The evolution of serous high grade ovarian cancer management is characterized by a more regulated patients' journey on the one hand and the development of new therapeutic options on the other hand, the selection of which is guided by tumor molecular characteristics. Surgery remains the cornerstone of treatment. It can be performed only in authorized expert sites that can demonstrate sufficient experience from highly skilled surgical teams, and quality criteria including prehabilitation and rehabilitation programs. The diagnostic step is crucial; it comprises multiple biopsies that allow reliable pathological and molecular analyses, and a comprehensive surgical staging. Determination of BRCA1/2 mutation and homologous recombination deficiency statuses by validated methods guide maintenance therapy at advanced stages and referring to oncogenetic consultation if appropriate. For these advanced diseases, the two main questions for surgical strategy are the feasibility of complete resection (without residual disease, CC-0), assessed during surgical exploration of pelvis and abdomen, and the optimal timing of this surgery (upfront or after neoadjuvant chemotherapy). In recurrent diseases, surgery remains a main piece of treatment in case of late relapse and medical treatment depends on drugs used in the first line; in early platinum resistant relapse, a new therapeutic option is available with mirvétuximab soravtansine.

Molecular biologists play an important role in therapeutic decisions in the context of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). Before treatment, it is mandatory to identify the BCR::ABL1 fusion and any prognostic cytogenetic abnormalities that may be present. During treatment, regular assessment of measurable residual disease (MRD) is essential to objectively evaluate the optimal response and identify situations of resistance to treatment. Monitoring of MRD is also required when considering treatment discontinuations. In cases of resistance, identifying mutations that confer resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors is essential for adapting the treatment. The Group of Molecular Biologists of Hematologic Malignancies (GBMHM) and the France Intergroup of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (Fi-LMC) convened a panel of experts to critically review methods used for molecular diagnostics and follow-up of patients with CML, define best practices applicable in this context and formulate recommendations.

Osteosarcomas of the mandible represent 3-8% of osteosarcomas. The rarity of this anatomic site and its specific treatment explain that only retrospective and a few prospective studies are available in literature. However, there is a consistent evidence on the natural history and treatment of these tumors, which clearly differentiates them from osteosarcomas of the long bones. The aim of this study was to draw up recommendations based on these data and on a retrospective study by the French Sarcoma Group (GSF-GETO). Osteosarcomas of the mandible should be centrally reviewed by an expert pathologist. MDM2, GNAS and RASAL1 status should be checked, and a fragment should be frozen. Complete surgical resection with wide margins is the cornerstone of treatment. Mandibular reconstruction techniques can reduce the sequelae. Contrary to the validated treatment for osteosarcomas of limbs, the role of chemotherapy to prevent metastasis or local recurrence has yet to be clarified for mandibular osteosarcomas. The role of postoperative radiotherapy, in adults, should be discussed for these tumors, whose wide soft-tissue resection may be difficult to confirm. In children, adjuvant chemotherapy is preferable in cases of uncertain/possibly incomplete resection. Relapse of mandibular osteosarcomas is primarily local. Pulmonary metastases are delayed and less frequent than in long-bone osteosarcomas. The overall survival rate at five years is about 70%.

Treatment of pediatric high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML), defined either on molecular or cytogenetic features, relies on bone marrow transplant after cytologic remission. However, relapse remains the first post-transplant cause of mortality. In this 13th session of practice harmonization of the francophone society of bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy (SFGM-TC), our group worked on recommendations regarding the management of post-transplant relapse in AML pediatric patients based on international literature, national survey and expert opinion. Overall, immunomodulation strategy relying on both measurable residual disease (MRD) and chimerism evaluation should be used for high-risk AML. In very high-risk (VHR) AML with a 5-year overall survival ≤30 %, a post-transplant maintenance should be proposed using either hypomethylating agents, combined with DLI whenever possible, or FLT3 tyrosine kinase inhibitors if this target is present on leukemia cells. In the pre-emptive or early relapse settings (< 6 months post-transplant), treatments combining DLI, Azacytidine and Venetoclax should be considered. Access to phase I/II trails for targeted therapies (menin, IDH or JAK inhibitors) should be discussed in each patient according to the underlying molecular abnormalities of the disease.

