Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07462-z
Vignesh Gunasekharan, Hao-Kuen Lin, Michal Marczyk, Alejandro Rios-Hoyo, Gerson Espinoza Campos, Naing Lin Shan, Mostafa Ahmed, Sheila Umlauf, Peter Gareiss, Raaisa Raaisa, Richard Williams, Rebecca Cardone, Stephan Siebel, Richard Kibbey, Yulia V Surovtseva, Lajos Pusztai
Purpose: Metabolic rewiring in malignant transformation is often accompanied by altered expression of metabolic isozymes. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase-2 (PCK2) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of gluconeogenesis and is the dominant isoform in many cancers including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our goal was to identify small molecule inhibitors of PCK2 enzyme activity.
Methods: We assessed the impact of PCK2 down regulation with shRNA on TNBC cell growth in vitro and used AtomNet® deep convolutional neural network software to identify potential small molecule inhibitors of PCK2-based structure. We iteratively tested candidate compounds in an in vitro PCK-2 enzyme assay. The impact of the top hit on metabolic flux and cell viability was also assessed.
Results: PCK2 downregulation decreased growth of BT-549 and MDA-MB-231 cells and reduced metabolic flux through pyruvate carboxylase. The first AtomNet® in silico structural screen of 7 million compounds yielded 86 structures that were tested in PCK2 enzyme assay in vitro. The top hit (IC50 = 2.4 µM) was used to refine a second round of in silico screen that yielded 82 candidates to be tested in vitro, which resulted in 45 molecules with inhibition > 20%. In the second in vitro screen we also included 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoate, previously suggested to be PCK2 inhibitor based on structure, which emerged as the top hit. The specificity of this compound was tested in PCK1 and PCK2 enzymatic assays and showed IC50 of 500 nM and 3.5-27 nM for PCK1 and PCK2, respectively.
Conclusion: 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoate is a high affinity PCK2 enzyme inhibitor that also has significant growth inhibitory activity in breast cell lines in vitro and represents a potential therapeutic lead compound.
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07442-3
Hadley D Freeman, Linnea C Burke, Ja'Neil G Humphrey, Ashley J Wilbers, Halley Vora, Rhami Khorfan, Naveenraj L Solomon, Jukes P Namm, Liang Ji, Sharon S Lum
Introduction: Fragmentation of care (FC, the receipt of care at > 1 institution) has been shown to negatively impact cancer outcomes. Given the multimodal nature of breast cancer treatment, we sought to identify factors associated with FC and its effects on survival of breast cancer patients.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of surgically treated, stage I-III breast cancer patients in the 2004-2020 National Cancer Database, excluding neoadjuvant therapy recipients. Patients were stratified into two groups: FC or non-FC care. Treatment delay was defined as definitive surgery > 60 days after diagnosis. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify factors predictive of FC, and survival was compared using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox proportional hazards methods.
Results: Of the 531,644 patients identified, 340,297 (64.0%) received FC. After adjustment, FC (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.25-1.29) was independently associated with treatment delay. Factors predictive of FC included Hispanic ethnicity (OR 1.04, 95% CI: 1.01-1.07), treatment at comprehensive community cancer programs (OR 1.06, 95% CI: 1.03-1.08) and integrated network cancer programs (OR 1.55, 95% CI: 1.51-1.59), AJCC stage II (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.05-1.07) and stage III tumors (OR 1.06, 95% CI: 1.02-1.10), and HR + /HER2 + tumors (OR 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02-1.07). Treatment delay was independently associated with increased risk of mortality (HR 1.23, 95% CI 1.20-1.26), whereas FC (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.86-0.88) showed survival benefit.
Conclusions: While treatment delay negatively impacts survival in breast cancer patients, our findings suggest FC could be a marker for multispecialty care that may mitigate some of these effects.
简介:医疗分散(FC,在一家以上的医疗机构接受治疗)已被证明会对癌症治疗效果产生负面影响。鉴于乳腺癌治疗的多模式性质,我们试图找出与FC相关的因素及其对乳腺癌患者生存的影响:我们对 2004-2020 年国家癌症数据库中接受过手术治疗的 I-III 期乳腺癌患者(不包括接受新辅助治疗的患者)进行了回顾性分析。患者被分为两组:FC 或非 FC 治疗组。治疗延迟的定义是确诊后大于 60 天的明确手术。通过多变量逻辑回归确定了预测 FC 的因素,并使用 Kaplan-Meier 和多变量 Cox 比例危险度法比较了生存率:在已确认的 531,644 例患者中,340,297 例(64.0%)接受了 FC 治疗。经调整后,FC(OR 1.27,95% CI 1.25-1.29)与治疗延迟有独立关联。预测 FC 的因素包括西班牙裔(OR 1.04,95% CI:1.01-1.07)、在综合社区癌症项目(OR 1.06,95% CI:1.03-1.08)和综合网络癌症项目(OR 1.55,95% CI:1.51-1.59)、AJCC II 期(OR 1.06,95% CI 1.05-1.07)和 III 期肿瘤(OR 1.06,95% CI:1.02-1.10)以及 HR + /HER2 + 肿瘤(OR 1.05,95% CI:1.02-1.07)。治疗延迟与死亡风险增加(HR 1.23,95% CI 1.20-1.26)独立相关,而FC(HR 0.87,95% CI 0.86-0.88)则显示出生存获益:尽管治疗延迟会对乳腺癌患者的生存产生负面影响,但我们的研究结果表明,FC可以作为多专科护理的标志,从而减轻其中的一些影响。
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-22DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07459-8
Juliet V Spencer, Jianfang Liu, Brenda Deyarmin, Hai Hu, Craig D Shriver, Stella Somiari
Purpose: Breast cancer accounts for 30% of all female cancers in the US. Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a herpesvirus that establishes lifelong infection, may play a role in breast cancer. CMV is not oncogenic, yet viral DNA and proteins have been detected in breast tumors, indicating possible contribution to tumor development. CMV encodes cmvIL-10, a homolog of human cellular IL-10 (cIL-10) with potent immunosuppressive activities. We investigated the relationship between CMV infection, cytokines, and breast cancer.
Methods: We evaluated CMV serostatus and cytokine levels in plasma of women with benign breast disease (n = 38), in situ carcinoma (n = 41), invasive carcinoma, no lymph node involvement (Inv/LN-; n = 41), and invasive with lymph node involvement (Inv/LN+; n = 37).
Results: Fifty percent of the patient samples (n = 79) were CMV seropositive. There was no correlation between CMV status and diagnosis (p = 0.75). For CMV+ patients, there was a trend toward higher CMV IgG levels in invasive disease (p = 0.172). CmvIL-10 levels were higher in CMV+ in situ patients compared to the Inv/LN- and Inv/LN+ groups (p = 0.020). Similarly, cIL-10 levels were higher in CMV+ in situ patients compared to the Inv/LN- and Inv/LN+ groups (p = 0.043). The results were quite different in CMV- patients where cIL-10 levels were highest in Inv/LN- compared to benign, in situ, or Inv/LN+ (p = 0.019). African American patients were significantly associated with CMV+ status (p = 0.001) and had lower cmvIL-10 levels than Caucasian patients (p = 0.046).
Conclusion: No association was observed between CMV IgG and diagnosis, but CMV infection influences cytokine production and contributes to altered cytokine profiles in breast cancer.
{"title":"Cytokine levels in breast cancer are highly dependent on cytomegalovirus (CMV) status.","authors":"Juliet V Spencer, Jianfang Liu, Brenda Deyarmin, Hai Hu, Craig D Shriver, Stella Somiari","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07459-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07459-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Breast cancer accounts for 30% of all female cancers in the US. Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a herpesvirus that establishes lifelong infection, may play a role in breast cancer. CMV is not oncogenic, yet viral DNA and proteins have been detected in breast tumors, indicating possible contribution to tumor development. CMV encodes cmvIL-10, a homolog of human cellular IL-10 (cIL-10) with potent immunosuppressive activities. We investigated the relationship between CMV infection, cytokines, and breast cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We evaluated CMV serostatus and cytokine levels in plasma of women with benign breast disease (n = 38), in situ carcinoma (n = 41), invasive carcinoma, no lymph node involvement (Inv/LN-; n = 41), and invasive with lymph node involvement (Inv/LN+; n = 37).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty percent of the patient samples (n = 79) were CMV seropositive. There was no correlation between CMV status and diagnosis (p = 0.75). For CMV+ patients, there was a trend toward higher CMV IgG levels in invasive disease (p = 0.172). CmvIL-10 levels were higher in CMV+ in situ patients compared to the Inv/LN- and Inv/LN+ groups (p = 0.020). Similarly, cIL-10 levels were higher in CMV+ in situ patients compared to the Inv/LN- and Inv/LN+ groups (p = 0.043). The results were quite different in CMV- patients where cIL-10 levels were highest in Inv/LN- compared to benign, in situ, or Inv/LN+ (p = 0.019). African American patients were significantly associated with CMV+ status (p = 0.001) and had lower cmvIL-10 levels than Caucasian patients (p = 0.046).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No association was observed between CMV IgG and diagnosis, but CMV infection influences cytokine production and contributes to altered cytokine profiles in breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11522175/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142016385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-31DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07443-2
Arif Ali Awan, Carol Stober, Gregory R Pond, Igor Machado, Lucas Clemons, Henry Conter, Demetrios Simos, Sukhbinder Dhesy-Thind, Mihaela Mates, Vikaash Kumar, John Hilton, Marie-France Savard, Dean Fergusson, Lisa Vandermeer, Mark Clemons
Purpose: While adjuvant bisphosphonate use in early breast cancer (EBC) is associated with improvements in breast cancer-specific outcomes, questions remain around optimal bisphosphonate type, dose and scheduling. We evaluated a single zoledronate infusion in a prospective randomised trial.
Methods: Postmenopausal patients with EBC were randomised to receive a single infusion of zoledronate (4 mg IV) or 6-monthly treatment for 3 years. Outcomes measured were; Quality of Life (QoL; EQ-5D-5L), bisphosphonate-related toxicities, including acute phase reactions (APRs), recurrence-free survival (RFS), bone metastasis-free survival (BMFS) and overall survival (OS).
Results: 211 patients were randomized to either a single infusion (n = 107) or six-monthly treatment (n = 104). After 3 years of follow up there were no significant differences between the arms for QoL and most toxicity endpoints. APRs following zoledronate occurred in 81% (171/211) of patients (77.6% in single infusion arm and 84.6% in the 6-monthly group). While the frequency of APRs decreased over 3 years in the 6-monthly arm, they still remain common. Of 34/104 (32.7%) patients who discontinued zoledronate early in the 6-monthly treatment group, the most common reason was APRs (16/34, 47%). At the 3 year follow up, there were no differences between arms for RFS, BMFS or OS.
Conclusion: A single infusion of zoledronate was associated with increased patient convenience, less toxicity, and lower rates of treatment discontinuation. Despite the common clinical impression that APRs decrease with time, this was not observed when patients were specifically questioned. While the study is not powered for non-inferiority, longer-term follow-up for confirmation of RFS and OS rates is ongoing.
{"title":"A randomised trial comparing 6-monthly adjuvant zoledronate with a single one-time dose in patients with early breast cancer.","authors":"Arif Ali Awan, Carol Stober, Gregory R Pond, Igor Machado, Lucas Clemons, Henry Conter, Demetrios Simos, Sukhbinder Dhesy-Thind, Mihaela Mates, Vikaash Kumar, John Hilton, Marie-France Savard, Dean Fergusson, Lisa Vandermeer, Mark Clemons","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07443-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07443-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>While adjuvant bisphosphonate use in early breast cancer (EBC) is associated with improvements in breast cancer-specific outcomes, questions remain around optimal bisphosphonate type, dose and scheduling. We evaluated a single zoledronate infusion in a prospective randomised trial.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Postmenopausal patients with EBC were randomised to receive a single infusion of zoledronate (4 mg IV) or 6-monthly treatment for 3 years. Outcomes measured were; Quality of Life (QoL; EQ-5D-5L), bisphosphonate-related toxicities, including acute phase reactions (APRs), recurrence-free survival (RFS), bone metastasis-free survival (BMFS) and overall survival (OS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>211 patients were randomized to either a single infusion (n = 107) or six-monthly treatment (n = 104). After 3 years of follow up there were no significant differences between the arms for QoL and most toxicity endpoints. APRs following zoledronate occurred in 81% (171/211) of patients (77.6% in single infusion arm and 84.6% in the 6-monthly group). While the frequency of APRs decreased over 3 years in the 6-monthly arm, they still remain common. Of 34/104 (32.7%) patients who discontinued zoledronate early in the 6-monthly treatment group, the most common reason was APRs (16/34, 47%). At the 3 year follow up, there were no differences between arms for RFS, BMFS or OS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A single infusion of zoledronate was associated with increased patient convenience, less toxicity, and lower rates of treatment discontinuation. Despite the common clinical impression that APRs decrease with time, this was not observed when patients were specifically questioned. While the study is not powered for non-inferiority, longer-term follow-up for confirmation of RFS and OS rates is ongoing.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11522049/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141854797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07460-1
Kaitlyn M Wojcik, Oliver W A Wilson, Dalya Kamil, Padma Sheila Rajagopal, Mara A Schonberg, Jinani Jayasekera
Purpose: Exercise offers various clinical benefits to older breast cancer survivors. However, studies report that healthcare providers may not regularly discuss exercise with their patients. We evaluated clinical and sociodemographic determinants of receiving advice about exercise from healthcare providers among older breast cancer survivors (aged ≥65 years).
