A Population Based Study of Genetic Predisposition and Gene-Environment Interactions in Breast Cancer in East Anglia
OBJECTIVES:
- To obtain epidemiological information and biological material on a population-based
series of breast cancer cases.
- To establish whether polymorphisms in putative cancer predisposition genes are
associated with an increased risk of breast cancer by comparing the frequency of
alterations in breast cancer patients with the corresponding frequency in controls.
- To define the proportion of breast cancer incidence attributable to mutations in such
genes.
- To examine the interactions between genetic and nongenetic risk factors.
- To evaluate the relationship between pathological and clinical characteristics of
breast cancers and germline genotype.
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.
Patients complete an epidemiological questionnaire that covers standard known breast cancer
risk factors including reproductive history, oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement
therapy use, family history, and alcohol consumption. The questionnaire will also request
identifying information on the patient's first-degree relatives.
Blood samples are collected from patients. DNA is extracted from these blood samples, from
samples collected from cancer-free control participants in MREC-SEARCH-CONTROL, and from
additional controls through the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC) study (a
population-based study of diet and health based in Norfolk, East Anglia). DNA samples are
analyzed for polymorphisms of low penetrance cancer susceptibility genes.
In addition to the breast cancer patients recruited for this study, patients with malignant
melanoma and lymphoma, colorectal, ovarian, prostate, colorectal, bladder, kidney,
pancreatic, and esophageal cancer, and brain tumors are recruited for the following related
clinical trials: MREC-SEARCH-COLORECTAL, MREC-SEARCH-OVARIAN, MREC-SEARCH-PROSTATE,
MREC-SEARCH-ENDOMETRIAL, and MREC-SEARCH-CANCER.
Observational
N/A
Acquisition of epidemiological information and biological material
No
Paul Pharoah, MD
Study Chair
Cancer Research UK
Unspecified
CDR0000598878
NCT00757211
February 2008
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