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  • Updated: 03/04/2013

Table 11. Uptake of Risk-reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and/or Gynecologic Screening Among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

Study Citation Study Population  Uptake of RRSO Uptake of Gynecologic Screening Length of Follow-up Comments 
United States
[200]Carriers (n = 100)aCarriers 65%CA125 Mean 5.3 yPredictors of RRSO were being ≥40 y and diagnosis of breast cancer more than 10 y ago.
Carriers 56%
Noncarriers 12%
Noncarriers (n = 52)aNoncarriers 1.9%Uninformative 33%
TVUS
Carriers 42%
Uninformative (n = 203)aUninformative 13.3%Noncarriers 20%
Uninformative 26%
[201]Carriers (n = 146)aCarriers 32%Not applicable12 mo
[202]Carriers (n = 240)bCarriers 51%Not applicableMean 3.7 yWomen opting for RRSO were <60 y, had a prior diagnosis of breast cancer, and also underwent RRM.
Median time to RRSO: 123 days from receiving results.
[207]Carriers (n = 179)a, Carriers 50.3%CA 125 Mean 24.8 mo; range 1.6–66.0 moWomen undergoing RRSO were older and more likely to have a personal history of breast cancer.
Carriers 67.6%
TVUS
Carriers 72.9%
International
[208]Carriers (N = 306)bCarriers 57%Not evaluatedMean 47.8 mo post-oophorectomyMedian age at time of RRSO = 47 y. One occult fallopian tube cancer was detected at the time of RRSO. One peritoneal carcinoma was diagnosed 26 mo post RRSO.
[204]Carriers (n = 101)aCarriers 42.6%TVUS 5 yRRSO uptake increased with age. Having undergone RRSO did not alter breast cancer risk perception Noncarriers often continued screening.
Noncarriers (n = 145)aNoncarriers 2%Noncarriers 43.2%
[205]Carriers (n = 70)aCarriers 29%CA 125 3 y
Carriers 0%
TVUS
Carriers 67%
[209]Carriers (N = 160)a, bCarriers 74%Carriers 26%12 moWomen undergoing RRSO had lower education levels, viewed ovarian cancer as incurable and believed strongly in the benefits of RRSO.
Specific method(s) of gynecological screening not reported.
[206]Carriers (N = 2,677)aCarriers 57%Not applicable3.9 y; range 1.5–10.3 yLarge differences in uptake of risk management options by country.
[210]Carriers (N = 537)cCarriers 55%Not applicableMinimum 6 mo; median 36 moRRSO greatest in parous women >40 y.

CA 125 = cancer antigen 125; RRM = risk-reducing mastectomy; TVUS = transvaginal ultrasound.
aSelf-report as data source.
bMedical records as data source.
cData source not specified.

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