Invasive ovarian and tubal cancers that occurred during surveillance.
BRCA Variant | Age range at diagnosis (yr) | Cancer site and histotype | FIGO stage, grade | CA125 at start of abnormal episode / at time of surgery in occult cases (U/ml) | ROCA score at start of abnormal episode / at time of surgery in occult cases | Transvaginal ultrasound scan result | Interval between abnormal ROCA test and surgery (days) | Interval between last ALDO screen and diagnosis (screen negative cases only) (days) | Extent of cytoreduction | Surgical complexity score* |
Prevalent screen-detected cancers (n=3) For these cases, ultrasound scan result is at time of referral. | ||||||||||
BRCA2 | 50–54 | C57 Serous | 2a, high grade | 20.6 | 1:589 | Normal | 40 | NA | Complete | 2 |
BRCA2 | 60–64 | C56 Serous | 3aii, high grade | 133.0 | 1:13 | Normal | 28 | NA | Complete | 4 |
BRCA1 | 45–49 | C57 Serous | 3c, high grade | 75.6 | 1:187 | Abnormal | 71 | NA | Incomplete (<1 cm deposits on rectum and bladder) | 5 |
Incident screen-detected cancers (n=3) For these cases, ultrasound scan result is at time of referral. | ||||||||||
BRCA1 | 40–44 | C57 serous | 1a, high grade | 26.5 | 1:495 | Normal | 30 | NA | Complete | 4 |
BRCA1 | 35–39 | C56 Serous | 3b, high grade | 76.7 | 1:33 | Abnormal | 37 | NA | Complete | 5 |
BRCA 1 | 55–59 | C56 Serous | 4b, high grade | 9.1 | 1:463 | Normal | 43 | NA | Complete | 7 |
Occult cancers diagnosed within 365 days of prior screen (n=2) For these cases, ultrasound scan result pre-RRSO is by definition normal. | ||||||||||
BRCA1 | 40–44 | C57 Serous | 1a, high grade | 16.0 | 1:2509 | Normal | N/A | 39 | Complete | 4 |
BRCA1 | 40–44 | C57 Serous | 1a, high grade | 6.2 | 1:5324 | Normal | N/A | 6 | Complete | 4 |
Cancers diagnosed in participants with no surveillance (n=2) | ||||||||||
BRCA2 | 40–44 | C56 Serous | 3c, high grade | N/A | N/A | Normal | N/A | N/A | Incomplete (deposits on hemi diaphragm and omentum) | ≥2† |
BRCA2 | 40–44 | C56 Serous | 3c, high grade | N/A | N/A | CT scan only: Abnormal | N/A | N/A | Complete | 8 |
None of the participants diagnosed with invasive ovarian or tubal cancer had a prior salpingectomy.
C56 ovarian cancer (excluding borderline ovarian tumours in this table).
C57 fallopian tube cancer.
*Surgical complexity score according to Aletti et al.13: 1–3 low, 4–7 intermediate, >7 high.
†Participant had laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and BSO with omental and peritoneal biopsies followed by chemotherapy. Further clinical information not available.
ALDO, Avoiding Late Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer; BSO, Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; N/A, not applicable; ROCA, Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm.