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Tian Z, Xiaolu Z, Jing Y, Min W, Jiaqian L, Shouli C, Yingyin W, Xiaoyuan D, Xiaoyan L, Guorong W. A longitudinal study of sexual activity and influencing factors in breast cancer patients during treatment in the Southwest of China: a trajectory analysis model. BMC Womens Health 2024; 24:352. [PMID: 38890676 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to describe the longitudinal developmental trajectories and its influencing factors of sexual activity in patients with breast cancer during treatment. METHODS A prospective longitudinal study was conducted, including 225 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in A tumor specialty three-class hospital in Southwest China. We measured sexual activity at the time of admission and diagnosis (T0) and one month (T1), three months (T2), six months (T3), and nine months (T4) after diagnosis. A trajectory analysis model (GBTM) was used to explore the changes in sexual activity in breast cancer patients. Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the factors that affected the classification of sexual activity trajectories. RESULTS The ratio of sexual activity abruptly declined from 100% at baseline to 39.1% at T1. The percentage of sexual activity was improved, from 51.4% at T2 to 63.1% at T4. The optimal model was a 2-group trajectory of sexual activity in breast cancer patients,36.6% in the "low activity group" and 63.4% in the "high activity group." The multivariate binary logistic regression analysis revealed statistically significant and positive correlations between sexual activity and age (β = 0.085, OR = 1.089, 95%CI 1.035 ∼ 1.145, P = 0.001),libido(β = 0.774, OR = 2.168, 95%CI 1.337 ∼ 3.515, P = 0.002), vaginal lubrication(β = 1.254, OR = 33.503, 95%CI 2.000 ∼ 6.137, P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Breast cancer patients exhibited varying levels of sexual activity during treatment; higher age was associated with increased sexual activity, which can contribute to the recovery of sexual function. Therefore, it is crucial to provide appropriate guidance on sexual health for younger patients.
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- Zhang Tian
- Nursing Department, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Ward 2, Breast Surgery Center, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Ward 2, Breast Surgery Center, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sichuan Cancer Hospital & Institute, Sichuan Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, China
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- School of Nursing, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610075, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Nursing Department, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital,West China Nursing School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Teng YT, Wang YA, Dong YH, Liu JJ. Five-year survival prognosis of young, middle-aged, and elderly adult female invasive breast cancer patients by clinical and lifestyle characteristics. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2024; 205:619-631. [PMID: 38526687 PMCID: PMC11101574 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07280-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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PURPOSE Early-onset breast cancer incidence has been increasing globally and in Taiwan. However, previous studies have not comprehensively examined how clinical and lifestyle characteristics influence the 5-year survival of breast cancer diagnosed at different stages of adulthood. METHODS We analyzed the Taiwan National Cancer Registry and Cause of Death datasets to understand how clinical factors (including tumor and treatment characteristics) and lifestyle factors (including body mass index, cigarette smoking, and alcohol consumption) were associated with the 5-year survival of 8471 young, 57,695 middle-aged, and 14,074 elderly female adult invasive breast cancer patients respectively diagnosed at age 20-39, 40-64, and ≥ 65 years between 2002 and 2015, with mortality follow-up to 2020. Poisson regression was used for obtaining the crude and adjusted 5-year survival risk ratios. RESULTS Clinical and lifestyle characteristics were distributed differently but had mostly similar direction of association with 5-year survival for the three age groups. Receiving any treatment was associated with better survival, especially for elderly patients. Being underweight at initial cancer treatment was associated with worse survival than having normal weight, especially for elderly patients. Current smokers had worse survival than never smokers for middle-aged and elderly patients. The 5-year breast cancer-specific survival was not significantly higher for those of age 45-49 years than 40-44 years, despite the recommended starting screening age is 45 years in Taiwan. CONCLUSION Our findings contribute to the understanding of early-onset and later-onset female breast cancer characteristics and prognosis, which may inform surveillance and treatment strategies to achieve better breast cancer prognosis.
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- Yu-Tung Teng
- Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No.155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Beitou District, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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- Koo Foundation Sun-Yat Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No.155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Beitou District, Taipei, 112, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, No.155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Beitou District, Taipei, 112, Taiwan.
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Shahriarirad R, Meshkati Yazd SM, Fathian R, Fallahi M, Ghadiani Z, Nafissi N. Prediction of sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients based on preoperative features: a deep machine learning approach. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1351. [PMID: 38228684 PMCID: PMC10791698 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51244-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is the standard surgical approach to detect lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. Machine learning is a novel tool that provides better accuracy for predicting positive SLN involvement in breast cancer patients. This study obtained data from 2890 surgical cases of breast cancer patients from two referral hospitals in Iran from 2000 to 2021. Patients whose SLN involvement status was identified were included in our study. The dataset consisted of preoperative features, including patient features, gestational factors, laboratory data, and tumoral features. In this study, TabNet, an end-to-end deep learning model, was proposed to predict SLN involvement in breast cancer patients. We compared the accuracy of our model with results from logistic regression analysis. A total of 1832 patients with an average age of 51 ± 12 years were included in our study, of which 697 (25.5%) had SLN involvement. On average, the TabNet model achieved an accuracy of 75%, precision of 81%, specificity of 70%, sensitivity of 87%, and AUC of 0.74, while the logistic model demonstrated an accuracy of 70%, precision of 73%, specificity of 65%, sensitivity of 79%, F1 score of 73%, and AUC of 0.70 in predicting the SLN involvement in patients. Vascular invasion, tumor size, core needle biopsy pathology, age, and FH had the most contributions to the TabNet model. The TabNet model outperformed the logistic regression model in all metrics, indicating that it is more effective in predicting SLN involvement in breast cancer patients based on preoperative data.
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- Reza Shahriarirad
- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Breast, Rasoul Akram Hospital Clinical Research Development Center (RCRDC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Breast, Rasoul Akram Hospital Clinical Research Development Center (RCRDC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Chekhun V, Martynyuk О, Lukianova Y, Mushii O, Zadvornyi T, Lukianova N. FEATURES OF BREAST CANCER IN PATIENTS OF YOUNG AGE: SEARCH FOR DIAGNOSIS OPTIMIZATION AND PERSONALIZED TREATMENT. Exp Oncol 2023; 45:139-150. [PMID: 37824778 DOI: 10.15407/exp-oncology.2023.02.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The statistical data of the recent decades demonstrate a rapid growth of breast cancer (BCa) incidence and a tendency toward its increase especially in young women. In the structure of morbidity of women in the age group of 18-29 years, BCa ranks first and in the age range of 15-39 years, BCa is one of the leading causes of mortality. According to the data of the epidemiological and clinical studies, the young age is an independent unfavorable prognostic factor of BCa that is associated with an unfavorable prognosis and low survival rates and is considered an important predictor of the disease aggressiveness, a high risk of metastasis and recurrence. The variability of clinicopathological and molecular-biological features of BCa in patients of different age groups as well as the varying course of the disease and different responses to the therapy are mediated by many factors. The analysis of the literature data on the factors and mechanisms of BCa initiation in patients of different age groups demonstrates that the pathogen- esis of BCa depends not only on the molecular-genetic alterations but also on the metabolic disorders caused by the current social and household rhythm of life and nutrition peculiarities. All these factors affect both the general con- dition of the body and the formation of an aggressive microenvironment of the tumor lesion. The identified features of transcriptome and the differential gene expression give evidence of different regulations of the immune response and the metabolic processes in BCa patients of different age groups. Association between the high expression of the components of the stromal microenvironment and the inflammatory immune infiltrate as well as the increased vascu- larization of the tumor lesion has been found in BCa tissue of young patients. Proving the nature of the formation of the landscape comprising molecular-genetic, cytokine, and immune factors of the tumor microenvironment will undoubtedly contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of tumor growth allowing for the development of algorithms for delineating the groups at high risk of tumor progression, which requires more careful monitoring and personalized treatment approach. Th s will be helpful in the development of innovative technologies for complex BCa treatment.
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- V Chekhun
- R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine, 03022 Kyiv, Ukraine
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Choi HJ, Lee JH, Jung CS, Ryu JM, Chae BJ, Lee SK, Yu JH, Kim SW, Nam SJ, Lee JE, Jung YJ, Kim HY. Oncologic efficacy of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist in hormone receptor-positive very young breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:6398-6406. [PMID: 37900220 PMCID: PMC10601015 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i27.6398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer in young women has been shown to have an aggressive behavior and poor prognosis. AIM To evaluate the outcomes of young hormone receptor (HR)-positive patients with breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), and the oncologic efficacy of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists. METHODS This retrospective study involved a prospectively enrolled cohort. We included patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer who were treated with NAC followed by curative surgery at the Samsung Medical Center and Samsung Changwon Hospital between January 2006 and December 2017. Among patients with HR-positive and human epidermal grow factor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer, we analyzed the characteristics and oncology outcomes between the patients equal to or younger than 35 years and the patients older than 35 years. RESULTS Among 431 patients with NAC and HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer, 78 were 35 years old or younger, and 353 patients were older than 35 years. The median follow-up was 71.0 months. There was no statistically significant difference in disease free survival (DFS, P = 0.565) and overall survival (P = 0.820) between the patients equal to or younger than 35 years and the patients older than 35 years. The two groups differed in that the GnRH agonist was used more frequently in the group of patients equal to or younger than 35 years than in the other group (52.4% vs 11.2%, P < 0.001). Interestingly, for the DFS according to the GnRH agonist in the group of patients equal to or younger than 35 years, patients treated with the GnRH agonist had better DFS (P = 0.037). CONCLUSION Administration of GnRH agonists might improve the DFS rate of HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer in the equal to or younger than 35 years group of patients with NAC.
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- Hee Jun Choi
- Department of Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon 51353, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon 51353, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon 51353, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Gyeongnam 50612, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Gyeongnam 50612, South Korea
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Tuly KF, Hossen MB, Islam MA, Kibria MK, Alam MS, Harun-Or-Roshid M, Begum AA, Hasan S, Mahumud RA, Mollah MNH. Robust Identification of Differential Gene Expression Patterns from Multiple Transcriptomics Datasets for Early Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapies for Breast Cancer. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:1705. [PMID: 37893423 PMCID: PMC10608013 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59101705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the major causes of cancer-related death in women globally. Proper identification of BC-causing hub genes (HubGs) for prognosis, diagnosis, and therapies at an earlier stage may reduce such death rates. However, most of the previous studies detected HubGs through non-robust statistical approaches that are sensitive to outlying observations. Therefore, the main objectives of this study were to explore BC-causing potential HubGs from robustness viewpoints, highlighting their early prognostic, diagnostic, and therapeutic performance. Materials and Methods: Integrated robust statistics and bioinformatics methods and databases were used to obtain the required results. Results: We robustly identified 46 common differentially expressed genes (cDEGs) between BC and control samples from three microarrays (GSE26910, GSE42568, and GSE65194) and one scRNA-seq (GSE235168) dataset. Then, we identified eight cDEGs (COL11A1, COL10A1, CD36, ACACB, CD24, PLK1, UBE2C, and PDK4) as the BC-causing HubGs by the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis of cDEGs. The performance of BC and survival probability prediction models with the expressions of HubGs from two independent datasets (GSE45827 and GSE54002) and the TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) database showed that our proposed HubGs might be considered as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, where two genes, COL11A1 and CD24, exhibit better performance. The expression analysis of HubGs by Box plots with the TCGA database in different stages of BC progression indicated their early diagnosis and prognosis ability. The HubGs set enrichment analysis with GO (Gene ontology) terms and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways disclosed some BC-causing biological processes, molecular functions, and pathways. Finally, we suggested the top-ranked six drug molecules (Suramin, Rifaximin, Telmisartan, Tukysa Tucatinib, Lynparza Olaparib, and TG.02) for the treatment of BC by molecular docking analysis with the proposed HubGs-mediated receptors. Molecular docking analysis results also showed that these drug molecules may inhibit cancer-related post-translational modification (PTM) sites (Succinylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination) of hub proteins. Conclusions: This study's findings might be valuable resources for diagnosis, prognosis, and therapies at an earlier stage of BC.
