Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prevalence of Pathogenic Germline Variants in Patients With Gastric Cancer Ascertained Through Multigene Panel Testing

June 9, 2025

Study finds that more than 1 in 8 patients with gastric cancer referred for genetic testing harbor pathogenic germline variants in cancer predisposition genes.

Retrospective landscape study of patients tested at Invitae for gastric cancer; higher prevalence than previous estimates supports consideration of germline testing for all gastric cancer patients.

 

Published in: JCO Precision Oncology