Methods: We used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registries linked to the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) from 2008 to 2015. We included female breast cancer survivors, aged ≥65 years, who completed the MHOS survey ≥2 years after a breast cancer diagnosis in a modified Poisson regression to identify clinical and sociodemographic determinants of reportedly receiving advice about exercise from healthcare providers.
Results: The sample included 1,836 breast cancer survivors. The median age of the sample was 76 years (range: 72-81). Overall, 10.7% of the survivors were non-Hispanic Black, 10.1% were Hispanic, and 69.3% were non-Hispanic White. Only 52.3% reported receiving advice about exercise from a healthcare provider. Higher body mass index (BMI) and comorbid medical history that included diabetes, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disease were each associated with a higher likelihood of receiving exercise advice. Lower education levels, lower BMI, and never having been married were each associated with a lower likelihood of receiving exercise advice.
Conclusions: Nearly half of breast cancer survivors aged ≥65 years did not report receiving exercise advice from a healthcare provider, suggesting interventions are needed to improve exercise counseling between providers and survivors, especially with women with lower educational attainment who have never been married.
{"title":"Clinical and sociodemographic determinants of older breast cancer survivors' reports of receiving advice about exercise.","authors":"Kaitlyn M Wojcik, Oliver W A Wilson, Dalya Kamil, Padma Sheila Rajagopal, Mara A Schonberg, Jinani Jayasekera","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07460-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07460-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Exercise offers various clinical benefits to older breast cancer survivors. However, studies report that healthcare providers may not regularly discuss exercise with their patients. We evaluated clinical and sociodemographic determinants of receiving advice about exercise from healthcare providers among older breast cancer survivors (aged ≥65 years).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registries linked to the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) from 2008 to 2015. We included female breast cancer survivors, aged ≥65 years, who completed the MHOS survey ≥2 years after a breast cancer diagnosis in a modified Poisson regression to identify clinical and sociodemographic determinants of reportedly receiving advice about exercise from healthcare providers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sample included 1,836 breast cancer survivors. The median age of the sample was 76 years (range: 72-81). Overall, 10.7% of the survivors were non-Hispanic Black, 10.1% were Hispanic, and 69.3% were non-Hispanic White. Only 52.3% reported receiving advice about exercise from a healthcare provider. Higher body mass index (BMI) and comorbid medical history that included diabetes, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disease were each associated with a higher likelihood of receiving exercise advice. Lower education levels, lower BMI, and never having been married were each associated with a lower likelihood of receiving exercise advice.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nearly half of breast cancer survivors aged ≥65 years did not report receiving exercise advice from a healthcare provider, suggesting interventions are needed to improve exercise counseling between providers and survivors, especially with women with lower educational attainment who have never been married.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11522097/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142341655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-07DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07447-y
Amr Ahmed WalyEldeen, Salwa Sabet, Shady E Anis, Torsten Stein, Ayman M Ibrahim
Background: Fibulin-2 (FBLN2) is a secreted extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein and has been identified in the mouse mammary gland, in cap cells of terminal end buds (TEBs) during puberty, and around myoepithelial cells during early pregnancy. It is required for basement membrane (BM) integrity in mammary epithelium, and its loss has been associated with human breast cancer invasion. Herein, we attempted to confirm the relevance of FBLN2 to myoepithelial phenotype in mammary epithelium and to assess its expression in molecular subtypes of human breast cancer.
Methods: The relationship between FBLN2 expression and epithelial markers was investigated in pubertal mouse mammary glands and the EpH4 mouse mammary epithelial cell line using immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, and immunoblotting. Human breast cancer mRNA data from the METABRIC and TCGA datasets from Bioportal were analyzed to assess the association of Fbln2 expression with epithelial markers, and with molecular subtypes. Survival curves were generated using data from the METABRIC dataset and the KM databases.