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- Khanis Farhana Tuly
- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
- Department of Statistics, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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- Molecular and Biomedical Health Science Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh;
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia;
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- Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh; (K.F.T.); (M.B.H.); (M.A.I.); (M.K.K.); (M.S.A.); (M.H.-O.-R.); (A.A.B.)
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Feng Z, Yang X, Tian M, Zeng N, Bai Z, Deng W, Zhao Y, Guo J, Yang Y, Zhang Z, Yang Y. BRCA genes as candidates for colorectal cancer genetic testing panel: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:807. [PMID: 37644384 PMCID: PMC10464413 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11328-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) mutation carriers are at an increased risk for breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers. However, the role of BRCA is unclear in colorectal cancer; the results regarding the association between BRCA gene mutations and colorectal cancer risk are inconsistent and even controversial. This study aimed to investigate whether BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are associated with colorectal cancer risk. METHODS In this systematic review, we searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Library databases, adhering to PRISMA guidelines. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Unadjusted odds ratios (ORs) were used to estimate the probability of Breast Cancer Type 1 Susceptibility gene (BRCA1) and Breast Cancer Type 2 Susceptibility gene (BRCA2) mutations in colorectal cancer patients. The associations were evaluated using fixed effect models. RESULTS Fourteen studies were included in the systematic review. Twelve studies, including seven case-control and five cohort studies, were included in the meta-analysis. A significant increase in the frequency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations was observed in patients with colorectal cancer [OR = 1.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02-1.76, P = 0.04]. In subgroup analysis, colorectal cancer patients had an increased odds of BRCA1 (OR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.10-2.01, P = 0.01) and BRCA2 (OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.06-2.30, P = 0.02) mutations. CONCLUSIONS BRCA genes are one of the genes that may increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Thus, BRCA genes could be potential candidates that may be included in the colorectal cancer genetic testing panel.
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- Zhewen Feng
- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- MyGene Diagnostics Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China
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- MyGene Diagnostics Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, No.95, Yong An Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Moradpour M, Azizinik F, Zeidabadi H, Ghomi Z, Shakki Katouli F, Tavakol E, Torabi Parizi S. The imaging findings and diagnostic value of radiology modalities to assess breast malignancy among women aged younger than 30 years. Acta Radiol 2023; 64:2363-2370. [PMID: 37211759 DOI: 10.1177/02841851231176271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer mainly affects women aged >50 years; however, younger women may also have advanced breast cancer, so early detection is important. PURPOSE To collect and review the imaging findings of women aged <30 years with breast cancer to find better diagnostic approaches for the early diagnosis of breast cancer in young women. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, 45 patients aged <30 years with a diagnosis of breast cancer were evaluated. Imaging assessments were performed based on ultrasound, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. Finally, the findings were compared with the pathological results. RESULTS Predominant findings in ultrasound included irregular spiculated mass in 59.4%. In mammography, irregular high-density mass (46.5%) and suspicious micro calcification (42.8%) were the most common findings. In MRI, the predominant feature was a heterogeneous enhancing mass with an irregular shape and irregular margin (81%) with a 45% plateau and 36% washout kinetic pattern. In the pathology assessment, invasive ductal carcinoma was the most common finding (84.4%). All three modalities-MRI, ultrasonography, and mammography-are valuable, with sensitivities of 100%, 93.3%, and 90%, respectively. CONCLUSION Ultrasound, mammography, and MRI are highly sensitive and accurate tools for detecting breast cancer lesions in young women. Regular clinical breast examination with breast self-examination, and in suspected cases, ultrasound as the first imaging modality followed by mammography and/or MRI are the preferred diagnostic approach.
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- Moein Moradpour
- Department of Radiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Velenjak, Tehran Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Yas Hospital and Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tohid Square, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex Tehran university of Medical Sciences, Tohid Square, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Velenjak, Tehran Iran
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- Advanced Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Research Center (ADIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Velenjak, Tehran Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Velenjak, Tehran Iran
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Halim F, Azhar Y, Suwarman S, Wahjoepramono EJ, Hernowo B. Positive p53 Expression Is Associated with Primary Endocrine Therapy Resistance in Locally Advanced Stage Luminal B HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Indonesia. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13111838. [PMID: 37296690 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13111838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Luminal B HER2-negative breast cancer (BC) is the most common type in Indonesian BC patients, and frequently manifests with locally advanced staging. Recurrence often occurs within two years of the endocrine therapy course (primary endocrine therapy (ET) resistance). p53 mutation often exists in luminal B HER2-negative BC, but its application as an ET resistance predictor in those populations is still limited. The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate p53 expression and its association with primary ET resistance in luminal B HER2-negative BC. This cross-sectional study compiled 67 luminal B HER2-negative patients' clinical data during their pre-treatment period until they completed a two-year course of endocrine therapy. They were divided into two groups: 29 patients with primary ET resistance and 38 without primary ET resistance. Pre-treatment paraffin blocks from each patient were retrieved, and the p53 expression difference between the two groups was analyzed. Positive p53 expression was significantly higher in patients with primary ET resistance [odds ratio (OR) of 11.78 (95% CI: 3.72-37.37, p-value < 0.0001)]. We conclude that p53 expression could be a beneficial marker for primary ET resistance in locally advanced luminal B HER2-negative BC.
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- Freda Halim
- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40161, West Java, Indonesia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Tangerang 15811, Banten, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40161, West Java, Indonesia
- Department of Surgery, Oncology, Head and Neck Division, Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung 40161, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40161, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Tangerang 15811, Banten, Indonesia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 40161, West Java, Indonesia
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Kato M, Nakata K, Morishima T, Kuwabara Y, Fujisawa F, Kittaka N, Nakayama T, Miyashiro I. Fifteen-year survival and conditional survival of women with breast cancer in Osaka, Japan: A population-based study. Cancer Med 2023. [PMID: 37140213 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, the survival of patients with breast cancer has improved. However, few published studies have a longer than 10-year follow-up. Conditional relative survival (CRS), which is relative survival (RS) of patients who have survived beyond a certain period after diagnosis, is useful for assessing excess mortality among long-term survivors compared with the general population. METHODS This was a retrospective observational cohort study. Population-based cancer registry data in Osaka, Japan were used to determine 15-year RS and 5-year CRS of women with breast cancer diagnosed between 2001 and 2002 and followed up for at least 15 years. Fifteen-year RS and age-standardized RS (ASR) were calculated by Ederer II and cohort methods. Five-year CRS according to age group and extent of disease (localized, regional, and distant) was estimated for every year from diagnosis to 10 years. RESULTS In the cohort of 4006 patients, the ASR declined progressively, the 5-year ASR being 85.8%, 10-year ASR 77.3%, and 15-year ASR 71.6%. The overall 5-year CRS exceeded 90% at 5 years after diagnosis, reflecting a small excess mortality compared with the general population. The 5-year CRS of patients with regional and distant disease did not reach 90% within 10 years of follow-up (89.4% for regional and 72.9% for distant disease 10 years after diagnosis), indicating that these patients had substantial excess mortality. CONCLUSION Long-term survival data can help cancer survivors plan their lives and receive better medical care and support.
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- Mizuki Kato
- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Robson ME, Im SA, Senkus E, Xu B, Domchek SM, Masuda N, Delaloge S, Tung N, Armstrong A, Dymond M, Fielding A, Allen A, Conte P. OlympiAD extended follow-up for overall survival and safety: Olaparib versus chemotherapy treatment of physician's choice in patients with a germline BRCA mutation and HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2023; 184:39-47. [PMID: 36893711 PMCID: PMC10585240 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the Phase III OlympiAD study, olaparib significantly prolonged progression-free survival versus chemotherapy treatment of physician's choice (TPC) in patients with germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer (mBC). In the final pre-specified analysis (64% maturity), median overall survival (OS) was 19.3 months for olaparib and 17.1 months for TPC (P = 0.513). Post-hoc extended follow-up, 25.7 months longer than previously reported for OS, is reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with gBRCAm, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative mBC, who had received ≤2 lines of chemotherapy for metastatic disease, were randomised 2:1 to olaparib (300 mg bid) or TPC. During extended follow-up, OS was analysed every 6 months using the stratified log-rank test (overall population) and Cox proportional hazards model (pre-specified subgroups). RESULTS In the overall population (302 patients; 76.8% maturity), median OS was 19.3 months for olaparib and 17.1 months for TPC (hazard ratio 0.89, 95% confidence interval 0.67-1.18); median follow-up was 18.9 and 15.5 months, respectively. Three-year survival was 27.9% for olaparib versus 21.2% for TPC. With olaparib, 8.8% of patients received study treatment for ≥3 years versus none with TPC. In first-line mBC, median OS was longer for olaparib than TPC (22.6 versus 14.7 months; hazard ratio 0.55, 95% confidence interval 0.33-0.95) and 3-year survival was 40.8% for olaparib versus 12.8% for TPC. No new serious adverse events related to olaparib were observed. CONCLUSIONS OS was consistent with previous analyses from OlympiAD. These findings support the possibility of meaningful long-term survival benefit with olaparib, particularly in first-line mBC.
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- Mark E Robson
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Basser Centre, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Division of Medical Oncology 2, University of Padova and Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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Terman E, Sheade J, Zhao F, Howard FM, Jaskowiak N, Tseng J, Chen N, Hahn O, Fleming G, Huo D, Nanda R. The impact of race and age on response to neoadjuvant therapy and long-term outcomes in Black and White women with early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023; 200:75-83. [PMID: 37120458 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-06943-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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PURPOSE There are a paucity of data and a pressing need to evaluate response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and determine long-term outcomes in young Black women with early-stage breast cancer (EBC). METHODS We analyzed data from 2196 Black and White women with EBC treated at the University of Chicago over the last 2 decades. Patients were divided into groups based on race and age at diagnosis: Black women [Formula: see text] 40 years, White women [Formula: see text] 40 years, Black women [Formula: see text] 55 years, and White women [Formula: see text] 55 years. Pathological complete response rate (pCR) was analyzed using logistic regression. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using Cox proportional hazard and piecewise Cox models. RESULTS Young Black women had the highest risk of recurrence, which was 22% higher than young White women (p = 0.434) and 76% higher than older Black women (p = 0.008). These age/racial differences in recurrence rates were not statistically significant after adjusting for subtype, stage, and grade. In terms of OS, older Black women had the worst outcome. In the 397 women receiving NACT, 47.5% of young White women achieved pCR, compared to 26.8% of young Black women (p = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS Black women with EBC had significantly worse outcomes compared to White women in our cohort study. There is an urgent need to understand the disparities in outcomes between Black and White breast cancer patients, particularly in young women where the disparity in outcome is the greatest.
