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Goodwin PJ, Chen BE, Gelmon KA, Whelan TJ, Ennis M, Lemieux J, Ligibel JA, Hershman DL, Mayer IA, Hobday TJ, Bliss JM, Rastogi P, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Thompson AM, Rea DW, Stos PM, Shepherd LE, Stambolic V, Parulekar WR. Effect of Metformin Versus Placebo on New Primary Cancers in Canadian Cancer Trials Group MA.32: A Secondary Analysis of a Phase III Randomized Double-Blind Trial in Early Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:5356-5362. [PMID: 37695982 PMCID: PMC10713140 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned coprimary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical trial updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.Metformin has been associated with lower cancer risk in epidemiologic and preclinical research. In the MA.32 randomized adjuvant breast cancer trial, metformin (v placebo) did not affect invasive disease-free or overall survival. Here, we report metformin effects on the risk of new cancer. Between 2010 and 2013, 3,649 patients with breast cancer younger than 75 years without diabetes with high-risk T1-3, N0-3 M0 breast cancer (any estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) were randomly assigned to metformin 850 mg orally twice a day or placebo twice a day for 5 years. New primary invasive cancers (outside the ipsilateral breast) developing as a first event were identified. Time to events was described by the competing risks method; two-sided likelihood ratio tests adjusting for age, BMI, smoking, and alcohol intake were used to compare metformin versus placebo arms. A total of 184 patients developed new invasive cancers: 102 metformin and 82 placebo, hazard ratio (HR), 1.25; 95% CI, 0.94 to 1.68; P = .13. These included 48 contralateral invasive breast cancers (27 metformin v 21 placebo), HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 0.72 to 2.27; P = .40 and 136 new nonbreast primary cancers (75 metformin v 61 placebo), HR, 1.24; 95% CI, 0.88 to 1.74; P = .21. Metformin did not reduce the risk of new cancer development in these nondiabetic patients with breast cancer.
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- Pamela J. Goodwin
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- ICR-CTSU, Institute of Cancer Research (UK), London, United Kingdom
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- NRG Oncology and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- IBCSG and Department of Oncology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Podmore L, Poloz Y, Iorio C, Mouaaz S, Nixon K, Smirnov P, McDonnell B, Lam S, Zhang B, Tharmapalan P, Sarkar S, Vyas F, Ennis M, Dowling R, Stambolic V. Insulin receptor loss impairs mammary tumorigenesis in mice. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113251. [PMID: 37913774 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) prognosis and outcome are adversely affected by obesity. Hyperinsulinemia, common in the obese state, is associated with higher risk of death and recurrence in BC. Up to 80% of BCs overexpress the insulin receptor (INSR), which correlates with worse prognosis. INSR's role in mammary tumorigenesis was tested by generating MMTV-driven polyoma middle T (PyMT) and ErbB2/Her2 BC mouse models, respectively, with coordinate mammary epithelium-restricted deletion of INSR. In both models, deletion of either one or both copies of INSR leads to a marked delay in tumor onset and burden. Longitudinal phenotypic characterization of mouse tumors and cells reveals that INSR deletion affects tumor initiation, not progression and metastasis. INSR upholds a bioenergetic phenotype in non-transformed mammary epithelial cells, independent of its kinase activity. Similarity of phenotypes elicited by deletion of one or both copies of INSR suggest a dose-dependent threshold for INSR impact on mammary tumorigenesis.
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- Lauren Podmore
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada.