Results: FBLN2 knockdown in mouse mammary epithelial cells was associated with a reduction in KRT14 and an increase in KRT18. Further, TGFβ3 treatment resulted in the upregulation of FBLN2 in vitro. Meta-analyses of human breast cancer datasets from Bioportal showed a higher expression of Fbln2 mRNA in claudin-low, LumA, and normal-like breast cancers compared to LumB, Her2 +, and Basal-like subgroups. Fbln2 mRNA levels were positively associated with mesenchymal markers, myoepithelial markers, and markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Higher expression of Fbln2 mRNA was associated with better prognosis in less advanced breast cancer and this pattern was reversed in more advanced lesions.
Conclusion: With further validation, these observations may offer a molecular prognostic tool for human breast cancer for more personalized therapeutic approaches.
{"title":"FBLN2 is associated with basal cell markers Krt14 and ITGB1 in mouse mammary epithelial cells and has a preferential expression in molecular subtypes of human breast cancer.","authors":"Amr Ahmed WalyEldeen, Salwa Sabet, Shady E Anis, Torsten Stein, Ayman M Ibrahim","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07447-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07447-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fibulin-2 (FBLN2) is a secreted extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein and has been identified in the mouse mammary gland, in cap cells of terminal end buds (TEBs) during puberty, and around myoepithelial cells during early pregnancy. It is required for basement membrane (BM) integrity in mammary epithelium, and its loss has been associated with human breast cancer invasion. Herein, we attempted to confirm the relevance of FBLN2 to myoepithelial phenotype in mammary epithelium and to assess its expression in molecular subtypes of human breast cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The relationship between FBLN2 expression and epithelial markers was investigated in pubertal mouse mammary glands and the EpH4 mouse mammary epithelial cell line using immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry, and immunoblotting. Human breast cancer mRNA data from the METABRIC and TCGA datasets from Bioportal were analyzed to assess the association of Fbln2 expression with epithelial markers, and with molecular subtypes. Survival curves were generated using data from the METABRIC dataset and the KM databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>FBLN2 knockdown in mouse mammary epithelial cells was associated with a reduction in KRT14 and an increase in KRT18. Further, TGFβ3 treatment resulted in the upregulation of FBLN2 in vitro. Meta-analyses of human breast cancer datasets from Bioportal showed a higher expression of Fbln2 mRNA in claudin-low, LumA, and normal-like breast cancers compared to LumB, Her2 +, and Basal-like subgroups. Fbln2 mRNA levels were positively associated with mesenchymal markers, myoepithelial markers, and markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Higher expression of Fbln2 mRNA was associated with better prognosis in less advanced breast cancer and this pattern was reversed in more advanced lesions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With further validation, these observations may offer a molecular prognostic tool for human breast cancer for more personalized therapeutic approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11522194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141896763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-16DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07453-0
Erin J Aiello Bowles, Cody Ramin, Jacqueline B Vo, Heather Spencer Feigelson, Jennifer C Gander, Lene H S Veiga, Clara Bodelon, Rochelle E Curtis, Carolyn Brandt, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Gretchen L Gierach
Purpose: Trials demonstrating benefits of tamoxifen for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) were published > 20 years ago; yet subsequent uptake of endocrine therapy was low. We estimated endocrine therapy initiation in women with DCIS between 2001 and 2018 in a community setting, reflecting more recent years of diagnosis than previous studies.
Methods: This retrospective cohort included adult females ≥ 20 years diagnosed with first primary DCIS between 2001 and 2018, followed through 2019, and enrolled in one of three U.S. integrated healthcare systems. We collected data on endocrine therapy dispensings (tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors [AIs]) from electronic pharmacy records within 12 months after DCIS diagnosis. Using generalized linear models with a log link and Poisson distribution, we estimated endocrine therapy initiation rates over time and by patient, tumor (including estrogen receptor [ER] status), and treatment characteristics.
Results: Among 2020 women with DCIS, 587 (29%) initiated endocrine therapy within 12 months after diagnosis (36% among 1208 women with ER-positive DCIS). Among women who used endocrine therapy, 506 (86%) initiated tamoxifen and 81 (14%) initiated AIs. Age-adjusted endocrine therapy initiation declined from 34 to 21% between 2001 and 2017; between 2015 and 2018, AI use increased from 8 to 35%. Women less likely to initiate endocrine therapy were ER-negative or had borderline/unknown or no ER test results, ≥ 65 years at diagnosis, Black, and received no radiotherapy.