Polycythemia is suspected when hemoglobin and/or hematocrit levels exceed established norms based on gender and age. This biological anomaly can arise from a myeloproliferative neoplasm known as polycythemia vera, or be secondary to excess erythropoietin (EPO) or decreased in plasma volume. Faced with polycythemia, the search for JAK2 mutations and measurement of serum EPO levels can guide toward the etiology. In polycythemia vera, thromboembolic events are the most lethal complications and unfortunately often the initial manifestation of the disease. The condition can also progress to myelofibrosis or acute leukemia. Management aims at reducing the hematocrit below 45 %, in order to limit, but not completely prevent, thrombo-embolic complications. This article elaborates on the clinical considerations around this biological anomaly, relevant complementary examinations, and briefly the therapeutic management.

The spectrum of childhood leukemia predisposition syndromes has grown significantly over last decades. These predisposition syndromes mainly involve CEBPA, ETV6, GATA2, IKZF1, PAX5, RUNX1, SAMD9/SAMD9L, TP53, RAS-MAPK pathway, DNA mismatch repair system genes, genes associated with Fanconi anemia, and trisomy 21. The clinico-biological features leading to the suspicion of a leukemia predisposition are highly heterogeneous and require varied exploration strategies. The study of the initial characteristics of childhood leukemias includes high-throughput sequencing techniques, which have increased the frequency of situations where a leukemia predisposing syndrome is suspected. Identification of a leukemia predisposition syndrome can have a major impact on the choice of chemotherapy, the indication for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and screening for associated malformations and pathologies. The diagnosis of a predisposition syndrome can also lead to the exploration of family members and genetic counseling. Diagnosis and management should be based on dedicated and multidisciplinary care networks.

Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors, developed respectively in the adrenal medulla and in extra-adrenal locations. Their malignancy is defined by the presence of distant metastases. Forty percent of them are inherited and can be part of different hereditary syndromes. Their management is ensured in France by the multidisciplinary expert centers of the ENDOCAN-COMETE national network "Cancers of the Adrenal gland", certified by the National Cancer Institute and discussed within multidisciplinary team meetings. The diagnostic and therapeutic work-up must be standardized, based on an expert analysis of clinical symptoms, hormonal biological secretions, genetics, morphological and specific metabolic imaging. In the context of a heterogeneous survival sometimes beyond seven to ten years, therapeutic intervention must be justified. This is multidisciplinary and relies on surgery, interventional radiology, external or internal radiotherapy and medical treatments such as sunitinib or dacarbazine and temodal chemotherapy. The personalized approach based on functional imaging fixation status and genetics is progressing despite the extreme rarity of this disease.

French recommendations for clinical practice Nice-Saint-Paul de Vence 2022-2023: histomolecular diagnosis of endometrial carcinomas The characterisation of endometrial carcinomas has been recently modified and enriched by molecular classification, the integration of which now impacts therapeutic decisions on whether adjuvant therapy should be administered or not in localized tumors, and influences treatment selection in advanced disease. Mandatory information includes histological type according to WHO 2020 classification, histological grade, hormone receptors status and molecular classification, the main new elements to provide being analysis of MMR proteins, p53 status and POLE status in selected cases. Sampling and preparation of material must be performed adequately to allow complete analysis. Numerous markers can be used to better define histological type, distinguish between primary lesion or metastases, or provide prognostic information. Determination of MMR/MSI profile is complex but well defined by guidelines that precisely describe techniques to be used and interpretation rules. Knowledge of POLE status is useful to guide therapeutic strategy, especially to consider de-escalation in stages I and II, in particular in case of high grade and/or p53 mutated tumors. This is why indications of POLE determination must be well defined. Finally, oncogenetics consultation is recommended in dMMR tumors (except in case or MLH1 promoter methylation) and in patients with evocative familial history.

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting the BCR-ABL1 oncoprotein represent an outstanding progress in chronic myeloid leukemia and long-term progression-free survival has become a reality for a majority of patients. However, tyrosine kinase inhibitors may at best chronicize rather than cure the disease thus current recommendation is to pursue treatment indefinitely. As a consequence, high quality treatment and care must integrate optimal disease control and treatment tolerability. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have an overall favorable safety profile in clinical practice since most adverse events are mild to moderate in intensity. However, recent evidence has emerged that new generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors may sometimes damage vital organs and if not adequately managed, morbidity and mortality may increase. The 3rd generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor ponatinib is licensed for the treatment of chronic, accelerated or blast phase chronic myeloid leukaemia patients who are resistant to dasatinib or nilotinib; intolerant of dasatinib or nilotinib and for whom further treatment with imatinib is not clinically appropriate; or who express the T315I mutation. Ponatinib represents an important therapeutic option but it is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The purpose of this article by the France Intergroupe des Leucémies Myéloïdes Chroniques is to provide an overview of ponatinib efficacy and cardiovascular safety profile and to propose practical recommendations with the goal to minimize the risk and severity of cardiovascular events in ponatinib-treated patients.

