Oncogenetics Department

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Outpatient consultations

  • Opening hours: Appointments are available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Phone Oncogenetic consultation: 02 31 45 51 65
  • For healthcare professionals: secure e-mail address: oncogenetique.cmca.baclesse@apicrypt.fr
  • Location: Oncogenetics Department, Centre ground floor

Department tasks

The oncogenetic consultation enables us to identify families at risk, whatever the type of cancer, to propose a genetic analysis if the indication is accepted, and to adapt the surveillance of individuals according to the possible existence of a hereditary predisposition and their family history.

The team

  • Department Head: Dr Pascaline Berthet
  • Service manager: Céline Heude
  • Doctors: Dr Pascaline Berthet, Dr Pierre Devulder, Dr Zoé Nevière
  • Genetic consultants: Elodie Cosset; Joris Salomon
  • Oncogenetics assistant: Manuella Levilly
  • Secretariat: Caroline Allaire, Katie Goubin

Care and Expertise

An oncogenetic consultation may be requested in the case of any unusual personal and/or family history of cancer, e.g. cancers diagnosed early, multiple cancers in a family...

The indication for a genetic analysis is made after an initial assessment consultation (teleconsultation) and in agreement with the person concerned.

Genetic analysis, if the indication is accepted, can then be used to determine whether there is a hereditary predisposition to cancer, to identify the family members concerned and, whatever the result, to set up appropriate surveillance, in line with national recommendations.

The Oncogenetics team is made up of oncogenetic physicians and genetic counselors, working in close collaboration with oncologists, biologists, radiologists and other specialists. Psychological support is also systematically offered.
We also work in partnership with other Oncogenetics departments in France, and play an active role in research in this field.

Business results

The demand for oncogenetic treatment in 2021 is growing steadily, with the expansion of therapeutic indications based on the possible presence of certain genetic mutations.

Number of consultations by pathology :

  • 1,676 consultations for breast/ovarian syndromes,
  • 493 consultations for digestive pathologies,
  • 119 consultations for urological cancers,
  • 58 consultations for multiple endocrine neoplasia,
  • 9 consultations for neoplasia of the nervous system.

Research areas / Projects

The department participates in national and international oncogenetics research protocols.
The main themes are :

  • Risk assessment and the study of modifier genes.
  • interpretation of genetic variants.
  • monitoring people at risk.
  • development of research into specific therapies.

Partnerships

  • Local: Molecular Genetics Laboratory, anatomopathology department, tumor library, GENECAN platform
  • At national level: Unicancer's Genetics and Cancer Group and learned societies.
  • International: International consortia

Training courses

  • Initial training: Participation in teaching fine students.
  • Continuing education: for specialists and general practitioners in particular.

More info

In videos :

Oncogenetics in 3 minutes: Introduction
Oncogenetics in 3 minutes: The search for a predisposition
Oncogenetics in 3 min: Why genetic testing in some situations and not others?
Oncogenetics in 3 minutes: Targeted testing of relatives
Oncogenetics in 3 min: Predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer
Oncogenetics in 3 minutes: Incidental data
Oncogenetics in 3 minutes: Theranostic testing
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