Table 2

Invasive ovarian and tubal cancers that occurred during surveillance.

BRCA VariantAge range at diagnosis (yr)Cancer site and histotypeFIGO stage, gradeCA125 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 casesTransvaginal ultrasound scan resultInterval between abnormal ROCA test and surgery (days)Interval between last ALDO screen and diagnosis (screen negative cases only) (days)Extent of cytoreductionSurgical complexity score*
Prevalent screen-detected cancers (n=3) For these cases, ultrasound scan result is at time of referral.
BRCA2 50–54C57 Serous2a, high grade20.61:589Normal40NAComplete2
BRCA2 60–64C56 Serous3aii, high grade133.01:13Normal28NAComplete4
BRCA1 45–49C57 Serous3c, high grade75.61:187Abnormal71NAIncomplete (<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 40–44C57 serous1a, high grade26.51:495Normal30NAComplete4
BRCA1 35–39C56 Serous3b, high grade76.71:33Abnormal37NAComplete5
BRCA 1 55–59C56 Serous4b, high grade9.11:463Normal43NAComplete7
Occult cancers diagnosed within 365 days of prior screen (n=2) For these cases, ultrasound scan result pre-RRSO is by definition normal.
BRCA1 40–44C57 Serous1a, high grade16.01:2509NormalN/A39Complete4
BRCA1 40–44C57 Serous1a, high grade6.21:5324NormalN/A6Complete4
Cancers diagnosed in participants with no surveillance (n=2)
BRCA2 40–44C56 Serous3c, high gradeN/AN/ANormalN/AN/AIncomplete (deposits on hemi diaphragm and omentum)≥2†
BRCA2 40–44C56 Serous3c, high gradeN/AN/ACT scan only: AbnormalN/AN/AComplete8
  • 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.