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Arteaga DP, DeKraker C, Ennis M, Dewey N, Goebel EA, Welch S, Pimentel I, Ippolito JE, Lohmann AE. Body composition and endometrial cancer outcomes. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2023; 2023:49-55. [PMID: 37139979 DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgad012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity is a known risk factor for developing endometrial cancer. However, the association of obesity with endometrial cancer (EC) outcomes has not been clearly established. This study examined how outcomes in women with early stage EC vary with body composition measured via computed tomography (CT). METHODS In this retrospective study, patients diagnosed with EC international Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages I-III and available CT scans were included. Automatica software was used to assess the areas of visceral adipose tissue, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) and skeletal muscle area. RESULTS Of 293 patient charts assessed, 199 met eligibility criteria. Median body mass index (BMI) was 32.8 kg/m2 (interquartile range [IQ] = 26.8-38.9); 61.8% had histologic subtype endometrioid carcinoma. Adjusted for age, international Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, and histologic subtype, a BMI of at least 30 vs less than 30 kg/m2 was associated with lower endometrial cancer-specific survival (ECSS) (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.32, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.27 to 4.25) and overall survival (OS) (HR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.35 to 5.39). Higher IMAT 75th vs 25th percentile and SAT of at least 225.6 vs less than 225.6 cm2 were associated with lower ECSS (HR = 1.53, 95% CI = 1.1 to 2.13, and HR = 2.57, 95% CI = 1.13 to 5.88) and OS (HR = 1.50, 95% CI = 1.11 to 2.02, and HR = 2.46, 95% CI = 1.2 to 5.01), respectively. The association of visceral adipose tissue (75th vs 25th percentile) with ECSS and OS was not statistically significant (HR = 1.42, 95% CI = 0.91 to 2.22, and HR = 1.24, 95% CI = 0.81 to 1.89). CONCLUSION Higher BMI, IMAT, and SAT were associated with higher mortality from EC and lower OS. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying these relationships could inform strategies to improve patient outcomes.
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- Diana P Arteaga
- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Michener Institute of Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and London Health Science Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Chehade R, Qazi MA, Ennis M, Sahgal A, Das S, Nofech-Mozes S, Jerzak KJ. PD-L1 Expression in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. Neurooncol Adv 2022; 4:vdac154. [PMID: 36299795 PMCID: PMC9587695 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate the potential intracranial efficacy of immunotherapy among patients with breast cancer brain metastases (BrM), we analyzed the immunohistochemical expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), a predictive biomarker of response to immunotherapy. Methods In this single-center retrospective cohort study, consecutive patients with breast cancer BrM (immunotherapy naïve) who underwent surgery for BrM at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center between July 1999 and June 2013 were identified. PD-L1 expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) was assessed on BrM samples in triplicate; PD-L1 positive status was defined as PD-L1 expression ≥1% on tumor-infiltrating cells as a percentage of tumor area using the Ventana SP142 antibody. Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) status was determined using 2018 ASCO/CAP guidelines. Results The median patient age at the time of BrM diagnosis was 52 (range 32–85). PD-L1 expression using the SP42 antibody was identified in 9 out of 59 (15.3%) breast cancer BrM. The frequency of PD-L1 positive BrM by subtype is as follows: TNBC (n = 3/12, 25.0%), HER2+/HR- (n = 3/14, 21.4%), HR+/HER2- (n = 2/18, 11.1%), and HER2+/HR+ (n = 1/14, 7.1%). 24-month brain-specific progression-free survival was 66.7% (95% CI 37.9%–100%) among patients with PD-L1 positive BrM versus 42% (95% CI 26.6%–67.3%) among those with PD-L1 negative BrM (log-rank P-value .142). Conclusions One in 7 patients in our cohort had PD-L1 positive BrM; this proportion was highest (25%) among those with TNBC. Intracranial efficacy of immunotherapy warrants further study, particularly among patients with treatment-naïve metastatic TNBC, for whom extracranial efficacy has already been established.
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- Rania Chehade
- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto , Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto , Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto , Toronto, ON
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- Division of Medical Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto , Ontario, Canada
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Freeman M, Ennis M, Jerzak KJ. Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) ≤60 Is Strongly Associated With Shorter Brain-Specific Progression-Free Survival Among Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases. Front Oncol 2022; 12:867462. [PMID: 35965535 PMCID: PMC9364681 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.867462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective To examine the association between Karnofsky Performance Status (“KPS”) and brain-specific progression-free survival (“bsPFS”) among patients with breast cancer brain metastases (“BCBrM”). Methods Using a previously compiled retrospective cohort of 683 patients who were treated for BCBrM with surgery and/or radiotherapy at the Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre from 2008-2018, electronic records were reviewed to impute KPS scores at the time of BCBrM diagnosis. Patients were then grouped into KPS ≤60 and KPS >60 cohorts. The dataset was analyzed to identify variables that were prognostic for bsPFS and/or overall survival (“OS”) using univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models. Results The mean age of patients was 57 (range 24-93). Most patients (n=622, 91%) had extracranial metastatic disease and 174 (25%) had leptomeningeal disease. 247 patients (36%) had hormone receptor (“HR”)-positive/human endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (“HER2”)-negative tumours, 189 (28%) had HER2-positive disease, and 153 (22%) had triple-negative breast cancer. Of the 331 patients (48%) who could be assigned a KPS cohort, 102 (31%) had KPS ≤60. Most patients were treated with whole brain radiotherapy (n=498, 73%) and/or stereotactic radiosurgery (“SRS”) (n=128, 19%). Median bsPFS was 9 months (95% CI 8-10 months) and median OS was not reached. In univariable analyses, KPS ≤60, presence of leptomeningeal disease, neurological symptoms, ≥2 brain metastases, and not undergoing SRS were factors associated with shorter bsPFS. In a multivariable analysis, KPS ≤60 was the only statistically significant determinant of bsPFS (HR 1.86, 95% CI 1.20-2.88). Although survival data was limited, KPS ≤60 was associated with shorter OS in both univariable (HR 3.12, 95% CI 1.85-5.26) and multivariable (HR 2.95, 95% CI 1.55-5.58) analyses. Conclusion Patients with BCBrM who have a KPS ≤60 have significantly shorter bsPFS and OS than those with KPS >60. KPS should be documented routinely at the time of diagnosis of brain metastases to improve prognostication.