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- Elizabeth Terman
- Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Surgery, City of Hope Orange County, Irvine, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
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Clinicopathological Factors Affecting Breast Cancer Survival in Jamaican Women: A Retrospective Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023; 10:844-858. [PMID: 35266120 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01273-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer affecting women worldwide. The survival rate is primarily affected by the stage of the disease and several other demographic and clinicopathological factors. METHODS This study is a retrospective cohort study of female patients of the University Hospital of the West Indies diagnosed with breast cancer between 2011 and 2016. The age, tumor size, SBR/Nottingham grade, tumor histologic subtype, tumor molecular subtype, and survival status of the cohort on November 1, 2019, were determined. The data were summarized. Survival across each variable was compared using univariate log-rank tests, Cox proportional hazard models, and crude and adjusted models. A second wave analysis was performed excluding patients whose survival status was presumed. RESULTS A total of 503 patients were analyzed. The overall survival rate at 1, 3, and 5 years were 96.4%, 84.9%, and 79.0%, respectively, for the entire cohort. The molecular subtype was the most significant clinicopathological factor affecting overall survival. A younger age < 40 years, higher histologic grade, estrogen receptor-negative breast cancers, invasive ductal type breast cancers, and T1 lesions were associated with poorer survival outcomes at 5 years. The findings were reproduced after a second wave analysis excluding patients who were presumed alive was applied. CONCLUSIONS Breast cancer overall survival in Jamaica is consistent with that of other developing countries in the literature. This study is an important contribution to the growing body of literature available and aids to the overall understanding of the behavior of breast cancer locally.
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Terman E, Sheade J, Zhao F, Howard FM, Jaskowiak N, Tseng J, Chen N, Hahn O, Fleming G, Huo D, Nanda R. The Impact of Race and Age on Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy and Long-Term Outcomes in Black and White Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-2667554. [PMID: 36993723 PMCID: PMC10055663 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2667554/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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PURPOSE There are a paucity of data and a pressing need to evaluate response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and determine long-term outcomes in young Black women with early-stage breast cancer (EBC). METHODS We analyzed data from 2,196 Black and White women with EBC treated at the University of Chicago over the last 2 decades. Patients were divided into groups based on race and age at diagnosis: Black women 40 years, White women 40 years, Black women 55 years, and White women 55 years. Pathological complete response rate (pCR) was analyzed using logistic regression. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using Cox proportional hazard and piecewise Cox models. RESULTS Young Black women had the highest risk of recurrence, which was 22% higher than young White women (p=0.434) and 76% higher than older Black women (p=0.008). These age/racial differences in recurrence rates were not statistically significant after adjusting for subtype, stage, and grade. In terms of OS, older Black women had the worst outcome. In the 397 women receiving NACT, 47.5% of young White women achieved pCR, compared to 26.8% of young Black women (p=0.012). CONCLUSIONS Black women with EBC had significantly worse outcomes compared to White women in our cohort study. There is an urgent need to understand the disparities in outcomes between Black and White breast cancer patients, particularly in young women where the disparity in outcome is the greatest.
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, The University of Chicago
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Clinical features and prognostic factors of breast cancer in young women: a retrospective single-center study. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2023; 307:957-968. [PMID: 35835921 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06670-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE This research aims to characterize the differences in clinical features and prognostic factors between younger and older breast cancer (BC) patients in China. METHODS All patients who were recently diagnosed with BC between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016 at Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital were recruited. We collected the epidemiological and clinical data as well as the follow-up information. RESULTS Out of the 1968 BC patients who met the criteria for analysis, 227 (11.53%) were under 40 years of age with a median age of 34 years at diagnosis. All patients were classified into the age < 40, age 40-59, and age ≥ 60 groups. There were significant differences in the histology, tumor size, T stage, grade, and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) levels among the three groups (all P < 0.05). The 5-year overall survival (OS) rates were 86.34%, 89.58%, and 84.84% for the age < 40, age 40-59, and age ≥ 60 groups, respectively. The TNM stage was the only predictor of clinical outcome in all BC patients. The prognostic value of intrinsic subtypes for OS was different among the three groups. CONCLUSION Our study helped identify an age-related prognostic indicator of adverse events in BC patients and showed that young women with BC exhibited more aggressive clinical and pathological features. Our findings may facilitate clinical management and therapeutic interventions in young BC patients, especially in young women with a history of exposure to risk factors and age < 40 years.
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Yang M, Zhang Y, Li M, Liu X, Darvishi M. The various role of microRNAs in breast cancer angiogenesis, with a special focus on novel miRNA-based delivery strategies. Cancer Cell Int 2023; 23:24. [PMID: 36765409 PMCID: PMC9912632 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02837-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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After skin malignancy, breast cancer is the most widely recognized cancer detected in women in the United States. Breast cancer (BCa) can happen in all kinds of people, but it's much more common in women. One in four cases of cancer and one in six deaths due to cancer are related to breast cancer. Angiogenesis is an essential factor in the growth of tumors and metastases in various malignancies. An expanded level of angiogenesis is related to diminished endurance in BCa patients. This function assumes a fundamental part inside the human body, from the beginning phases of life to dangerous malignancy. Various factors, referred to as angiogenic factors, work to make a new capillary. Expanding proof demonstrates that angiogenesis is managed by microRNAs (miRNAs), which are small non-coding RNA with 19-25 nucleotides. MiRNA is a post-transcriptional regulator of gene expression that controls many critical biological processes. Endothelial miRNAs, referred to as angiomiRs, are probably concerned with tumor improvement and angiogenesis via regulation of pro-and anti-angiogenic factors. In this article, we reviewed therapeutic functions of miRNAs in BCa angiogenesis, several novel delivery carriers for miRNA-based therapeutics, as well as CRISPR/Cas9 as a targeted therapy in breast cancer.
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- Min Yang
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin, 132101 China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin, 132101 China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin, 132101 China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin, 132101 China
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- Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center (IDTMRC), Department of Aerospace and Subaquatic Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Zheng H, Ge C, Lin H, Zhou S, Tang W, Wang Q, Zhang X, Jin X, Xu X, Du J, Fu J. The impact of age on outcomes of breast cancer in different hormone receptor and HER2 groups. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280474. [PMID: 36652446 PMCID: PMC9847906 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to explore the association between age and outcomes in breast cancer. METHODS Patients during 2010-2015 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Overall survival (OS) and breast cancer-specific death (BCSD) were taken as endpoints. The restrict cubic spline graph (RCS) was used to explore the relationship between age and outcomes in patients, and the cumulative incidence of BCSD and non-BCSD was calculated using the Gray method. Age-specific gene expression profiles were studied using RNA sequence data from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database to explore whether there were young age-related gene or gene sets. RESULTS A total of 142,755 patients with breast cancer were included. The hazard ratio (HR) of OS for Patients with stage I-III breast cancer was roughly stable before 53 years old and increased significantly after that, and the HR of BCSD for these patients showed a U-shaped distribution when plotted against age, with patients younger than 50 years and patients older than 70 years experiencing the worst survival. Further stratified analysis according to molecular subtype revealed that the U-shaped distribution of the HR of BCSD with was only found in the Hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative (HoR+/HER2-) subgroup. The cumulative incidence plots showed that young age was associated with worse BCSD in the breast cancer patients with stage I-III and HoR+/HER2- subgroup. In stage IV breast cancer, there was a linearity of the relationship between poor OS and increasing age. We failed to find any differentially expressed age-specific genes between 20-40 years and 41-60 years groups in 258 patients with stage I-III and HoR+/HER2- subtype. CONCLUSION Young age could predict worse BCSD of patient with stage I-III and HoR+/HER2- breast cancer. The escalating therapy was recommended to young age breast cancer with stage I-III and HoR+/HER2- subtype.
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- Hongjuan Zheng
- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
- * E-mail: (JF); (JD)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
- * E-mail: (JF); (JD)
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Torres-Lopez D, Olaya L, Gutierrez-Vargas M, Olaya G, Olaya JD. Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Variation Outcomes for Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer-Related Mutations in a Ten-Year Cohort From Neiva, Huila, Colombia. Cureus 2022; 14:e32257. [PMID: 36620844 PMCID: PMC9815492 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.32257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Some breast cancer cases are related to inherited mutations, and this is the reason why early mutation screening is emerging as an area of focus for cost-effective care. However, breast cancer-related mutations vary according to race, ethnicity, geographic origin, and healthcare access. Surveillance for familial breast cancer is not performed routinely in Colombia. Our main aim in this study was to describe a cohort of breast cancer patients, carrying founder breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutations, which were followed up for up to 10 years (2010-2019) in Neiva, Colombia. Methods We performed a retrospective description from an outpatient care center in Huila, Colombia, a region with high breast cancer rates. This study included patients with both a breast cancer diagnosis and an incident genetic mutation for breast cancer (detected during a breast cancer consultation). We captured information from patient medical records. Descriptive analyses were performed. Results A total of 105 patients met the study's inclusion criteria and were included patients with the BRCA1 mutation and three with BRCA2 mutations. They had a median age of 45 years (IQR, 36 to 51 years). Relatives with a breast cancer history were found in 74 carriers (70.5%). Most patients had a report of Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) ≥ 4. A TNM (tumor, node, metastasis) changed reclassification was observed in anatomical vs. prognostic classification. Median follow-up was of 74 months (IQR, 44 to 130), overall observed mortality was 22.9%, and specific mortality was 19.1%. Conclusion Women with breast cancer who carry a mutation related to breast cancer are usually younger than age 50 at diagnosis. Developing strategies and specific policies for this population is needed, and a prevalent BRCA1 c.3331_3334delCAAG mutation could be used as a cost-effective first approach. Among these patients, a risk-increased reclassification was observed.
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Terre-Torras I, Recalde M, Díaz Y, de Bont J, Bennett M, Aragón M, Cirach M, O'Callaghan-Gordo C, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Duarte-Salles T. Air pollution and green spaces in relation to breast cancer risk among pre and postmenopausal women: A mega cohort from Catalonia. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:113838. [PMID: 35810806 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The association between air pollution and green spaces with breast cancer risk stratified by menopausal status has not been frequently investigated despite its importance given the different impact of risk factors on breast cancer risk depending on menopausal status. OBJECTIVES To study the association between air pollution, green spaces and pre and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. METHODS We conducted a population-based cohort study using electronic primary care records in Catalonia. We included women aged 17-85 years free of cancer at study entry between 2009 and 2017. Our exposures were particulate matter <2.5 μm (PM2.5) & <10 μm (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and percentage of green spaces estimated at the census tract level. Breast cancer was identified with ICD-10 code C50. We estimated cause-specific hazard ratios (HR) for the relationship between each individual exposure and pre and postmenopausal breast cancer risk, using linear and non-linear models. RESULTS Of the 1,054,180 pre and 744,658 postmenopausal women followed for a median of 10 years, 6,126 and 17,858 developed breast cancer, respectively. Among premenopausal women, only very high levels of PM10 (≥46 μg/m3) were associated with increased cancer risk (compared to lower levels) in non-linear models. Among postmenopausal women, an interquartile range increase in PM2.5 (HR:1.03; 95%CI:1.01-1.04), PM10 (1.03; 1.01-1.05), and NO2 (1.05; 1.02-1.08) were associated with higher cancer risk. NDVI was negatively associated with decreased cancer risk only among postmenopausal women who did not change residence during follow-up (0.84; 0.71-0.99) or who were followed for at least three years (0.82; 0.69-0.98). DISCUSSION Living in areas with high concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 increases breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women while long-term exposure to green spaces may decrease this risk. Only very high concentrations of PM10 increase breast cancer risk in premenopausal women.