Since the previous 2013 and 2016 recommendations for clinical practice (RPC) Nice/Saint-Paul-de-Vence for gynecological cancers, the management of ovarian cancer has become more complex with the evolution of the quality criteria recommended for surgery and the integration of molecular biology for the decision of medical treatments, especially for high grade epithelial ovarian cancers. Surgical indications have become more precise both in the first line and in the context of relapse. Treatments with PARP inhibitors is a major advance in medical management with significant efficacy in maintenance after response to platinum-based chemotherapy. The benefit already known in the case of late relapse has also been demonstrated in first-line treatment with progression-free survival never observed in this pathology with patients with very long responses, especially in the case of BRCA gene abnormalities (somatic or constitutional). In 2021, medical and surgical strategies in front line including PARP inhibitors associated or not with bevacizumab as a maintenance complement after platinum chemotherapy are guided by both response to platinum agents and molecular profiling including BRCA (somatic or constitutional) genetic status and homologous recombination pathway (HRD) abnormalities, that should be early tested. On behalf of the GINECO national oncologist group, we have updated the guidelines for high grade ovarian epithelial cancer (excepted rare tumors) in order to allow rapid dissemination of the latest advances to the medical community and improve daily practice.

To determine the value of performing a risk-reducting mastectomy (RRM) in the absence of a deleterious variant of a breast cancer susceptibility gene, in 4 clinical situations at risk of breast cancer.

The last international guidelines on HER2 determination in breast cancer have been updated in 2018 by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and College of American Pathologists, on the basis of a twenty-year practice and results of numerous clinical trials. Moreover, the emerging HER2-low concept for 1+ and 2+ non amplified breast cancers lead to refine French practices for HER2 status assessment. The GEFPICS group, composed of expert pathologists, herein presents the latest French recommendations for HER2 status evaluation in breast cancer, taking into account the ASCO/CAP guidelines and introducing the HER2-low concept. In the era of personalized medicine, HER2 status assessment remains one of the most important biomarkers in breast cancer and its quality guaranties the optimal patients' care. French pathologists' commitment in theranostic biomarker quality is more than ever required to provide the most efficient cares in oncology.

MUTYH-associated polyposis (MUTYH-associated polyposis, MAP) is an autosomal recessive inheritance disorder related to bi-allelic constitutional pathogenic variants of the MUTYH gene which was first described in 2002. In 2011, a group of French experts composed of clinicians and biologists, performed a summary of the available data on this condition and drew up recommendations concerning the indications and the modalities of molecular analysis of the MUTYH gene in index cases and their relatives, as well as the management of affected individuals. In view of recent developments, some recommendations have become obsolete, in particular with regard to the molecular analysis strategy since MUTYH gene has been recently included in a consensus panel of 14 genes predisposing to colorectal cancer. This led us to revise all the points of the previous expertise. We report here the revised version of this work which successively considers the phenotype and the tumor risks associated with this genotype, the differential diagnoses, the indication criteria and the strategy of the molecular analysis and the recommendations for the management of affected individuals. We also discuss the phenotype and the tumor risks associated with mono-allelic pathogenic variants of MUTYH gene.

In 2020, accreditation of molecular tests according to ISO 15189 is a requirement for all French medical laboratories. For many years, the GBMHM group (French Group of Molecular Biologists in Hematology) supports this approach through organization of external quality evaluation campaigns, and by publishing recommendations that have allowed the accreditation of the most frequent molecular tests for most laboratories. However, some molecular abnormalities concerns very few patients (and sometimes a single patient), and therefore cannot be evaluated in the same way, because of the lack of external quality controls or inter-laboratory comparisons. In order to allow the accreditation of these rare analyzes, the GBMHM proposes recommendations, based on the fact that analyzes using the same methodology than those already accredited by an extensive validation process, may be accredited without the need for full analytical validation. In particular, assays based on quantitative PCR or endpoint PCR may be accredited after verification of primer specificity, repeatability and/or reproducibility, and the determination of detection or linearity limits. These recommendations, by defining the validation approach for rare molecular abnormalities, make it possible to extend the requirement of accreditation for rare tests, to provide the best patient care.