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- Mark Freeman
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI), Toronto, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Katarzyna J. Jerzak,
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Evans B, Ellsmere J, Hossain I, Ennis M, O'Brien E, Bacque L, Ge M, Brodie J, Harnett J, Borgaonkar M, Pace D. Colonoscopy skills improvement training improves patient comfort during colonoscopy. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:4588-4592. [PMID: 34622297 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08753-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION We aimed to assess the effect of Colonoscopy Skills Improvement (CSI) training on patient comfort and sedation-related complications during colonoscopy. METHODS This retrospective cohort study was performed on 19 endoscopists practicing in a Canadian tertiary care center who completed CSI training between October 2014 and May 2016. Data from 50 procedures immediately prior to, immediately after, and eight months following CSI training were included for each endoscopist. The primary outcome variable was intraprocedural comfort, and secondary outcomes included intraprocedural hypotension and hypoxia. Data were extracted from an electronic medical record and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Univariate analysis and stepwise multivariable logistic regression were performed to determine if there was an association between patient comfort and CSI training. Predictors of these outcomes including patient age, gender, sedation use and dosing, procedure completion, quality of bowel preparation, endoscopist experience, and specialty were included in the analysis. RESULTS 2533 colonoscopies were included in the study. The mean dose of sedatives was reduced immediately following CSI training and at 8 months for both Fentanyl (75.4 mcg v. 67.8 mcg v. 65.9 mcg, p < 0.001) and Midazolam (2.57 mg v. 2.27 mg v. 2.19 mg, p < 0.001). The percentage of patients deemed to have a comfortable exam improved following endoscopist participation in CSI training and remained improved at 8 months (55.1% v. 70.2% v. 69.8%, p < 0.001). No significant change in rates of intraprocedural hypoxia or hypotension were noted following CSI training. CONCLUSION CSI training is associated with improved patient comfort and reduced sedation requirements during colonoscopy.
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- B Evans
- Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. .,Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.
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- Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Goodwin PJ, Chen BE, Gelmon KA, Whelan TJ, Ennis M, Lemieux J, Ligibel JA, Hershman DL, Mayer IA, Hobday TJ, Bliss JM, Rastogi P, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Mukherjee SD, Mackey JR, Abramson VG, Oja C, Wesolowski R, Thompson AM, Rea DW, Stos PM, Shepherd LE, Stambolic V, Parulekar WR. Effect of Metformin vs Placebo on Invasive Disease-Free Survival in Patients With Breast Cancer: The MA.32 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2022; 327:1963-1973. [PMID: 35608580 PMCID: PMC9131745 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.6147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Importance Metformin, a biguanide commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, has been associated with potential beneficial effects across breast cancer subtypes in observational and preclinical studies. Objective To determine whether the administration of adjuvant metformin (vs placebo) to patients with breast cancer without diabetes improves outcomes. Design, Setting, and Participants MA.32, a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, conducted in Canada, Switzerland, US, and UK, enrolled 3649 patients with high-risk nonmetastatic breast cancer receiving standard therapy between August 2010 and March 2013, with follow-up to October 2020. Interventions Patients were randomized (stratified for hormone receptor [estrogen receptor and/or progesterone receptor {ER/PgR}] status, positive vs negative; body mass index, ≤30 vs >30; human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 [ERBB2, formerly HER2 or HER2/neu], positive vs negative; and any vs no chemotherapy) to 850 mg of oral metformin twice a day (n = 1824) or oral placebo twice a day (n = 1825) for 5 years. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was invasive disease-free survival in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Of the 8 secondary outcomes, overall survival, distant relapse-free survival, and breast cancer-free interval were analyzed. Results Of the 3649 randomized patients (mean age, 52.4 years; 3643 women [99.8%]), all (100%) were included in analyses. After a second interim analysis, futility was declared for patients who were ER/PgR-, so the primary analysis was conducted for 2533 patients who were ER/PgR+. The median duration of follow-up in the ER/PgR+ group was 96.2 months (range, 0.2-121 months). Invasive disease-free survival events occurred in 465 patients who were ER/PgR+. The incidence rates for invasive disease-free survival events were 2.78 per 100 patient-years in the metformin group vs 2.74 per 100 patient-years in the placebo group (hazard ratio [HR], 1.01; 95% CI, 0.84-1.21; P = .93), and the incidence rates for death were 1.46 per 100 patient-years in the metformin group vs 1.32 per 100 patient-years in the placebo group (HR, 1.10; 95% CI, 0.86-1.41; P = .47). Among patients who were ER/PgR-, followed up for a median of 94.1 months, incidence of invasive disease-free survival events was 3.58 vs 3.60 per 100 patient-years, respectively (HR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.79-1.30; P = .92). None of the 3 secondary outcomes analyzed in the ER/PgR+ group had statistically significant differences. Grade 3 nonhematological toxic events occurred more frequently in patients taking metformin than in patients taking placebo (21.5% vs 17.5%, respectively, P = .003). The most common grade 3 or higher adverse events in the metformin vs placebo groups were hypertension (2.4% vs 1.9%), irregular menses (1.5% vs 1.4%), and diarrhea (1.9% vs 7.0%). Conclusions and Relevance Among patients with high-risk operable breast cancer without diabetes, the addition of metformin vs placebo to standard breast cancer treatment did not significantly improve invasive disease-free survival. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01101438.
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- Pamela J. Goodwin
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, McMaster University, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Hematology Research, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Clinical Studies, ICR-CTSU, Institute of Cancer Research United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, NRG Oncology and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IBCSG and Department of Oncology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Juravinski Cancer Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, James Cancer Hospital, Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- School of Cancer and Genomic Science, Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Parulekar WR, Chen BE, Tomlinson G, Goodwin PJ. The Futility of Futility Analyses in Adjuvant Trials in Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2022; 114:924-929. [PMID: 35377437 PMCID: PMC9275774 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
An interim analysis is commonly used in phase III superiority trials to compare treatment arms, with the goal of terminating exposure of patients to ineffective or unsafe drugs, or to identify highly effective therapies for earlier public disclosure. Traditionally, interim analyses have been designed to identify early evidence of extremely large benefit of the experimental approach, potentially leading to early dissemination of effective treatments. Increasingly, interim analysis has also involved analysis of futility which may lead to early termination of a trial that will not yield additional useful information This presents an important challenge in early-stage hormone receptor positive breast cancer, where recurrence often occurs late, with a steady annual event rate up to 20 years. Early analysis of events may miss late treatment effects that can be observed only with longer follow-up. We discuss approaches to futility analysis in adjuvant clinical trials in hormone receptor positive breast cancer, the role of the Data Safety Monitoring Committee in such analyses, considerations of the potential harms versus benefits of treatment, and the risks of continuing versus early stopping of a trial.