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- Isaura Terre-Torras
- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Bellaterra (UAB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish Consortium for Research on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Spain; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Melbourne, Australia
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- Fundació Institut Universitari per a la recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.
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Mighri N, Mejri N, Boujemaa M, Berrazega Y, Rachdi H, El Benna H, Labidi S, Benna F, Boubaker S, Boussen H, Abdelhak S, Hamdi Y. Association between epidemiological and clinico-pathological features of breast cancer with prognosis, family history, Ki-67 proliferation index and survival in Tunisian breast cancer patients. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269732. [PMID: 36094928 PMCID: PMC9467370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Breast cancer has different epidemio-clinical characteristics in Middle East and North-African populations compared to those reported in the Western countries. The aim of this study is to analyze the epidemiological and clinico-pathological features of breast cancer in Tunisia and to determine prognostic factors with special interest to family history, Ki-67 proliferation index and comorbidity. We retrospectively reviewed epidemiological and clinico-pathological data from patients’ medical records, treated in the Medical Oncology Department at Abderrahmane Mami Hospital, in the period 2011–2015. Data has been collected on 602 breast cancer patients and analyzed using SPSS software V.23.0. Our study showed high fractions of young breast cancer patients and cases with dense breasts. The most prevalent comorbidities observed in the studied cohort were cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Familial breast cancer was found in 23.3% of cases and was associated with younger age at diagnosis (p<0.001) and advanced stage (p = 0.015). Ki-67 index >20% was significantly associated with early age at diagnosis, lymph node involvement (p = 0.002), advanced tumor grade (p<0.001) and high risk of relapse (p = 0.007). Ki-67 cut-off 30% predicted survival in luminal cases. Survival was worse in patients with triple negative breast cancer compared to non-triple negative breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer compared to non-inflammatory breast cancer, moderately to poorly differentiated tumors compared to well-differentiated tumors and with positive lymph nodes compared to pN0 (p<0.05). Our study showed new insights into epidemiological and clinico-pathological characteristics of breast cancer that are not well explored in Tunisian population. Considering our findings along with the implementation of electronic health record system may improve patient health care quality and disease management.
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- Najah Mighri
- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Medical Oncology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Medical Oncology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Medical Oncology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Medical Oncology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Human and Experimental Pathology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Medical Oncology Department, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics, LR20IPT05, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
- Laboratory of Human and Experimental Pathology, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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De Francesco EM, Cirillo F, Vella V, Belfiore A, Maggiolini M, Lappano R. Triple-negative breast cancer drug resistance, durable efficacy, and cure: How advanced biological insights and emerging drug modalities could transform progress. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2022; 26:513-535. [PMID: 35761781 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2022.2094762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by the lack of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and often associated with poor survival outcomes. The backbone of current treatments for TNBC relies on chemotherapy; however, resistance to cytotoxic agents is a commonly encountered hurdle to overcome. AREAS COVERED : Current understanding on the mechanisms involved in TNBC chemoresistance is evaluated and novel potential actionable targets and recently explored modalities for carrying and delivering chemotherapeutics are highlighted. EXPERT OPINION : A comprehensive identification of both genomic and functional TNBC signatures is required for a more definite categorization of the patients in order to prevent insensitivity to chemotherapy and therefore realize the full potential of precision-medicine approaches. In this scenario, cell-line-derived xenografts (CDX), patient-derived xenografts (PDX), patient-derived orthotopic xenografts (PDOX) and patient-derived organoids (PDO) are indispensable experimental models for evaluating the efficacy of drug candidates and predicting the therapeutic response. The combination of increasingly sensitive "omics" technologies, computational algorithms and innovative drug modalities may accelerate the successful translation of novel candidate TNBC targets from basic research to clinical settings, thus contributing to reach optimal clinical output, with lower side effects and reduced resistance.
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- Ernestina Marianna De Francesco
- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, 95122 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, 95122 Catania, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, 95122 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy
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Mátrai Z, Kelemen P, Kósa C, Maráz R, Paszt A, Pavlovics G, Sávolt Á, Simonka Z, Tóth D, Kásler M, Kaprin A, Krivorotko P, Vicko F, Pluta P, Kolacinska-Wow A, Murawa D, Jankau J, Ciesla S, Dyttert D, Sabol M, Zhygulin A, Avetisyan A, Bessonov A, Lázár G. Modern Breast Cancer Surgery 1st Central-Eastern European Professional Consensus Statement on Breast Cancer. Pathol Oncol Res 2022; 28:1610377. [PMID: 35783360 PMCID: PMC9240205 DOI: 10.3389/pore.2022.1610377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This text is based on the recommendations accepted by the 4th Hungarian Consensus Conference on Breast Cancer, modified on the basis of the international consultation and conference within the frames of the Central-Eastern European Academy of Oncology. The recommendations cover non-operative, intraoperative and postoperative diagnostics, determination of prognostic and predictive markers and the content of cytology and histology reports. Furthermore, they address some specific issues such as the current status of multigene molecular markers, the role of pathologists in clinical trials and prerequisites for their involvement, and some remarks about the future.
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- Zoltán Mátrai
- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Bács-Kiskun County Teaching Hospital, Kecskemét, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SZTE ÁOK, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SZTE ÁOK, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Minister of Human Capacities, Government of Hungary, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.N.Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Medical Faculty Novi Sad, Oncology Institute of Vojvodina Sremska Kamenica, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Department of Surgical Oncology and Breast Diseases, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital–Research Institute in Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Center, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Clinic of Surgical Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
- General and Oncological Surgery Clinic, Karol Marcinkowski University Hospital, Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Plastic Surgery Department, Medical University of Gdańsk/University Hospitals, Gdansk, Poland
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- General and Oncological Surgery Clinic, Karol Marcinkowski University Hospital, Zielona Gora, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, St. Elisabeth Cancer Institute, Medical Faculty, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, St. Elisabeth Cancer Institute, Medical Faculty, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Breast Cancer Department of the LOKOD, N.N.Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, SZTE ÁOK, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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The mediating effect of pleasure and menopausal symptoms on sexual activity among young breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:5085-5092. [PMID: 35218415 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-06923-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Young breast cancer survivors often go through a rapid change in menopause status due to cancer treatment and suffer from abrupt symptoms. This transition compels them to deal with unique medical and psychological side effects on their quality of life. One of the most affected quality of life domains is sexual functioning. This study explored the differences in frequency of sexual activity between young breast cancer survivors and young healthy women. It also examined whether this difference in sexual activity frequency was mediated by discomfort and/or pleasure during intercourse, both of which are affected by symptoms of premature menopause. METHODS A total of 97 young breast cancer survivors and 75 young healthy women completed a sociodemographic questionnaire: the Fallowfield's Sexual Activity Questionnaire (FSAQ) and the Menopausal Rating Scale (MRS). Additionally, the breast cancer participants completed a medical data questionnaire. RESULTS Findings revealed a significant direct effect between group and menopausal symptoms, menopausal symptoms and pleasure, and pleasure and frequency of sexual activity. Structural equation modeling explained the differences between the groups in frequency of sexual activity as mediated by menopausal symptoms and both pleasure and discomfort. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These results highlight the impact of pleasure on the frequency of young breast cancer survivors' sexual activity, and its relation to menopausal symptoms. These young women should be provided with appropriate information and interventions that will help them experience increased pleasure during sexual activity despite their early and induced menopausal symptoms.
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Ngan TT, Jenkins C, Minh HV, Donnelly M, O’Neill C. Breast cancer screening practices among Vietnamese women and factors associated with clinical breast examination uptake. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269228. [PMID: 35622840 PMCID: PMC9140272 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background
This study examined current breast cancer (BC) screening practices among Vietnamese women and the factors associated with the uptake of clinical breast examination (CBE).
Methods
A total of 508 women aged 30–74 years in Hanoi completed a knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) survey in 2019 including validated measures of breast cancer awareness (Breast-CAM) and health beliefs (Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale). Descriptive statistics, χ2, and ANOVA tests were used to analyse KAP responses across groups with different sociodemographic characteristics. A logistic regression model assessed the associations of knowledge, beliefs, and sociodemographic characteristics with CBE uptake.
Results
Only 18% of respondents were aware of BC signs, risk factors, and screening modalities although 63% had previously received BC screening. CBE was the most common screening modality with an uptake of 51%. A significantly higher proportion of urban residents compared with rural residents (32% vs 18%, Chi-square test, p = 0.04) received mammography. Unlike mammography, CBE uptake was not associated with sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., residence area/education level/occupation/household monthly income/possession of health insurance). CBE uptake was associated with BC knowledge (OR = 2.44, 95%CI: 1.37–4.32), perceived susceptibility to BC (OR = 1.15, 95%CI: 1.05–1.25), and perceived barriers to accessing CBE (OR = 0.88, 95%CI: 0.84–0.92).
Conclusion
The study points to the need for public health education and promotion interventions to address low levels of awareness about BC and to increase uptake of BC screening in Vietnam in advance of screening programme planning and implementation. It also suggests that screening programmes using CBE are promising given current engagement and the absence of socio-demographic disparities.
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- Tran Thu Ngan
- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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Idris NF, Ismail MA. The study of cross-validated bagging fuzzy-ID3 algorithm for breast cancer classification. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3233/jifs-212842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Globally, the second most common cause of death for female cancer patients is breast cancer. In the United States, about 11,000 females aged below 40 are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. Early detection of breast cancer is the foundation for preventing the progression of the disease, and the diagnosis can be conducted using intelligent systems for quicker detection. Based on the FUZZYDBD method and bootstrap aggregation (bagging) technique, the Bagging fuzzy-ID3 algorithm (BFID3) was proposed for this study. This method combined the techniques of the fuzzy system, ID3 algorithm and bagging. For BFID3’s data fuzzification, the automatic fuzzy database definition method, known as the FUZZYDBD method, would assist in developing the fuzzy database. One of the weaknesses of the ID3 algorithm is its incapability to handle continuous data. The problem was resolved via the linguistic variable replacement and data fuzzification in the BFID3. Meanwhile, this paper’s implementation of the bagging technique improved the generalization ability and reduced overfitting. Additionally, BFID3 was verified through an extensive comparison with several existing methods to investigate the competency of the proposed method. The study identified that BFID3 was proficient in breast cancer classification.
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- Nur Farahaina Idris
- Faculty of Computing, College of Computing and Applied Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computing, College of Computing and Applied Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia
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Nasrazadani A, Marti JLG, Kip KE, Marroquin OC, Lemon L, Shapiro SD, Brufsky AM. Breast cancer mortality as a function of age. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:1186-1199. [PMID: 35134749 PMCID: PMC8876898 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background: Incidence of breast cancer (BC) in US women continues to increase with age as the strongest risk factor. We aimed to compare clinical, pathological and sociological variables associated to BC diagnosis, as well as the relative mortality rates of BC patients compared to the general US population. Methods: We performed a retrospective, single-institution study evaluating 52,509 patients diagnosed with unilateral BC at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) between 1990–2020. Primary outcome was death from any cause with cancer recurrence as a secondary outcome, evaluated for 4 age groups: 20–44, 45–55, 56–69, and 70–90. A dataset of expected mortality for women in the general population over a 10-year period was constructed using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Observed vs. expected mortality and standardized mortality ratios (SMR) for each age group were calculated. Results: Youngest patients with BC demonstrated the highest SMR at 10-year follow-up from time of diagnosis compared to the general US population (SMR 9.68, 95% CI: 8.99to 10.42), and remained highest compared to other age groups when analysis was limited to Stage 0/1 disease (10-year SMR 3.11, 95% CI: 2.54 to 3.76). SMRs decreased with increasing age at diagnosis with an SMR <1.0 in patients diagnosed with stage 0/1 at ages 70–90 at 5-year follow-up. Conclusions: Younger BC patients have the highest SMR which declines gradually with age. In the elderly, lower stage 0/1 SMR’s are found compared to the general population, suggesting the possibility of an associated protective effect.