In an effort to standardize hematopoietic stem cell allograft procedures, the Francophone bone marrow transplantation and Cell Therapy Society (SFGM-TC) organized the 9th Allograft Harmonization Practice Workshop in Lille in September 2018. The purpose of these workshops is to propose a consensual attitude to the centers that wish it. In this workshop, we discuss how to capture the cytogenetic and molecular abnormalities of acute leukaemias, myelomas, myelodysplasias, myeloproliferative syndromes and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative syndromes in the database common to all European transplant centers called ProMISe and managed by the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT). The complexity of cytogenetic and molecular data makes it difficult to enter data into the ProMISe registry. This workshop proposes a tool for input assistance, in tabular form by pathology. The main recommendation for the karyotype remains that of the complex karyotype that must be entered in "Full caryotype". Concerning the molecular anomalies, it is necessary to enter all the items proposed by ProMISe. In reviewing all the sheets proposed by ProMise, we note the absence of some relevant elements that can be added later.

In the context of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) resistant to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), BCR-ABL1 tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations still remain the sole biological marker that directly condition therapeutic decision. These recommendations aim at updating the use of BCR-ABL1 mutation testing with respect to new available therapeutic options and at repositioning different testing methods at the era of next generation sequencing (NGS). They have been written by a panel of experts from the French Study Group on CML (Fi-LMC), after a critical review of relevant publications. TKD mutation testing is recommended in case of treatment failure but not in case of optimal response. For patients in warning situation, mutation testing must be discussed depending on the type of TKI used, lasting of the treatment, kinetic evolution of BCR-ABL1 transcripts along time and necessity for switching treatment. The kind and the frequency of TKD mutations occasioning resistance mainly depend on the TKI in use and disease phase. Because of its better sensitivity, NGS methods are recommended for mutation testing rather than Sanger's. Facing a given TKD mutation, therapeutic decision should be taken based on in vitro sensitivity and clinical efficacy data. Identification by sequencing of a TKD mutation known to induce resistance must lead to a therapeutic change. The clinical value of testing methods more sensitive than NGS remains to be assessed.

Next generation sequencing allows the simultaneous analysis of large panel of genes for families or individuals with a strong suspicion of hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer (HBOC). Because of lack of guidelines, several panels of genes potentially involved in HBOC were designed, with large disparities not only in their composition but also in medical care offered to mutation carriers. Then, homogenization in practices is needed.

Disease relapse remains the first cause of mortality of hematological malignancies after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT). The risk of recurrence is elevated in patients with high-risk cytogenetic or molecular abnormalities, as well as when allo-HCT is performed in patients with refractory disease or with persistent molecular or radiological (PET-CT scan) residual disease. Within the frame of the 7th annual workshops of the francophone society for bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy, the working group reviewed the literature in order to elaborate unified guidelines for the prevention and treatment of relapse after allo-HCT. For high risk AML and MDS, a post transplant maintenance strategy is possible, using hypomethylating agents or TKI anti-FLT3 when the target is present. For Philadelphia positive ALL, there was a consensus for the use of post-transplant TKI maintenance. For lymphomas, there are no strong data on the use of post-transplant maintenance, and hence a preemptive strategy is recommended based on modulation of immunosuppression, close follow-up of donor chimerism, and donor lymphocytes infusion. For multiple myeloma, even though the indication of allo-HCT is controversial, our recommendation is post transplant maintenance using bortezomib, due to its a good toxicity profile without increasing the risk of GVHD.

During the last 30 years many advances have been made in kidney tumor pathology. In 1981, 9 entities were recognized in the WHO Classification. In the latest classification of 2004, 50 different types have been recognized. Additional tumor entities have been described since and a wide variety of prognostic parameters have been investigated with variable success; however, much attention has centered upon the importance of features relating to both stage and grade. The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) recommends after consensus conferences the development of reporting guidelines, which have been adopted worldwide ISUP undertook to review all aspects of the pathology of adult renal malignancy through an international consensus conference to be held in 2012. As in the past, participation in this consensus conference was restricted to acknowledged experts in the field.