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Leveraging tumor registries and pathology specimens to facilitate genetic testing and traceback for ovarian cancer

Award Number: U01CA244323
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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Leveraging tumor registries and pathology specimens to facilitate genetic testing and traceback for ovarian cancer - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: An estimated 1 in 190 women carry a pathogenic variant in BRCA1/2, which is associated with an 46-57% risk of breast cancer and 20-40% risk of ovarian cancer by age 70. Carriers account for 10% and 15% of breast and ovarian cancer cases, respectively, and up to 20% of high- grade serous ovarian cancer cases, the most aggressive subtype. Despite recommendations that all ovarian cancer cases should receive genetic counseling and testing, irrespective of family history and age at onset, a recent national study indicated that only 10% of cases underwent genetic testing. This represents a missed opportunity to inform these women and their at-risk family members about their future cancer risk. The proposed study addresses this care gap by applying a traceback testing approach to retrospectively identify women who have a prior diagnosis of ovarian cancer. These women will then be offered genetic counseling, testing, and cancer risk assessment. This study will leverage tumor registries to identify prior cases of ovarian cancer diagnosed within the past 10 years at two managed care healthcare systems (Kaiser Permanente Northwest and Kaiser Permanente Colorado). The use of archived pathology samples for germline genetic testing will allow family members of both living and deceased women to receive familial genetic cancer risk information. We will assess: 1) the feasibility of and barriers associated with using tumor registries and archived pathology samples for a traceback testing approach; 2) explore the ethical, privacy, and policy implications associated with genetic testing in deceased patients to inform familial risk; 3) characterize barriers to receiving genetic counseling at the time of diagnosis, including barriers to referral, care access, and patient follow-up to. We have assembled a multidisciplinary team with expertise in bioethics, genetic epidemiology, genomic medicine, biostatistics, health communication, and medical genetics. We will engage patients, family members, providers, and health system administrators to guide study design and characterize barriers to genetic testing in ovarian cancer. Our unique integrated health information systems, tumor registries, and archived pathology specimens make us ideally suited to investigate the feasibility of traceback testing. Generating evidence on the feasibility of traceback testing using tumor registries and archived pathology samples is critically important to the guide future implementation of such programs beyond ovarian cancer.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	4	11/29/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $558,294 )
2023	2023	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	002	4	3/3/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$558,294
2023	2022	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	3	12/7/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2022	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	NIH Office of Research on Women's Health	000	3	12/6/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
														Subtotal = $558,294

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $765,363 )
2022	2022	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	3	2/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$613,880
2022	2022	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	3	5/13/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$12,647
2022	2022	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	NIH Office of Research on Women's Health	002	3	9/9/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$164,130
														Subtotal = $765,363

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $643,370 )
2021	2021	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	2	2/1/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$643,370
2021	2021	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	001	2	9/22/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $643,370

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $698,720 )
2020	2020	KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS	1800 HARRISON ST FL 16	OAKLAND	CA	94612	ALAMEDA	USA	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research	000	1	2/17/2020	NEW	$698,720
														Subtotal = $698,720

Grand Total All Awards = $2,665,747

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Leveraging tumor registries and pathology specimens to facilitate genetic testing and traceback for ovarian cancer

Award Number: U01CA244323

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

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