2023 Volume 22 Issue 4 Pages 112-116
Unresectable advanced pancreatic cancer using genetic testing of germline BRCA1/2 was performed, which was approved as companion diagnostics to determine the suitability of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor.It may not be recognized that this testing is also used for the diagnosis of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome(HBOC).We conducted genetic counseling for two cases of unresectable advanced pancreatic cancer cases with BRCA2 pathogenic variants.For case 1, a woman proband in her 60s was explained regarding HBOC twice before and after BRCA1/2 testing.A prostatic cancer was found in one of her relatives by family history.For case 2, the daughter and son of a male proband in his 60s visited after the result of his testing were disclosed.They were confused when they first learned that their father was diagnosed with HBOC, and have not been to the hospital since then.Genetic counseling is necessary even before testing and HBOC awareness should be shared among their relatives.