Morales M, Santana N, Soria A, Mosquera A, Ordovás J, Nóvoa J, Betancor P, Valerón PF, Díaz-Chico B, Chirino R. Effects of tamoxifen on serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Res Treat 1996;
40:265-70. [PMID:
8883969 DOI:
10.1007/bf01806815]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Serum lipids and apolipoprotein levels were measured in twenty postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer, before and three months after tamoxifen therapy (10 mg twice a day). Tamoxifen caused a significant reduction in total serum cholesterol (10%; P < 0.02), and in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (17%; P < 0.01), and a significant 47% increase in the subclass 2 of the high density lipoprotein cholesterol (P < 0.01). In addition, tamoxifen caused a 16% increase in apolipoprotein A-I, a 12% decrease in apolipoprotein B (P < 0.05), and a 37% reduction in the serum concentration of lipoprotein (a) (P < 0.01). These results show that tamoxifen brings about an important improvement in serum lipid profile.
Collapse