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- Ana Elisa Lohmann
- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University Health Network and Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Chehade R, Qazi MA, Ennis M, Nofech-Mozes S, Jerzak K. Abstract P5-13-17: PD-L1 expression in breast to brain metastases. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs21-p5-13-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Brain metastases (BrM) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in women with breast cancer. Immunotherapy has the potential for intracranial efficacy among patients with breast cancer since intracranial response to immunotherapy has been observed among patients with other solid tumors. The aim of the study is to analyze the immunohistochemical expression of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), a predictive biomarker of response to immunotherapy, in breast cancer BrMs. Methods A retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients who underwent surgery for breast cancer BrM at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre between July 1999 and June 2013 were identified through the Anatomic Pathology departmental database. A tissue microarray using 1um cores was obtained. Immunohistochemical expression of PD-L1 in BrM tissue was assessed in triplicate; PD-L1 positive status was defined as PD-L1 expression ≥1% in tumor infiltrating cells as a percentage of tumor area using the Ventana SP142 antibody. Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) status was determined using 2018 ASCO/CAP guidelines. Results The median patient age at the time of BrM diagnosis was 52 (range 32-85). ER, PR and HER2 status was available in 58 of 59 cases as follows: 12 (20.3%) triple negative (TNBC), 14 (23.7%) HER2+/HR-, 14 (23.7%) HER2+/HR+, 18 (30.5%) hormone receptor (HR)+/HER2-. The majority 62.7% (n=37) of patients had a solitary BrM. The median size of BrM was 2.9 cm (range 0.3 cm to 6.2 cm) with the most common location being the cerebellum and frontal lobe. The majority of patients (n=51, 86.4%) had symptomatic BrM. The most common sites of extra-cranial metastases were bone (37%), lung (32%), liver (22%), lymph nodes (18.6%), and chest wall (3.4%). After surgical excision of BrM, 88.1% of patients received adjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). 39% of patients received at least 1 line of systemic therapy for metastatic disease prior to the development of BrM. The median follow-up for BrM events was 16.1 months. PD-L1 status was available for all 59 patients. In the overall cohort, 9 out 59 (15.3%) breast cancer BrM were PD-L1 positive irrespective of subtype. The frequency of PD-L1 positive BrM by subtype is as follows: TNBC (n= 3/12, 25%), HER2+/HR- (n=3/14, 21.4%), HER2+/HR+ (n=1/14, 7.1%), and HR+/HER2- (n=2/18, 11.1%). Expression of PD-L1 in BrMs was not associated with patient age at the time of BrM diagnosis, size or location of the BrM, grade of the BrM nor breast cancer subtype. At 24 months, brain-specific progression-free survival (bsPFS) was 47.5% (95% CI 32.9-68.7%). When stratified by PD-L1 status, 24-month bs-PFS was 66.7% (95% CI 37.9-100%) among patients with PD-L1 positive BrM versus 42% (95% CI 26.6-67.3%) among those with PD-L1 negative BrM (log-rank p-value 0.142). Conclusion One in 7 patients in our cohort had PD-L1 positive BrM; this proportion was highest (25%) among those with TNBC. Hence, there is rationale to include patients with breast cancer BrM in clinical trials evaluating efficacy of immunotherapy.
Citation Format: Rania Chehade, Maleeha A Qazi, Marguerite Ennis, Sharon Nofech-Mozes, Katarzyna Jerzak. PD-L1 expression in breast to brain metastases [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-13-17.
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- Rania Chehade
- Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Goodwin PJ, Chen BE, Gelmon KA, Whelan TJ, Ennis M, Lemieux J, Ligibel JA, Hershman DL, Mayer IA, Hobday TJ, Bliss JM, Rastogi P, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Mukherjee SD, Mackey RR, Abramson VG, Oja C, Wesolowski R, Thompson AM, Rea DW, Stos PM, Shepherd LE, Stambolic V, Parulekar WR. Abstract GS1-08: CCTGMA.32, a phase III randomized double-blind placebo controlled adjuvant trial of metformin (MET) vs placebo (PLAC) in early breast cancer (BC): Results of the primary efficacy analysis (clinical trials.gov NCT01101438). Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs21-gs1-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: MET has been associated with beneficial anti-cancer effects in epidemiologic and preclinical research. It may act indirectly by reversing obesity associated physiologic changes or directly via mitochondrial mediated effects on LKB1/AMPK/mTOR and other mechanisms. MA.32 investigated the effect of MET vs PLAC (in addition to standard therapy) on adjuvant BC outcomes. Design: Randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind Phase III clinical trial conducted within the NCI US National Clinical Trials Network, NCRI (UK) BG, IBCSG. Methods: Between 2010-2013 BC patients < 75 yo without diabetes (DM) with high risk T1-3, N0-3 M0 BC regardless of ER, PgR, HER2 and with adequate cardiac, renal and hepatic function were randomized (stratified for ER/PgR + vs -, BMI < vs > 30 kg/m2, HER2 +ve vs -ve, any vs no chemo) within 1 year of BC diagnosis to MET 850 mg po bid or PLAC bid for 5 years. Dose was reduced for toxicity with re-escalation when possible. Subjects were followed for Invasive Disease-Free Survival (IDFS primary outcome; events included invasive local/regional recurrences, distant recurrences, new ipsilateral/contralateral invasive BCs, new non-breast primary cancers, any death), Overall Survival (OS), Distant Relapse Free Survival (DRFS), BC Specific Survival (BCSS), BC Free Interval (BCFI), contralateral BC and cardiovascular (CV) events/new DM. 3582 subjects were required for 80% power to detect HR 0.76 (431 events). In 2011, entry was restricted to higher risk BC, leading to 80% power to detect HR 0.785 (544 events). In 2016, after the 2nd interim analysis at 29.5 months median F/U, the DSMB recommended (i) the intervention be continued with primary analysis triggered at 544 events be conducted in ER/PgR +ve (any HER2) subjects only and (ii) ER/PgR -ve subjects stop study drug for futility but blinding and follow-up continue. In 2021, a time driven analysis in ER/PgR +ve BC was approved (465 events providing 80% power to detect the original HR 0.76). Time to event survival described by the Kaplan-Meier method. Two-sided log-rank tests adjusting for stratification factors were primarily used to compare IDFS between arms. Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify and adjust for factors significantly related to IDFS. Results: 3649 subjects were enrolled. In the 2533 ER/PgR +ve subjects included in the primary analysis, baseline mean (± SD) age was 52.7 (±9.9 yrs); mean BMI 28.8 (±6.4) kg/m2. Baseline tumor characteristics were balanced: T stage 1/2/3/4 = 832/1351/349/1; N stage 0/1/2/3 = 964/1097/449/23; HER2+ 429. 1901 (75%) received XRT. 2150 (84.9%) received (neo)adj chemo, 2223 (87.8%) (neo)adj hormones and 434 (17.1%) HER2 targeted therapy. Any Grade ≥ 3 toxicity was similar in MET and PLAC arms (21.7% and 18.7%, P = 0.06). Median follow-up was 96.2 (range 0.2-121.0) months with 465 IDFS events (234 MET, 231 PLAC, 76% due to BC). Efficacy results are shown below.
MET vs PLACMET vs PLACIDFSOSPopulation Included# subjectsHR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)PRIMARY ANALYSISER/PgR +ve (any HER2)*25331.01 (0.84-1.21). P=0.920.89 (0.64-1.23). P=0.46ER/PgR -ve (any HER211161.01 (0.79-1.30. P=0.92)0.89 (0.64-1.23). P=0.46Exploratory. AnalysisHER2 +ve (any ER/PgR)6200.64 (0.43-0.95. P=0.0260.53 (0.30-0.98. P=0.0398**in ER/PgR pos BC HRs were similar for BCFI, DRFS, BCSS (ranging from 0.98-1.09)Conclusions: MET did not improve IDFS or other BC outcomes in ER/PgR positive or ER/PgR negative BC and should not be used as adjuvant treatment. Exploratory findings suggesting benefit in HER2+ve BC should be further investigated. Funded by: CCSRI, NCI (US), CBCF, BCRF, CRUK, Hold’Em for Life Charity, Apotex (Canada)
Citation Format: Pamela J. Goodwin, Bingshu E Chen, Karen A Gelmon, Timothy J Whelan, Marguerite Ennis, Julie Lemieux, Jennifer A Ligibel, Dawn L Hershman, Ingrid A Mayer, Timothy J Hobday, Judith M Bliss, Priya Rastogi, Manuela Rabaglio-Poretti, Som D. Mukherjee, Robert R Mackey, Vandana G Abramson, Conrad Oja, Robert Wesolowski, Alastair M Thompson, Daniel W Rea, Paul M Stos, Lois E Shepherd, Vuk Stambolic, Wendy R Parulekar. CCTGMA.32, a phase III randomized double-blind placebo controlled adjuvant trial of metformin (MET) vs placebo (PLAC) in early breast cancer (BC): Results of the primary efficacy analysis (clinical trials.gov NCT01101438) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr GS1-08.