Conclusion: One-third of women diagnosed with DCIS initiated endocrine therapy, and use decreased over time. Understanding why women eligible for endocrine therapy do not initiate is important to maximizing disease-free survival following DCIS diagnosis.
{"title":"Endocrine therapy initiation among women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ from 2001 to 2018.","authors":"Erin J Aiello Bowles, Cody Ramin, Jacqueline B Vo, Heather Spencer Feigelson, Jennifer C Gander, Lene H S Veiga, Clara Bodelon, Rochelle E Curtis, Carolyn Brandt, Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Gretchen L Gierach","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07453-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07453-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Trials demonstrating benefits of tamoxifen for women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) were published > 20 years ago; yet subsequent uptake of endocrine therapy was low. We estimated endocrine therapy initiation in women with DCIS between 2001 and 2018 in a community setting, reflecting more recent years of diagnosis than previous studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort included adult females ≥ 20 years diagnosed with first primary DCIS between 2001 and 2018, followed through 2019, and enrolled in one of three U.S. integrated healthcare systems. We collected data on endocrine therapy dispensings (tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors [AIs]) from electronic pharmacy records within 12 months after DCIS diagnosis. Using generalized linear models with a log link and Poisson distribution, we estimated endocrine therapy initiation rates over time and by patient, tumor (including estrogen receptor [ER] status), and treatment characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 2020 women with DCIS, 587 (29%) initiated endocrine therapy within 12 months after diagnosis (36% among 1208 women with ER-positive DCIS). Among women who used endocrine therapy, 506 (86%) initiated tamoxifen and 81 (14%) initiated AIs. Age-adjusted endocrine therapy initiation declined from 34 to 21% between 2001 and 2017; between 2015 and 2018, AI use increased from 8 to 35%. Women less likely to initiate endocrine therapy were ER-negative or had borderline/unknown or no ER test results, ≥ 65 years at diagnosis, Black, and received no radiotherapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>One-third of women diagnosed with DCIS initiated endocrine therapy, and use decreased over time. Understanding why women eligible for endocrine therapy do not initiate is important to maximizing disease-free survival following DCIS diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141987453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07467-8
Clarissa L B Frandsen, Bugge Nøhr, Mathilde Gottschau, Jakob H Viuff, Thomas Maltesen, Susanne K Kjær, Pernille F Svendsen, Allan Jensen
Purpose: Although some reproductive and metabolic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are known risk factors for breast cancer, the evidence regarding a potential association between PCOS and breast cancer is scarce. In this population-based cohort study including all 1,719,452 women born in Denmark between 1940 and 1993, we investigated the association between PCOS and breast cancer.
Methods: PCOS diagnoses, cancer diagnoses, covariates, migrations, and vital status were all obtained from national population and health registers. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for breast cancer overall and for histological subtypes separately were calculated based on adjusted cox proportional hazards models.
Results: During a median follow-up of 26 years, 63,078 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. We found an increased risk of breast cancer overall among women with PCOS compared with women without PCOS (HR: 1.21, 95% CI 1.02-1.44). In analyses stratified for menopausal status, the increased risk was restricted to postmenopausal women (HR: 1.63, 95% CI 1.23-2.15). The results for ductal and lobular histological subtypes analyses separately resembled those observed for breast cancer overall.
Conclusion: This is the first study to report an increased risk of breast cancer among women with a history of PCOS. The increased risk was seemingly confined to postmenopausal women. Our results therefore contribute to an increased knowledge of the etiology of breast cancer, but our findings should be further confirmed in other large cohort studies with an appropriately long follow-up period.
