Lynch Syndrome Testing Results Conflict Among Women with Endometrial Cancer

Lynch Syndrome Testing Results Conflict Among Women with Endometrial Cancer

Recent study results provide guidance on what to expect from multi-gene panel testing in patients who have had prior MSI and immunohistochemistry testing, but more research is warranted.

BY JESSICA SKARZYNSKI

PUBLISHED APRIL 01, 2018

Compared with recommended screening for Lynch syndrome, additional testing may yield conflicting results in determining mismatch repair status among women with endometrial cancer, according to study results presented at the 49th Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancers held in New Orleans March 24-27.