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- Azadeh Nasrazadani
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Clinical Analytics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Clinical Analytics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Clinical Analytics, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Keck Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Lee J, Kim SH, Kang BJ, Lee A, Park WC, Hwang J. Imaging characteristics of young age breast cancer (YABC) focusing on pathologic correlation and disease recurrence. Sci Rep 2021; 11:20205. [PMID: 34642389 PMCID: PMC8511101 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-99600-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to investigate imaging characteristics of young age breast cancer (YABC) focusing on correlation with pathologic factors and association with disease recurrence. From January 2017 to December 2019, patients under 40 years old who were diagnosed as breast cancer were enrolled in this study. Morphologic analysis of tumor and multiple quantitative parameters were obtained from pre-treatment dynamic contrast enhanced breast magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). Tumor-stroma ratio (TSR), microvessel density (MVD) and endothelial Notch 1 (EC Notch 1) were investigated for correlation with imaging parameters. In addition, recurrence associated factors were assessed using both clinico-pathologic factors and imaging parameters. A total of 53 patients were enrolled. Several imaging parameters derived from apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) histogram showed negative correlation with TSR; and there was negative correlation between MVD and Ve in perfusion analysis. There were nine cases of recurrences with median interval of 16 months. Triple negative subtype and low CD34 MVD positivity in Notch 1 hotspots showed significant association with tumor recurrence. Texture parameters reflecting tumor sphericity and homogeneity were also associated with disease recurrence. In conclusion, several quantitative MRI parameters can be used as imaging biomarkers for tumor microenvironment and can predict disease recurrence in YABC.
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- Jeongmin Lee
- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Hospital Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Breast-Thyroid Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Philips Healthcare Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Moshina N, Falk RS, Hofvind S. Long-term quality of life among breast cancer survivors eligible for screening at diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health 2021; 199:65-76. [PMID: 34560477 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the long-term quality of life (QoL) among breast cancer survivors eligible for mammographic screening at diagnosis and compare that to QoL among women with no history of breast cancer. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS A systematic review of randomised controlled trials and observational studies published between January 2000 and July 2019 was performed. Eight studies were included in the review. Six studies with QoL measurement scales (0-100) were included in the meta-analysis. We used fixed and random effects models to obtain Cohen's d with 95% confidence interval (CI). Heterogeneity among studies was evaluated by the I2 statistics. RESULTS Information about 6145 breast cancer survivors diagnosed between 1995 and 2012 and followed for >1-10 years was analysed. Four studies used SF-36/RAND-36, three studies used EORTC QLQ-C30, one study used FACT-G and one study used FACT-B. The mean score of QoL for breast cancer survivors varied from 63.0 (RAND SF-36, 0-100) to 110.5 (FACT-B, 0-123). Two studies showed better, three studies showed similar and two studies showed poorer mean scores for breast cancer survivors compared with women with no history of breast cancer. The meta-analysis showed no significant differences in QoL for breast cancer survivors compared with women with no history of breast cancer (Cohen's d = -0.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.14 to 0.00 and I2 = 83.7% for the fixed effect model; Cohen's d = -0.00, 95% CI -0.18 to 0.17 and I2 = 82.4% for the random effects model). CONCLUSION QoL did not differ between breast cancer survivors eligible for mammographic screening at diagnosis and followed for >1-10 years and women with no history of breast cancer.
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- N Moshina
- Cancer Registry of Norway, Section of Cancer Screening, P.O. 5313, Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway.
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- Oslo University Hospital, Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, P.O. 4950, Nydalen, Oslo, 0424, Norway.
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- Cancer Registry of Norway, Section of Cancer Screening, P.O. 5313, Majorstuen, Oslo, 0304, Norway; Department of Health and Care Sciences, UiT The Artic University of Norway, P.O. 6050, Tromsø, 9037, Norway.
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Sudhir R, Sannapareddy K, Potlapalli A, Penmetsa V. Clinico-radio-pathological Features and Biological Behavior of Breast Cancer in Young Indian Women: A Prospective Study. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31:323-332. [PMID: 34556915 PMCID: PMC8448222 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1734342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aims The aim of the study is to evaluate the characteristic imaging features of breast cancer on mammogram, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in women less than 40 years of age and to assess the degree of correlation between clinico-radio-pathological features and biological behavior. Methods and Materials A prospective observational study on consecutive women under 40 years of age evaluated with ultrasound of breast, digital mammogram, or contrast-enhanced breast MRI, diagnosed with breast cancer on histopathology and molecular analysis done at our center between January and December 2019 were included. Patient demographics, clinical presentation, family history, BRCA mutation status, imaging, pathological findings, and molecular status were determined. Results Out of 2,470 women diagnosed with breast cancer, 354 (14.3%) were less than 40 years of age who were included in this study. Mammography showed positive findings in 85%, ultrasonography in 94.3%, and MRI in 96.4% of women. Majority of the women (69.6%) presented in the late stage (Stage III and IV) with high-grade carcinoma in 39.5% and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in 45.7%. Tumors with human epidermal growth factor-2neu expression were associated with the presence of microcalcifications ( p -value = 0.006), and TNBC with circumscribed margins or BI-RADS 3/4a category on imaging ( p -value = 0.007) and high-grade invasive carcinoma compared with others ( p -value <0.0001). Conclusion The incidence of breast cancer in Indian women less than 40 years of age is relatively high as compared with the West. The detection of breast cancer in young women remains challenging due to dense breast tissue, lower incidence rate, and lack of regular breast screening. While ultrasound is the recommended imaging method for evaluation of breast under the age of 40 years, we found a better characterization of lesions and higher cancer detection rates when they were also evaluated with mammography and MRI.
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- Rashmi Sudhir
- Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Basavatarkam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Basavatarkam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Basavatarkam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Basavatarkam Indo-American Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Bekampytė J, Bartnykaitė A, Savukaitytė A, Ugenskienė R, Korobeinikova E, Gudaitienė J, Juozaitytė E. The Investigation of Associations between TP53 rs1042522, BBC3 rs2032809, CCND1 rs9344, EGFR rs2227983 Polymorphisms and Breast Cancer Phenotype and Prognosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11081419. [PMID: 34441352 PMCID: PMC8393676 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11081419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is one of the most common oncological diseases among women worldwide. Cell cycle and apoptosis-related genes TP53, BBC3, CCND1 and EGFR play an important role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. However, the roles of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes have not been fully defined. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the association between TP53 rs1042522, BBC3 rs2032809, CCND1 rs9344 and EGFR rs2227983 polymorphisms and breast cancer phenotype and prognosis. For the purpose of the analysis, 171 Lithuanian women were enrolled. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood; PCR-RFLP was used for SNPs analysis. The results showed that BBC3 rs2032809 was associated with age at the time of diagnosis, disease progression, metastasis and death. CCND1 rs9344 was associated with tumor size, however an association resulted in loss of significance after Bonferroni correction. In survival analysis, significant associations were observed between BBC3 rs2032809 and OS, PFS and MFS. EGFR rs2227983 also showed some associations with OS and PFS (univariate Cox regression analysis). However, the results were in loss of significance (multivariate Cox regression analysis). In conclusion, BBC3 rs2032809 polymorphism was associated with breast cancer phenotype and prognosis. Therefore, it could be applied as potential markers for breast cancer prognosis.
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- Justina Bekampytė
- Oncology Research Laboratory, Oncology Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.B.); (A.S.); (R.U.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +370-3-778-7317
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Oncology Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.B.); (A.S.); (R.U.)
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Oncology Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.B.); (A.S.); (R.U.)
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Oncology Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (A.B.); (A.S.); (R.U.)
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (E.K.); (J.G.); (E.J.)
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (E.K.); (J.G.); (E.J.)
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania; (E.K.); (J.G.); (E.J.)
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Oh C, Kim HR, Oh S, Ko JY, Kim Y, Kang K, Yang Y, Kim J, Park JH, Roe JS, Yoo KH. Epigenetic Upregulation of MAGE-A Isoforms Promotes Breast Cancer Cell Aggressiveness. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13133176. [PMID: 34202157 PMCID: PMC8268034 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease that has complex causes and mechanisms of development. Currently, patient treatment options depend on the breast cancer molecular subtype, which is classified based on the presence or absence of hormone receptors and HER2. However, this classification system has limitations in terms of predicting responsiveness to anticancer drugs and patient outcomes. In this study, we present a new approach to classifying molecular breast cancer subtypes: it is based on changes in histone modifications in the promoter region of the MAGEA12 locus, which we found related closely to MAGEA12 expression and MAGEA12-associated malignancy of breast cancer cells. Abstract After decades-long efforts to diagnose and treat breast cancer, the management strategy that has proved most successful to date is molecular-subtype-specific inhibition of the hormone receptors and HER2 that are expressed by individual cancers. Melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE) proteins comprise >40 highly conserved members that contain the MAGE homology domain. They are often overexpressed in multiple cancers and contribute to cancer progression and metastasis. However, it remains unclear whether the biological activity arising from MAGE gene expression is associated with breast cancer subtypes. In this study, we analyzed the RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) data of 70 breast cancer cell lines and found that MAGEA12 and MAGEA3 were highly expressed in a subset of these lines. Significantly, MAGEA12 and MAGEA3 expression levels were independent of hormone receptor expression levels but were closely associated with markers of active histone modifications. This indicates that overexpression of these genes is attributable to epigenetic deregulation. RNA-seq of MAGEA12-depleted cells was then used to identify 382 candidate targets of MAGEA12 that were downregulated by MAGEA12 depletion. Furthermore, our gain-of-function experiments showed that MAGEA12 overexpression promoted aggressive behaviors of malignant breast cancer cells, including enhancing their cell migration and invasion. These changes were associated with increased epigenetic deregulation of the MAGEA12 signature genes. Thus, MAGEA12 may play an important role in breast cancer malignancy. Taken together, our findings suggest that MAGEA12 could be a promising therapeutic target in breast cancer, and its overexpression and epigenetic changes could serve as subtype classification biomarkers.
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- Chaeun Oh
- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (C.O.); (S.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (C.O.); (S.O.)
- Research Institute of Women’s Health, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (J.Y.K.); (Y.K.); (Y.Y.); (J.K.); (J.H.P.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (J.Y.K.); (Y.K.); (Y.Y.); (J.K.); (J.H.P.)
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Korea;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (J.Y.K.); (Y.K.); (Y.Y.); (J.K.); (J.H.P.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (J.Y.K.); (Y.K.); (Y.Y.); (J.K.); (J.H.P.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (J.Y.K.); (Y.K.); (Y.Y.); (J.K.); (J.H.P.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Correspondence: (J.-S.R.); (K.H.Y.); Tel.: +82-2-2123-2700 (J.-S.R.); +82-2-2077-7836 (K.H.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biomedical Genomics, Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea; (C.O.); (S.O.)
- Research Institute of Women’s Health, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.-S.R.); (K.H.Y.); Tel.: +82-2-2123-2700 (J.-S.R.); +82-2-2077-7836 (K.H.Y.)