目的:虽然多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)的一些生殖和代谢特征是乳腺癌的已知风险因素,但有关 PCOS 与乳腺癌之间潜在联系的证据却很少。在这项基于人群的队列研究中,我们调查了多囊卵巢综合征与乳腺癌之间的关系:PCOS 诊断、癌症诊断、协变量、迁移和生命状态均来自全国人口和健康登记。结果:在 26 年的中位随访期间,PCOS 与乳腺癌的关系发生了显著变化:在 26 年的中位随访期间,共有 63078 名妇女被诊断出患有乳腺癌。我们发现,与未患多囊卵巢综合征的女性相比,患有多囊卵巢综合征的女性罹患乳腺癌的风险总体上有所增加(HR:1.21,95% CI 1.02-1.44)。在根据绝经状况进行的分层分析中,风险增加仅限于绝经后妇女(HR:1.63,95% CI 1.23-2.15)。对导管和小叶组织学亚型的单独分析结果与对乳腺癌总体情况的分析结果相似:这是首个报告有多囊卵巢综合症病史的女性罹患乳腺癌风险增加的研究。结论:这是第一份关于有多囊卵巢综合症病史的女性患乳腺癌风险增加的研究报告,增加的风险似乎仅限于绝经后女性。因此,我们的研究结果有助于增加人们对乳腺癌病因的了解,但我们的研究结果应在其他大型队列研究中得到进一步证实,并进行适当的长期随访。
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Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-09DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07456-x
İsmail Beypınar, Hacer Demir, Şendağ Yaslıkaya, Tolga Köşeci, Bilgin Demir, Gökhan Çolak, Ahmet Burak Ağaoğlu, Mustafa Şahbazlar, Pervin Can Şancı, Devrim Çabuk, Ulaş Işık, Elif Şahin, Alper Coşkun, Burcu Caner, Talat Aykut, Mehmet Artaç, Mustafa Emre Duygulu, Nadiye Sever, Sıla Öksüz, Nedim Turan, Musa Barış Aykan, Esmanur Kaplan Tüzün, Mükremin Uysal, İrem Uğurlu, Abdullah Sakin, Caner Acar, Duygu Özaşkın, Teoman Şakalar, Merve Keskinkılıç, Tuğba Yavuzşen, Naziyet Köse, İsmail Ertürk, Nilgün Yıldırım, Onur Yazdan Balçık, Ali Alkan, Oğuzhan Selvi, Eda Erçin, Olçun Ümit Ünal, Cengiz Karaçin
Purpose: In advanced breast cancer, endocrine therapy is preferred in the absence of visceral crisis. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKi) are the gold standards. The selection of subsequent treatments after CDKi treatment is still controversial, and the efficacy of everolimus (EVE) combinations is unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of EVE after CDKi administration in real-life experiences.
Method: The study received data from 208 patients from 26 cancer centers. Demographic and histologic features, diagnosis, progression, last visit dates, and toxicities were recorded. This study was a retrospective case series.
Results: One hundred and seven patients received palbociclib, while 101 patients received ribociclib as a CDKi. The overall response and disease control rates of EVE combinations were 60% and 88%, respectively. In univariate analysis, the absence of liver metastasis, age > 40 years, better type of response, and immediate treatment after CDKi were related to increased progression-free survival. Liver metastasis and response type were significantly associated with overall survival. In the multivariate analysis, response remained significant in terms of progression-free survival, while response type, liver metastatic disease, and hematologic toxicity were prognostic in terms of overall survival.
Conclusion: This study provides evidence of the benefits of EVE combinations after CDKi treatment. EVE combinations may be more appropriate for patients with non-liver metastasis, and the first treatment response shows the benefit of treatment. In addition, immediate treatment after CDKi treatment is more beneficial than later lines of treatment.
{"title":"Efficacy of everolimus plus hormonal treatment after cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor; real-life experience, A TOG study.","authors":"İsmail Beypınar, Hacer Demir, Şendağ Yaslıkaya, Tolga Köşeci, Bilgin Demir, Gökhan Çolak, Ahmet Burak Ağaoğlu, Mustafa Şahbazlar, Pervin Can Şancı, Devrim Çabuk, Ulaş Işık, Elif Şahin, Alper Coşkun, Burcu Caner, Talat Aykut, Mehmet Artaç, Mustafa Emre Duygulu, Nadiye Sever, Sıla Öksüz, Nedim Turan, Musa Barış Aykan, Esmanur Kaplan Tüzün, Mükremin Uysal, İrem Uğurlu, Abdullah Sakin, Caner Acar, Duygu Özaşkın, Teoman Şakalar, Merve Keskinkılıç, Tuğba Yavuzşen, Naziyet Köse, İsmail Ertürk, Nilgün Yıldırım, Onur Yazdan Balçık, Ali Alkan, Oğuzhan Selvi, Eda Erçin, Olçun Ümit Ünal, Cengiz Karaçin","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07456-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07456-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In advanced breast cancer, endocrine therapy is preferred in the absence of visceral crisis. Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKi) are the gold standards. The selection of subsequent treatments after CDKi treatment is still controversial, and the efficacy of everolimus (EVE) combinations is unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of EVE after CDKi administration in real-life experiences.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study received data from 208 patients from 26 cancer centers. Demographic and histologic features, diagnosis, progression, last visit dates, and toxicities were recorded. This study was a retrospective case series.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and seven patients received palbociclib, while 101 patients received ribociclib as a CDKi. The overall response and disease control rates of EVE combinations were 60% and 88%, respectively. In univariate analysis, the absence of liver metastasis, age > 40 years, better type of response, and immediate treatment after CDKi were related to increased progression-free survival. Liver metastasis and response type were significantly associated with overall survival. In the multivariate analysis, response remained significant in terms of progression-free survival, while response type, liver metastatic disease, and hematologic toxicity were prognostic in terms of overall survival.