Table 1 Local hospital (England) and Scottish Health Board guidelines for BRCA testing procedures in patients with ovarian cancer (as of October 2014)
From: UK BRCA mutation testing in patients with ovarian cancer
Centre | BRCA mutation testing process |
|---|---|
Cambridge University Hospitals | BRCA testing standard as part of the GTEOC study |
The Royal Marsden Hospital | BRCA testing standard as part of the oncogenetic model, began in July 2013 Fully integrated service |
University Hospitals Birmingham | BRCA testing of all newly diagnosed high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients began in April 2014 Fully integrated service |
The Royal Liverpool University Hospitals | Testing of all high-grade serous ovarian cancer patients at diagnosis Testing offered to prevalent patients upon entering the clinic Training/consenting courses available for oncologists Fully integrated service |
Oxford University Hospitals | BRCA testing on request for patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer |
Central Manchester University Hospitals | BRCA testing on request for selected patients Currently (October 2014) not a fully integrated service but aiming to achieve this status; currently consent can only be obtained through a specialist genetics clinic |
Scotland | All ovarian cancer patients are tested for BRCA mutations at diagnosis (funded by the Scottish Health Board) Consent for BRCA mutation testing is obtained by oncologists Fully integrated service |