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Zografos E, Korakiti AM, Andrikopoulou A, Rellias I, Dimitrakakis C, Marinopoulos S, Giannos A, Keramopoulos A, Bredakis N, Dimopoulos MA, Zagouri F. Germline mutations in a clinic-based series of pregnancy associated breast cancer patients. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:572. [PMID: 34011307 PMCID: PMC8132440 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08310-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) defined as breast cancer diagnosed during gestation, lactation or within 1 year after delivery, represents a truly challenging situation with significantly increasing incidence rate. The genomic background of PABC has only recently been addressed while the underlying mechanisms of the disease still remain unknown. This analysis aims to further elucidate the frequency of PABC cases attributable to genetic predisposition and identify specific cancer susceptibility genes characterizing PABC. Methods A comprehensive 94-cancer gene panel was implemented in a cohort of 20 PABC patients treated in our clinic and descriptive correlation was performed among the results and the patients’ clinicopathological data. Results In the present study, 35% of PABC patients tested carried pathogenic mutations in two known cancer predisposition genes (BRCA1 and CHEK2). In total, 30% of the patients carried BRCA1 pathogenic variants. An additional 5% carried pathogenic variants in the CHEK2 gene. Variants of unknown/uncertain significance (VUS) in breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA2, CHEK2 and BRIP1 were also identified in three different PABC patients (15%). Not all patients carrying germline mutations reported known family history of cancer. Conclusions Genetic testing should be considered as an option for PABC patients since the disease is highly associated with genetic susceptibility among other predisposing factors. Germline mutation identification may further modify PABC management approach and improve the prognostic outcome.
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- Eleni Zografos
- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 80 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 80 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 80 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 80 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 80 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 11528, Athens, Greece.
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Idris NF, Ismail MA. Breast cancer disease classification using fuzzy-ID3 algorithm with FUZZYDBD method: automatic fuzzy database definition. PeerJ Comput Sci 2021; 7:e427. [PMID: 34013024 PMCID: PMC8114800 DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Breast cancer becomes the second major cause of death among women cancer patients worldwide. Based on research conducted in 2019, there are approximately 250,000 women across the United States diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. The prevention of breast cancer remains a challenge in the current world as the growth of breast cancer cells is a multistep process that involves multiple cell types. Early diagnosis and detection of breast cancer are among the greatest approaches to preventing cancer from spreading and increasing the survival rate. For more accurate and fast detection of breast cancer disease, automatic diagnostic methods are applied to conduct the breast cancer diagnosis. This paper proposed the fuzzy-ID3 (FID3) algorithm, a fuzzy decision tree as the classification method in breast cancer detection. This study aims to resolve the limitation of an existing method, ID3 algorithm that unable to classify the continuous-valued data and increase the classification accuracy of the decision tree. FID3 algorithm combined the fuzzy system and decision tree techniques with ID3 algorithm as the decision tree learning. FUZZYDBD method, an automatic fuzzy database definition method, would be used to design the fuzzy database for fuzzification of data in the FID3 algorithm. It was used to generate a predefined fuzzy database before the generation of the fuzzy rule base. The fuzzified dataset was applied in FID3 algorithm, which is the fuzzy version of the ID3 algorithm. The inference system of FID3 algorithm is simple with direct extraction of rules from generated tree to determine the classes for the new input instances. This study also analysed the results using three breast cancer datasets: WBCD (Original), WDBC (Diagnostic) and Coimbra. Furthermore, the comparison of FID3 algorithm with the existing methods is conducted to verify the proposed method's capability and performance. This study identified that the combination of FID3 algorithm with FUZZYDBD method is reliable, robust and managed to perform well in breast cancer classification.
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- Nur Farahaina Idris
- Faculty of Computing, College of Computing and Applied Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Computing, College of Computing and Applied Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
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Cortesi L, Rugo HS, Jackisch C. An Overview of PARP Inhibitors for the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Target Oncol 2021; 16:255-282. [PMID: 33710534 PMCID: PMC8105250 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-021-00796-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Loss-of-function mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are detected in at least 5% of unselected patients with breast cancer (BC). These BC susceptibility genes encode proteins critical for DNA homologous recombination repair (HRR). This review provides an update on oral poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors for the treatment of BC. Olaparib and talazoparib are PARP inhibitors approved as monotherapies for deleterious/suspected deleterious germline BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative BC. Olaparib is approved in the USA for metastatic BC and in Europe for locally advanced/metastatic BC. Talazoparib is approved for locally advanced/metastatic BC in the USA and Europe. In phase 3 trials, olaparib and talazoparib monotherapies demonstrated significant progression-free survival benefits compared with chemotherapy. Common toxicities were effectively managed by supportive treatment and dose interruptions/reductions. Veliparib combined with platinum-based chemotherapy has also shown promise for locally advanced/metastatic BC in a phase 3 trial. Differences in efficacy and safety across PARP inhibitors (olaparib, talazoparib, veliparib, niraparib, rucaparib) may relate to differences in potency of PARP trapping on DNA and cytotoxic specificity. PARP inhibitors are being investigated in early BC, in novel combinations, and in patients without germline BRCA mutations, including those with somatic BRCA mutations and other HRR gene mutations. Ongoing phase 2/3 studies include PARP inhibitors combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of triple-negative BC. Wider access to testing for BRCA and other mutations, and to genetic counseling, are required to identify patients who could benefit from PARP inhibitor therapy. The advent of PARP inhibitors has potential benefits for BC treatment beyond the locally advanced/metastatic setting.
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- Laura Cortesi
- Department of Oncology and Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria di Modena Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Modena, Italy
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- University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Breast Cancer Center, Starkenburgring 66, 63069, Offenbach, Germany.
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Hu X, Xue J, Peng S, Yang P, Yang Z, Yang L, Dong Y, Yuan L, Wang T, Bao G. Preoperative Nomogram for Predicting Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis Risk in Breast Cancer: A Potential Application on Omitting Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:665240. [PMID: 33981613 PMCID: PMC8107679 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.665240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is feasible for breast cancer (BC) patients with clinically negative axillary lymph nodes; however, complications develop in some patients after surgery, although SLN metastasis is rarely found. Previous predictive models contained parameters that relied on postoperative data, thus limiting their application in the preoperative setting. Therefore, it is necessary to find a new model for preoperative risk prediction for SLN metastasis to help clinicians facilitate individualized clinical decisions. Materials and Methods BC patients who underwent SLN biopsy in two different institutions were included in the training and validation cohorts. Demographic characteristics, preoperative tumor pathological features, and ultrasound findings were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression was used to develop the nomogram. The discrimination, accuracy, and clinical usefulness of the nomogram were assessed using Harrell’s C-statistic and ROC analysis, the calibration curve, and the decision curve analysis, respectively. Results A total of 624 patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled, including 444 in the training cohort and 180 in the validation cohort. Young age, high BMI, high Ki67, large tumor size, indistinct tumor margins, calcifications, and an aspect ratio ≥1 were independent predictive factors for SLN metastasis of BC. Incorporating these parameters, the nomogram achieved a robust predictive performance with a C-index and accuracy of 0.92 and 0.85, and 0.82 and 0.80 in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. The calibration curves also fit well, and the decision curve analysis revealed that the nomogram was clinically useful. Conclusions We established a nomogram to preoperatively predict the risk of SLN metastasis in BC patients, providing a non-invasive approach in clinical practice and serving as a potential tool to identify BC patients who may omit unnecessary SLN biopsy.
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- Xi'E Hu
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Thyroid-Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Daly AA, Rolph R, Cutress RI, Copson ER. A Review of Modifiable Risk Factors in Young Women for the Prevention of Breast Cancer. BREAST CANCER-TARGETS AND THERAPY 2021; 13:241-257. [PMID: 33883932 PMCID: PMC8053601 DOI: 10.2147/bctt.s268401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in women aged less than 40 years and the second most common cause of cancer death in this age group. Global rates of young onset breast cancer have risen steadily over the last twenty years. Although young women with breast cancer have a higher frequency of underlying pathogenic mutations in high penetrance breast cancer susceptibility genes (CSG) than older women, the vast majority of young breast cancer patients are not found to have a germline CSG mutation. There is therefore a need to inform young women regarding non-genetic breast cancer risk factors which have the potential to be influenced by changes in individual behaviour. A Pubmed search was performed using the search terms “young” or “early onset”, and “breast cancer” and “modifiable risk”. Titles and abstracts from peer-reviewed publications were screened for relevance. This review presents evidence for potentially modifiable risk factors of breast cancer risk in young women, including lifestyle factors (physical activity, body habitus, alcohol use, smoking, shift work and socioeconomic factors), reproductive and hormonal factors and iatrogenic risks. The extent to which these factors are truly modifiable is discussed and interactions between genetic and non-genetic risk factors are also addressed. Health care professionals have an opportunity to inform young women about breast health and risk when presenting at a “teachable moment”, including the benefits of physical activity and alcohol habits as risk factor. More focussed discussions regarding individual personal risk and benefit should accompany conversations regarding reproductive health and take into consideration both non-modifiable and iatrogenic BC risk factors.
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- Alex A Daly
- Cancer Sciences Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Cancer Sciences Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Cancer Sciences Academic Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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Rainone P, De Palma A, Sudati F, Roffia V, Rigamonti V, Salvioni L, Colombo M, Ripamonti M, Spinelli AE, Mazza D, Mauri P, Moresco RM, Prosperi D, Belloli S. 99mTc-Radiolabeled Silica Nanocarriers for Targeted Detection and Treatment of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:1943-1960. [PMID: 33727808 PMCID: PMC7954038 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s276033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The overexpression of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) is usually associated with aggressive and infiltrating breast cancer (BC) phenotype, and metastases. Functionalized silica-based nanocarriers (SiNPs) can be labeled for in vivo imaging applications and loaded with chemotherapy drugs, making possible the simultaneous noninvasive diagnosis and treatment (theranostic) for HER2-positive BC. METHODS Firstly, FITC-filled SiNPs, were engineered with two different amounts of Hc-TZ (trastuzumab half-chain) per single nanoparticle (1:2 and 1:8, SiNPs to Hc-TZ ratio), which was 99mTc-radiolabeled at histidine residues for ex vivo and in vivo biodistribution evaluations. Secondly, nanoparticles were loaded with DOX and their in vitro and ex vivo/in vivo delivery was assessed, in comparison with liposomal Doxorubicin (Caelyx). Finally, the treatment efficacy of DOX-SiNPs-TZ (1:8 Hc-TZ) was evaluated in vivo by PET and supported by MS-based proteomics profiling of tumors. RESULTS SiNPs-TZ (1:8 Hc-TZ) tumor uptake was significantly greater than that of SiNPs-TZ (1:2 Hc-TZ) at 6 hours post-injection (p.i.) in ex vivo biodistribution experiment. At 24 h p.i., radioactivity values remained steady. Fluorescence microscopy, confirmed the presence of radiolabeled SiNPs-TZ (1:8 Hc-TZ) within tumor even at later times. SiNPs-TZ (1:8 Hc-TZ) nanoparticles loaded with Doxorubicin (DOX-SiNPs-TZ) showed a similar DOX delivery capability than Caelyx (at 6 h p.i.), in in vitro and ex vivo assays. Nevertheless, at the end of treatment, tumor volume was significantly reduced by DOX-SiNPs-TZ (1:8 Hc-TZ), compared to Caelyx and DOX-SiNPs treatment. Proteomics study identified 88 high stringent differentially expressed proteins comparing the three treatment groups with controls. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrated a promising detection specificity and treatment efficacy for our system (SiNPs-TZ, 1:8 Hc-TZ), encouraging its potential use as a new theranostic agent for HER2-positive BC lesions. In addition, proteomic profile confirmed that a set of proteins, related to tumor aggressiveness, were positively affected by targeted nanoparticles.