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides evidence of the benefits of EVE combinations after CDKi treatment. EVE combinations may be more appropriate for patients with non-liver metastasis, and the first treatment response shows the benefit of treatment. In addition, immediate treatment after CDKi treatment is more beneficial than later lines of treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141911688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-04DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07448-x
Sarah Schrup, Heather Hardway, Robert A Vierkant, Stacey J Winham, Matthew R Jensen, Bryan McCauley, Tanya Hoskin, Lisa Seymour, Denice Gehling, Jessica Fischer, Celine M Vachon, Santo Maimone, Laura Pacheco-Spann, Derek C Radisky, Jodi M Carter, Amy C Degnim, Mark E Sherman
Purpose: To characterize associations of microcalcifications (calcs) with benign breast disease lesion subtypes and assess whether tissue calcs affect risks of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive breast cancer (IBC).
Methods: We analyzed detailed histopathologic data for 4,819 BBD biopsies from a single institution cohort (2002-2013) followed for DCIS or IBC for a median of 7.4 years for cases (N = 338) and 11.2 years for controls. Natural language processing was used to identify biopsies containing calcs based on pathology reports. Univariable and multivariable regression models were applied to assess associations with BBD lesion type and age-adjusted Cox proportional hazard regressions were performed to model risk of IBC or DCIS stratified by the presence or absence of calcs.
Results: Calcs were identified in 2063 (42.8%) biopsies. Calcs were associated with older age at BBD diagnosis (56.2 versus 49.0 years; P < 0.001). Overall, the risk of developing IBC or DCIS did not differ significantly between patients with calcs (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.90, 1.41) as compared to patients without calcs. Stratification by BBD severity or subtype, age at BBD biopsy, outcomes of IBC versus DCIS, and mammography technique (screen-film versus full-field digital mammography) did not significantly alter association between calcs and risk.
Conclusion: Our analysis of calcs in BBD biopsies did not find a significant association between calcs and risk of breast cancer.
{"title":"Microcalcifications in benign breast biopsies: association with lesion type and risk.","authors":"Sarah Schrup, Heather Hardway, Robert A Vierkant, Stacey J Winham, Matthew R Jensen, Bryan McCauley, Tanya Hoskin, Lisa Seymour, Denice Gehling, Jessica Fischer, Celine M Vachon, Santo Maimone, Laura Pacheco-Spann, Derek C Radisky, Jodi M Carter, Amy C Degnim, Mark E Sherman","doi":"10.1007/s10549-024-07448-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10549-024-07448-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To characterize associations of microcalcifications (calcs) with benign breast disease lesion subtypes and assess whether tissue calcs affect risks of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive breast cancer (IBC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed detailed histopathologic data for 4,819 BBD biopsies from a single institution cohort (2002-2013) followed for DCIS or IBC for a median of 7.4 years for cases (N = 338) and 11.2 years for controls. Natural language processing was used to identify biopsies containing calcs based on pathology reports. Univariable and multivariable regression models were applied to assess associations with BBD lesion type and age-adjusted Cox proportional hazard regressions were performed to model risk of IBC or DCIS stratified by the presence or absence of calcs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Calcs were identified in 2063 (42.8%) biopsies. Calcs were associated with older age at BBD diagnosis (56.2 versus 49.0 years; P < 0.001). Overall, the risk of developing IBC or DCIS did not differ significantly between patients with calcs (HR 1.13, 95% CI 0.90, 1.41) as compared to patients without calcs. Stratification by BBD severity or subtype, age at BBD biopsy, outcomes of IBC versus DCIS, and mammography technique (screen-film versus full-field digital mammography) did not significantly alter association between calcs and risk.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our analysis of calcs in BBD biopsies did not find a significant association between calcs and risk of breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":9133,"journal":{"name":"Breast Cancer Research and Treatment","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142124820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}