Family History of Prostate, Breast, Ovarian, and/or Pancreatic Cancer and Associations with Grade Reclassification in...

The effect of family history (FH) on prostate cancer active surveillance outcomes is unknown. Our objective is to evaluate FH of prostate, breast, ovarian, and/or pancreatic cancer in a large prospective active surveillance cohort.

Patients with recorded FH data (N = 1421) were selected. Association between grade reclassification to Gleason grade (GG) ≥2 and GG ≥3, and FH of prostate cancer (FH-Pr); FH of breast, ovarian, and/or pancreatic cancer (FH-BOPa); and FH-Pr and/or FH-BOPa in first-degree relatives was evaluated by a competing risk analysis. Association with adverse pathologic features (APFs; GG ≥3, seminal vesicle, and/or lymph node involvement) at radical prostatectomy was assessed with multivariable logistic regression.

Of the 1421 patients, 41/362 (11.3%) with FH-Pr, 37/336 (11.0%) with FH-BOPa, and 67/600 (11.2%) with FH-Pr and/or FH-BOPa were reclassified to GG ≥3. FH-Pr was associated with reclassification to GG ≥2 and GG ≥3 (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.49 for GG ≥3 [95% confidence interval {CI} 1.02-2.17], p = 0.039), as was FH-Pr and/or FH-BOPa (HR 1.52 for GG ≥3 [95% CI 1.07-2.17], p = 0.020). FH-BOPa however was not associated with any grade reclassification (HR 1.30 for GG ≥3 [95% CI 0.88-1.94], p = 0.190). In the 349 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy, no FH status was associated with APFs. Our study is limited by having information on first-degree relatives only.

Patients with FH-Pr had a higher risk of grade reclassification, including extreme grade reclassification (GG ≥3), but no FH status led to more APFs at radical prostatectomy. Patients with FH can safely be managed on surveillance, but might benefit from closer monitoring.