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- Paolo Rainone
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, 20900, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology of CNR, Segrate, 20090, Italy
- Doctorate School of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- PET and Nuclear Medicine Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, 20132, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies of CNR, Segrate, 20090, Italy
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- NanoBioLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
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- NanoBioLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
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- NanoBioLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology of CNR, Segrate, 20090, Italy
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- Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, 20132, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical Technologies of CNR, Segrate, 20090, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, 20900, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology of CNR, Segrate, 20090, Italy
- Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, 20132, Italy
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- NanoBioLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, 20126, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology of CNR, Segrate, 20090, Italy
- Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, 20132, Italy
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Analysis of the tumor characteristics in young age breast cancer patients using collaborative stage data of the Korea Central Cancer Registry. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021; 187:785-792. [PMID: 33604714 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06107-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate tumor characteristics in young age (20-39 years old) breast cancer (YABC) patients in Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS We identified 10,897 breast cancer patients from 2010 to 2015. The data were collected through 10% systematic sampling of the Korea National Cancer Incidence Database (KNCI DB). Tumor size, lymph node status, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status were collected according to the Collaborative Stage version 2 (CSv2) Data Collection System. RESULTS Of the 10,897 patients, 1245 (11.4%) were YABC patients. They were found to have larger tumors (T2: 41.6% in 20-39 age group vs 36.4% in 40-49 age group vs 36.5% in 50-59 age group vs 38.4% in ≥ 60 age group; T3: 10.1% vs 7.3% vs 6.5% vs 6.2%, P < .0001), greater rates of lymph node involvement (41.2% vs 32.7% vs 35.7% vs 32.5%, P < .0001), higher tumor grade (High grade: 26.8% vs 19.4% vs 23.5% vs 22.1%, P < .0001), and a larger proportion of triple-negative subtype (18.2% vs 11.0% vs 12.2% vs 13.5%, P < .0001). Compared to the 40-49 age group, breast cancer-related survival (BCRS) rates were worse (91.74% vs 95.04%, P < .0001), and the characteristics of YABC patients were associated with higher risk of death from breast cancer. CONCLUSION YABC patients have more aggressive tumor characteristics and worse survival rates. Therefore, we need to identify high-risk groups among YABC patients and support active surveillance in them. These findings from a national cohort provide important information for establishing a national cancer care strategy to manage YABC patients.
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Li W, Deng Y, Wu Q, Chen W, Liu Z, Wang T, Ai C, Chen F, Wang Z, Ma G, Zhou Q. Effects of clinicopathological factors on prognosis of young patients with resected breast cancer. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e23693. [PMID: 33592828 PMCID: PMC7870259 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT This study aims to analyze the relationship between clinicopathological characteristics and survival in young patients (≤35 years old) with resected breast cancer.A total of 173 cases were included in this study. The clinicopathological factors potentially associated with prognosis were evaluated. Furthermore, we categorized patients into different groups to evaluate the prognosis according to hormone receptor status or important risk factors.Younger age (≤30 years) was an independent predictor for poor disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Besides, PR negative status, tumor grade, and advanced lymph nodes postsurgery were independent prognostic factors of DFS, while PR negative status and advanced lymph nodes postsurgery were independent prognostic factors of OS. For hormone receptor-positive patients, people with ER+ or PR+ and HER2-/+ showed poorer prognosis than the other 2 levels. Risk factor grouping based on the ER, PR, HER2, Ki-67 status, tumor grade, and lymph nodes postsurgery showed that patients in highest score group received the poorest prognosis. Grading system based on the hormone status or the risk factor grouping may offer a useful approach to assess which subgroups of young breast cancer present poorer prognosis.
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- Breast Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
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- Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis of Cancer, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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Ye F, He M, Huang L, Lang G, Hu X, Shao Z, Di G, Cao A. Insights Into the Impacts of BRCA Mutations on Clinicopathology and Management of Early-Onset Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Front Oncol 2021; 10:574813. [PMID: 33505905 PMCID: PMC7829963 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.574813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Little is known regarding the clinicopathologic characteristics, oncologic outcomes, and treatment strategies that could be ascribed to BRCA mutation in early-onset triple-negative breast cancer (eTNBC). Methods eTNBC patients who underwent BRCA genetic testing were derived from our clinical database between 2012 and 2018. Differences in clinical features and pathologic characteristics were examined in groups divided by BRCA mutation status, and the contribution of germline mutations in conjunction with treatment modalities to survival outcomes was determined. Results Of the 355 qualifying eTNBC patients, 67 (18.87%) were BRCA mutated and 288 (81.13%) were BRCA wild. Overall, median age at diagnosis was 34 years (range, 24-40 years) in the BRCA mutated subgroup and 35 years (range, 21-40 years) in BRCA wild. The majority of clinicopathologic parameters were parallel; however, tumor size (P = 0.07) and nuclear grade (P =0.08) tend to be more aggressive in the BRCA mutated subgroup. Compared with BRCA wild patients, BRCA mutated patients had a higher likelihood of receiving anthracyclines and taxane-based combination chemotherapy (P = 0.04) and tend to be lower tumor burden (P =0.01). After approximately 5-year median follow-up, the overall survival (OS) (P = 0.021) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) (P = 0.004) in BRCA mutated patients were superior to those in their BRCA wild counterparts. Intriguingly, the clinical outcomes were comparable in patients with breast conserving surgery (BCS) regardless of BRCA mutations and in patients with BRCA mutations in spite of surgical schedules. Conclusions These results suggest that eTNBC patients with BRCA mutations are prone to better OS and BCSS, which might be largely attributed to more benefit from anthracyclines and taxane-based chemotherapy. The BCS procedure could be a safe alternative surgical option for eTNBC patients with BRCA mutations. Future studies with substantial numbers of participants are urgently needed to validate whether BRCA mutation eTNBC patients are more sensitive to chemotherapy.
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- Fugui Ye
- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer in Shanghai, Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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Ben-Zion Berliner M, Yerushalmi R, Lavie I, Benouaich-Amiel A, Tsoref D, Hendler D, Goldvaser H, Sarfaty M, Rotem O, Ulitsky O, Siegal T, Neiman V, Yust-Katz S. Central nervous system metastases in breast cancer: the impact of age on patterns of development and outcome. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 185:423-432. [PMID: 33037977 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05959-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to explore differences in the pattern and outcome of central nervous system (CNS) involvement in breast cancer by age at diagnosis. METHODS A retrospective database of a tertiary cancer center yielded 174 consecutive patients with breast cancer who were diagnosed with CNS metastases in 2006-2019. Data on histopathology, characteristics of CNS involvement, treatments, and survival (at three time points during the disease course) were compared between patients aged ≤ 45 and > 45 years. Pearson Chi-square or Fisher exact test and Kaplan-Meier survival curves with log-rank test were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS Study population was divided according to age at diagnosis of breast cancer. 65 patients were ≤ 45 years old and 109 patients > 45 years old. The younger group was characterized by longer median overall survival (117.1 months vs 88 months, p = 0.017) and longer interval between breast cancer diagnosis to development of CNS metastases (97.4 months vs 75.9 months, p = 0.026). Median survival after development of CNS disease was not significantly different (18.7 months vs 11.1 months, p = 0.341), although it was significantly longer in younger patients within the subgroup of patients with triple-negative disease (22.5 vs 7.9 months, p = 0.033). There were no between-group differences in number, location, and clinical presentation of CNS metastases or in systemic and CNS-directed treatment approaches. CONCLUSION While the presentation of CNS involvement was similar between the different age groups, younger patients had significantly longer CNS-free interval and longer overall survival, and for the subgroups of triple-negative patients, younger age at breast cancer diagnosis was associated with longer survival after diagnosis of CNS disease.
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- Matan Ben-Zion Berliner
- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital, 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Trogdon JG, Liu X, Reeder-Hayes KE, Rotter J, Ekwueme DU, Wheeler SB. Productivity costs associated with metastatic breast cancer in younger, midlife, and older women. Cancer 2020; 126:4118-4125. [PMID: 32648979 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to estimate productivity costs due to metastatic breast cancer (mBC) via productive time lost among survivors and potential life-years lost from premature mortality among 3 age groups: younger (aged 18-44 years), midlife (aged 45-64 years), and older (aged ≥65 years) women. METHODS The authors estimated the number of work and home productivity days missed due to mBC by age group using data from the 2000 to 2016 National Health Interview Survey. Years of potential life lost (YPLL) due to mBC were calculated for each age group using 2015 National Vital Statistics System data. The authors valued both sources of lost productivity time using the Current Population Survey and prior studies. RESULTS The per-woman value of lost productive days (work and home) due to mBC ranged from $680 for older women to $5169 for younger women. In 2015, the value of lost work and home productivity days associated with mBC nationally was $67 million for younger women, $246 million for midlife women, and $66 million for older women. YPLL were highest among midlife women (403,786 life-years), followed by older women (248,522 life-years) and younger women (95,943 life-years). Midlife women were found to have the highest market value of YPLL ($4.1 billion), followed by younger women ($1.6 billion) and older women ($527 million). CONCLUSIONS The results of the current study demonstrated that mBC generates a high economic burden through lost productivity, especially among midlife women.
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- Justin G Trogdon
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Anisiewicz A, Pawlik A, Filip-Psurska B, Wietrzyk J. Differential Impact of Calcitriol and Its Analogs on Tumor Stroma in Young and Aged Ovariectomized Mice Bearing 4T1 Mammary Gland Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E6359. [PMID: 32887237 PMCID: PMC7503326 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Vitamin D compounds (VDC) are extensively studied in the field of anticancer properties, including breast cancer. Previously, we showed that calcitriol and its analogs (PRI-2191 and PRI-2205) stimulate metastasis in 4T1 murine mammary gland cancer models in young mice, whereas the reverse effect was observed in aged ovariectomized (OVX) mice; (2) Methods: We determined the phenotype of monocytes/macrophages using FACS and examined the expression of selected genes and proteins by Real-Time PCR and ELISA; (3) Results: Activities of VDC are accompanied by an increase in the percentage of Ly6Clow anti-inflammatory monocytes in the spleen of young and a decrease in aged OVX mice. Treatment of young mice with VDC resulted in an increase of CCL2 plasma and tumor concentration and Arg1 in tumor. In later stage of tumor progression the expression of genes related to metastasis in lung tissue was decreased or increased, in old OVX or young mice, respectively; (4) Conclusions: Pro- or anti-metastatic effects of calcitriol and its analogs in young or aged OVX mice, respectively, can be attributed to the differences in the effects of VDC on the tumor microenvironment, as a consequence of differences in the immunity status of young and aged mice.
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- Artur Anisiewicz
- Department of Experimental Oncology, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 53-114 Wroclaw, Poland; (A.P.); (B.F.-P.); (J.W.)
