 LGRs. Patients with a high clinical risk of being germline mutation carriers and a negative germline BRCA1/2 mutation test should also be referred to clinical genetics. The investigators believe an upfront tumour testing pathway would be more cost-effective, as it would involve testing all patients for tumour BRCA1/2 mutations, followed by a single site germline test to clarify somatic/germline status of this mutation in approximately 25% of patients. In contrast, an upfront germline testing pathway would involve germline BRCA1/2 testing for all patients, followed by tumour BRCA1/2 tests in those 80 - 82% patients who do not have a germline BRCA1/2 mutation.

Systematic testing of patients in the oncology clinic for tumour BRCA1/2 mutations should not only ensure that all patients who are eligible for and agreeable to testing receive it, but also improve the quality of referrals to the clinical genetics team. Moreover, this approach is likely to significantly improve the identification rate of HGSEC patients with germline BRCA1/2 mutations, with resultant benefits for these patients in terms of cancer treatment and prevention, and their families in terms of opportunities for cancer prevention. The identification of patients with BRCA1/2 mutant HGSEC may facilitate treatment with effective maintenance therapies, or participation in clinical trials targeted at patients with BRCA1/2-mutated HGSEC. The incorporation of a health economics analysis relating to the introduction of this proposed testing pathway will further inform on the feasibility of its adoption into routine clinical practice on study completion. Finally, this study will also report on the currently unknown frequency, characteristics, disease course, and treatment patterns of germline and somatic BRCA1/2 mutations in an Irish population with HGSEC.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 200

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Ireland
  • Leinster
    • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
      • St James's Hospital
    • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
      • Mater Misericordiae University Hospital / Mater Private Hospital
  • Munster
    • Cork, Munster, Ireland
      • Cork University Hospital
    • Cork, Munster, Ireland
      • Bon Secours
    • Limerick, Munster, Ireland
      • University Hospital Limerick

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients with high grade serous or endometrioid ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer (HGSEC), either at primary diagnosis or first relapse.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with high grade serous or high grade endometrioid ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal carcinoma who:

   Are newly diagnosed FIGO stage I - IV or Are currently undergoing primary chemotherapy +/- surgery or Are in remission after completing primary treatment for FIGO stage I - IV disease or Are being planned for, are undergoing or have completed treatment for first relapse

2. Patients with available tumour tissue (archival FFPE surgical resection or tissue/peritoneal biopsy) obtained prior to chemotherapy delivery, for tumour BRCA1/2 testing
3. Patients able to give signed and written informed consent
4. Patients aged 18 years and above

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with non-high grade serous or non-high grade endometrioid ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal carcinoma or unclear histology
2. Patients in second or later relapse of their disease
3. Patients who are known BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers
4. Patients who have been previously tested for germline BRCA1/2 mutations or have been tested with a hereditary cancer gene panel.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Patients with HGSEC	Genetic: Somatic and Germline BRCA1/2 Testing; Germline BRCA1/2 mutation testing will be undertaken by NGS using blood samples. Somatic BRCA1/2 mutation testing will be undertaken by NGS using tumour tissue.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Feasibility of an upfront BRCA1/2 mutation testing pathway in HGSEC in terms of clinicians' experience.	The primary outcome measure is to assess the feasibility and potential resource impact of the initiation of an ovarian cancer tumour tissue BRCA1/2 mutation testing pathway in the oncology clinic. This will be assessed in terms of clinicians' and patients' experience, impact on patient management and health economic analysis is the primary outcome measure. The primary outcome measure will be assessed via Clinician and patient questionnaires which will evaluate satisfaction/experience with tBRCA testing pathway.	24 months
Feasibility of an upfront BRCA1/2 mutation testing pathway in HGSEC in terms of patients' experience.	The feasibility will be assessed via Patient experience questionnaires. The patient experience questionnaires will evaluate patients' understanding of tBRCA testing, satisfaction/experience with tBRCA testing pathway, and feedback on the tBRCA testing pathway.	24 months
The impact on patient management by determining changes in patient treatment (use of a PARP inhibitor or enrolment in BRCA-targeted clinical trials).	A quantifiable outcome measure cannot be added here. The result of the BRCA testing impacts on the treatment decisions which the clinicians makes for the patient.	24 months
The impact on patient management by use of clinical genetics counselling sessions.		24 months
The economic impact of implementing an upfront tumour BRCA1/2 mutation testing pathway in the oncology clinic for HGSEC on the Irish healthcare system, using a health economic analysis (decision analysis model)	A decision analysis model will be created to compare the costs and benefits of three BRCA1/2 mutation testing strategies for patients with HGSEC. Health benefit will be measured in quality adjusted life years (QALYs). Costs in the model will include genetic counselling, genetic tests, breast cancer screening, risk reducing surgeries (RRS), palliative care and cancer treatment for patients and their first and second-degree relatives. QALYs will be calculated per individual and aggregated to provide an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER).	24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The proportion of germline and somatic BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among patients with HGSEC in Ireland	Descriptive statistics will be calculated to summarize the number of patients with Germline BRCA1/2 mutations, somatic BRCA1/2 mutations and Variants of Unknown Significance (VUS). Counts, ranges and percentages will be used.	78 months
Patient and disease characteristics (age, stage, degree of surgical cytoreduction, platinum sensitivity) associated with BRCA1/2 mutated HGSEC compared to BRCA1/2 wild type disease.		78 months
Differences in treatment patterns between BRCA1/2 mutated and BRCA1/2 wild type HGSEC by examining number of systemic therapies used.		78 months
Differences in treatment patterns between BRCA1/2 mutated and BRCA1/2 wild type HGSEC by examining use of PARP inhibitor therapy.		78 months
Differences in treatment patterns between BRCA1/2 mutated and BRCA1/2 wild type HGSEC by examining enrolment in clinical trials		78 months
Identification of clinical outcomes (response platinum free interval (PFI)) associated with BRCA1/2-mutated HGSEC, as compared to BRCA1/2 wild type disease.		78 months
Identification of clinical outcomes (progression free survival (PFS)) associated with BRCA1/2-mutated HGSEC, as compared to BRCA1/2 wild type disease.		78 months
Identification of clinical outcomes (overall survival (OS)) associated with BRCA1/2-mutated HGSEC, as compared to BRCA1/2 wild type disease.		78 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cancer Trials Ireland
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Prof. Bryan Hennessy, Beaumont Hospital, Ireland

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 22, 2019
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 23, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2024
• Last Verified: February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Adenocarcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Uterine Neoplasms; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Endocrine System Diseases; Ovarian Diseases; Adnexal Diseases; Gonadal Disorders; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Fallopian Tube Diseases; Endometrial Neoplasms; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Carcinoma; Ovarian Neoplasms; Fallopian Tube Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Endometrioid
• Other Study ID Numbers: CTRIAL-IE 18-01

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No