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Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women all over the world. The prognosis is generally good, with a five-year overall survival rate above 90% for all stages. It is still the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women. Surgical treatment of breast cancer has changed dramatically over the years. Initially, treatment involved major surgery with long hospitalization, but it is now mostly accomplished as an outpatient procedure with a quick recovery. Thanks to well-designed retrospective and randomly controlled prospective studies, guidelines are continually changing. We are presently in an era where safely de-escalating surgery is increasingly emphasized. Breast cancer is a heterogenous disease, where a "one-size-fits-all" treatment approach is not appropriate. There is often more than one surgical solution carrying equal oncological safety for an individual patient. In these situations, it is important to include the patient in the treatment decision-making process through well informed consent. For this to be optimal, the physician must be fully updated on the surgical options. A consequence of an improved prognosis is more breast cancer survivors, and therefore physical appearance and quality of life is more in focus. Modern breast cancer treatment is increasingly personalized from a surgical point of view but is dependent on a multidisciplinary approach. Detailed algorithms for surgery of the breast and the axilla are required for optimal treatment and quality control. This review illustrates how breast cancer treatment has changed over the years and how the current standard is based on high quality scientific research.
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Unger-Saldaña K, Fitch-Picos K, Villarreal-Garza C. Breast Cancer Diagnostic Delays Among Young Mexican Women Are Associated With a Lack of Suspicion by Health Care Providers at First Presentation. J Glob Oncol 2020; 5:1-12. [PMID: 31335236 PMCID: PMC6690634 DOI: 10.1200/jgo.19.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE There is insufficient evidence in the literature regarding the association between young age and diagnostic delay of breast cancer (BC). This study aimed to determine whether young age increases the risk of diagnostic delays among patients with BC and also to identify the mechanisms through which young age affects diagnostic delay. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 592 patients with symptomatic BC treated at two of the largest public cancer hospitals in Mexico City available for the uninsured and those covered by Seguro Popular. A validated questionnaire was administered via face-to-face interviews with the patients, and their medical files were reviewed. Path analyses, using multivariable logistic regression models, were conducted to assess the relationship between age and diagnostic delay, as well as the role of potential confounders. RESULTS Younger participants (40 years of age or younger) had significantly longer diagnostic intervals and presented with more advanced cancer stage than did their older counterparts. Younger participants more often sought initial health care in private services led by gynecologists, more frequently experienced a lack of cancer suspicion by the first physician they consulted, used a higher number of different health services, and had more medical consultations before arrival to a cancer care center. Younger age was significantly associated with longer diagnostic delays after controlling for education, occupation, lack of health insurance, history of benign breast conditions, type of first health service used, specialty of the first physician consulted, first symptom presented, and benign interpretation of the first breast image study. CONCLUSION Young age increased the risk of diagnostic delays, which seems to be a result of an increased risk of lack of cancer suspicion at the first health care service consulted.
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- Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City, Mexico.,Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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Young onset breast cancer in Southern China - a 5-year clinico-pathological study from a multi-centre database. Cancer Treat Res Commun 2020; 24:100182. [PMID: 32534410 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Breast cancer onset is known to be younger in China when compared to many westernized countries, the reason remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate the clinical and pathological characteristics of young breast cancer in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China. METHODS This is a 5-year retrospective review of a prospectively-maintained region-wide database. Patients treated in Hong Kong and Shenzhen between 2013 and 2017 were analysed. RESULTS 1610 breast cancer patients were identified for analysis, 1108 patients were from Hong Kong and 502 patients were from Shenzhen. Median age of breast cancer onset was 60 years old in Hong Kong (Range 21 - 103), while that in Shenzhen was 46 years old (Range 23 - 85). 59 (5.3%) patients from the Hong Kong cohort were younger than 40 years old at the age of diagnosis (i.e. young breast cancer), comparing to 152 (30.3%) patients from the Shenzhen cohort (p < 0.0001). There were more nulliparity, positive family history and use of exogenous hormones in young breast cancer patients in Hong Kong (p = 0.0043, < 0.0001 and 0.0022). Pathological characteristics were however comparable between the two cohorts, apart from being more triple negative breast cancers in young breast cancer patients in Hong Kong (p = 0.05). CONCLUSION Age of onset of breast cancer tends to be younger in mainland China than in Hong Kong. Personal and familial risk factors were not significantly different. Environmental factor may play an important role.
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Trogdon JG, Baggett CD, Gogate A, Reeder-Hayes KE, Rotter J, Zhou X, Ekwueme DU, Fairley TL, Wheeler SB. Medical costs associated with metastatic breast cancer in younger, midlife, and older women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 181:653-665. [PMID: 32346820 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05654-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PURPOSE We estimated average medical costs due to metastatic breast cancer (mBC) among younger (aged 18-44), midlife (aged 45-64), and older women (aged 65 and older) by phase of care: initial, continuing, and terminal. METHODS We used 2003-2014 North Carolina cancer registry data linked with administrative claims from public and private payers. We developed a claims-based algorithm to identify breast cancer patients who progressed to metastatic disease. We matched breast cancer patients (mBC and earlier stage) to non-cancer patients on age group, county of residence, and insurance plan. Outcomes were average monthly medical expenditures and expected medical expenditures by phase. We used regression to estimate excess costs attributed to mBC as the difference in mean payments between patients with mBC (N = 4806) and patients with each earlier-stage breast cancer (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, and unknown stage; N = 21,772) and non-cancer controls (N = 109,631) by treatment phase and age group. RESULTS Adjusted monthly costs for women with mBC were significantly higher than for women with earlier-stage breast cancer and non-cancer controls for all age groups and treatment phases except the initial treatment among women with stage 3 breast cancer at diagnosis. The largest expected total costs were for women aged 18-44 with mBC during the continuing phase ($209,961 95% Confidence Interval $165,736-254,186). CONCLUSIONS We found substantial excess costs for mBC among younger women and during the continuing and terminal phases of survivorship. It is important to assess whether this care is high value for these women.
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- Justin G Trogdon
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
- Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes among Young Women in Northern China. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:5931529. [PMID: 32337260 PMCID: PMC7166267 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5931529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose Accumulated evidence suggests that reproductive factors are related to different breast cancer subtypes, but most studies on these relationships are mainly focused on middle-aged and older patients, and it remains unclear how reproductive factors impact different subtypes of breast cancer in young women. Methods We assessed the relationships between fertility factors and luminal A, luminal B, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-enriched, and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtypes in 3792 patients and 4182 controls aged 20–70 years. Data on the reproductive history of the study participants were acquired through face-to-face interviews and questionnaires. We conducted case-control comparisons among tumor subtypes based on estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and HER2 statuses using unconditional polychotomous multivariate logistic regression models to compute odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results Parity was inversely related to both luminal A and luminal B subtypes in young women and older women (all Ptrend < 0.05). Later age at first full-term birth was inversely related to the luminal A subtype (Ptrend < 0.05) in young women but correlated with an increased risk of the luminal A subtype (Ptrend < 0.05) in older women. Parous Chinese women 40 years old or younger who breastfed for 12 months or longer had a lower risk of luminal B and TNBC subtypes than women who never breastfed (OR = 0.55, 95% CI 0.36-0.84 and OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.28-0.99, respectively). Conclusions Our results implied that parity exerted a strong protective effect against luminal A and luminal B subtype breast cancer in young Chinese women, and long-term breastfeeding obviously decreased the risk of luminal B and TNBC subtypes in this population.
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Liu KH, Zhang L, Chen JX, Lian CL, Wang J, He ZY, Wu SG. Should women with early breast cancer under 40 years of age have a routine 21-gene recurrence score testing: A SEER database study. Breast 2019; 49:233-241. [PMID: 31918322 PMCID: PMC7375685 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of 21-gene recurrence score (RS) on chemotherapy-decision making and prognosis in breast cancer patients aged <40 years. METHODS Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program, we included patients aged <40 years with tumor size ≤5 cm, node negative, and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer between 2004 and 2015. Correlations among the 21-gene RS, chemotherapy decision-making and prognosis were analyzed. RESULTS We included 2721 patients in this study. According to TAILORx cutoffs, 352 (12.9%), 1814 (66.7%), and 555 (20.4%) patients were classified as low-, intermediate-, and high-risk cohorts, respectively. The 21-gene RS categories were associated with the probability of receiving chemotherapy, with 7.1%, 33.4%, and 77.1% of patients in low-, intermediate-, and high-risk cohorts treated with chemotherapy, respectively (P < 0.001). Those in the intermediate-risk cohort were significantly less likely to receive chemotherapy over time (P = 0.008), and the trends of chemotherapy receipt were stable in the low-risk and high-risk cohorts over time. Multivariate analysis showed that the 21-gene RS was an independent prognostic indicator for breast cancer specific survival. In the stratified analysis, the receipt of chemotherapy was associated with better breast cancer specific survival in the high-risk cohort (P = 0.028), but not in the intermediate-risk cohort (P = 0.223). CONCLUSIONS 21-gene RS has clinical implications for young breast cancer patients with respect to optimizing chemotherapy-decisions. Despite increasing rates of chemotherapy receipt in young patients, more studies are needed to determine the definitive effect of chemotherapy in young patients with three RS categories.
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- Kai-Hua Liu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, People's Hospital of Baise, Baise, 533000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China.
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Congard A, Christophe V, Duprez C, Baudry AS, Antoine P, Lesur A, Loustalot C, Guillemet C, Leclercq M, Segura C, Carlier D, Lefeuvre-Plesse C, Simon H, Frenel JS, Vanlemmens L. The self-reported perceptions of the repercussions of the disease and its treatments on daily life for young women with breast cancer and their partners. J Psychosoc Oncol 2018; 37:50-68. [PMID: 30295567 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2018.1479326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to compare the self-reported perceptions of the repercussions of the disease and its treatments and emotional distress in young women with breast cancer and their partners. DESIGN Cross-sectional study using self-reported questionnaires. SAMPLE 491 couples in which women were aged <45 years when diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer in four different groups of treatment: during chemotherapy with or without Trastuzumab; under Trastuzumab with or without hormone therapy; during hormone therapy; and during the follow-up period. METHODS Patients and partners completed a questionnaire assessing their self-reported perceptions of the disease and treatments (Patient YW-BCI and Partner YW-BCI for the partners) and their emotional distress (CESD; STAI). FINDINGS Patients reported more difficulties than partners in the management of child(ren) and everyday life, body image and sexuality, negative affectivity about the disease and apprehension about the future, career management, and finances. While the difficulties were generally more marked in the chemotherapy and Trastuzumab groups than in the hormone therapy and follow-up groups, the negative affectivity about the disease and apprehension about the future was high in all four groups, especially in patients. The partners reported more difficulties in sharing with close relatives, and even more in those groups reflecting the latest treatment phases. No difference appeared between patients and partners in couple cohesion and deterioration of relationships with relatives. Partners were less anxious than patients but as depressed as them. CONCLUSIONS Difficulties of patients and partners seem particularly severe in the early care pathway, maybe reflecting better adjustment in women under surveillance and their partners. A longitudinal study will substantiate this finding and enable a better identification of some explanatory processes of these differences and similarities in the daily self-reported repercussions of the disease throughout the cancer care pathway. Implications for psychosocial oncology: It seems important to support young women with breast cancer and their partners, as our results evidence distress in both and differences according to the type of treatment the woman is currently receiving. Healthcare providers need consistent methods to identify and respond to couples' distress and reduce significant disparities in support.
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- Anne Congard
- a Aix-Marseille Université , Centre de Recherche PsyCLE (EA 3273) , Aix en Provence , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France.,c SIRIC ONCOLille , Lille , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France.,c SIRIC ONCOLille , Lille , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France.,c SIRIC ONCOLille , Lille , France
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- b Univ. Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives , Lille , France
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- d Centre Alexis Vautrin , Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy , France
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- k CHRU Brest Morvan Institut de cancérologie et hématologie , Brest , France
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- l Centre René Gauducheau , Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest , Saint-Herblain , France
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