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- Pamela J. Goodwin
- Mount Sinai Hospital/Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Juravinski Cancer Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- CHU de Quebec, University Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- NRG Oncology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Surrey, BC, Canada
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- James Cancer Hospital and the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH
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- CRTCU, Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Dept of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queens University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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Narayan S, Pietrusz A, Allen J, Docherty K, Emery N, Ennis M, Flesher R, Foo W, Freebody J, Gallagher E, Grose N, Harris D, Hewamadduma C, Holmes S, James M, Maidment L, Mayhew A, Moat D, Moorcroft N, Muni-Lofra R, Nevin K, Quinlivan R, Sodhi J, Stuart D, White N, Yvonne J. Adult North Star Network (ANSN): Consensus Document for Therapists Working with Adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) - Therapy Guidelines. J Neuromuscul Dis 2022; 9:365-381. [PMID: 35124658 DOI: 10.3233/jnd-210707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- S Narayan
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UK
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- Neuromuscular Complex Care Centre (NMCCC), National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK
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- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, UK
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- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- John Radcliffe Hospital -OxfordUniversity Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, The South West Neuromuscular Operational Delivery Network (SWNODN), UK
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- West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.,Sheffield Institute for Translational Neurosciences (SITRAN), University of Sheffield, UK
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- MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle, UK
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- West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, UK
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle, UK
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- The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, UK
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- University Hospitals of Leicester Emergency and Specialist Medicine, UK
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Wahl K, Ennis M, Jeong D, Knight K, Renner R, Munro S, Dunn S, Guilbert E, Norman WV. POSTER ABSTRACTS. Contraception 2021. [PMCID: PMC8421027 DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Ennis M, Renner R, Norman WV, Dunn S, Pymar H, Styffe C, Guilbert E. POSTER ABSTRACTS. Contraception 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2021.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Goodwin PJ, Dowling RJO, Ennis M, Chen BE, Parulekar WR, Shepherd LE, Gelmon KA, Whelan TJ, Ligibel JA, Hershman DL, Mayer IA, Hobday TJ, Rastogi P, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Lemieux J, Thompson AM, Rea DW, Stambolic V. Cancer Antigen 15-3/Mucin 1 Levels in CCTG MA.32: A Breast Cancer Randomized Trial of Metformin vs Placebo. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2021; 5:pkab066. [PMID: 34485814 PMCID: PMC8410139 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkab066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Circulating levels of cancer antigen (CA) 15-3, a tumor marker and regulator of cellular metabolism, were reduced by metformin in a nonrandomized neoadjuvant study. We examined the effects of metformin (vs placebo) on CA 15-3 in participants of MA.32, a phase III randomized trial in early-stage breast cancer. Methods A total of 3649 patients with T1-3, N0-3, M0 breast cancer were randomly assigned; pretreatment and 6-month on-treatment fasting plasma were centrally assayed for CA 15-3. Genomic DNA was analyzed for the rs11212617 single nucleotide polymorphism. Absolute and relative change of CA 15-3 (metformin vs placebo) were compared using Wilcoxon rank and t tests. Regression models adjusted for baseline differences and assessed key interactions. All statistical tests were 2-sided. Results Mean (SD) age was 52.4 (10.0) years. The majority of patients had T2/3, node-positive, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer treated with (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Mean (SD) baseline CA 15-3 was 17.7 (7.6) and 18.0 (8.1 U/mL). At 6 months, CA 15-3 was statistically significantly reduced in metformin vs placebo arms (absolute geometric mean reduction in CA 15-3 = 7.7% vs 2.0%, P < .001; relative metformin: placebo level of CA 15-3 [adjusted for age, baseline body mass index, and baseline CA 15-3] = 0.94, 95% confidence interval = 0.92 to 0.96). This reduction was independent of tumor characteristics, perioperative systemic therapy, baseline body mass index, insulin, and the single nucleotide polymorphism status (all Ps > .11). Conclusions Our observation that metformin reduces CA 15-3 by approximately 6% was corroborated in a large placebo-controlled randomized trial. The clinical implications of this reduction in CA 15-3 will be explored in upcoming efficacy analyses of breast cancer outcomes in MA.32.
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- Pamela J Goodwin
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- McMaster University, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, USA
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- NRG Oncology and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- IBCSG and Department of Oncology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Chang MC, Eslami Z, Ennis M, Goodwin PJ. Crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue of breast cancer patients: associations with CD68 expression, obesity, metabolic factors and prognosis. NPJ Breast Cancer 2021; 7:97. [PMID: 34294716 PMCID: PMC8298396 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00304-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Crown-like structures of the breast (CLS-B), defined by the clustering of macrophages (identified using CD68 immunohistochemical staining) to surround a dying adipocyte, are a sign of adipose-tissue inflammation. In human cohorts, CLS-B positively correlates with older age, obesity, dyslipidemia and higher levels of glucose, insulin, C-reactive protein and IL-6. In an existing cohort of early-stage breast cancer patients, CLS-B were identified using H&E stained histologic sections (hCLS-B), and by CD68 immunohistochemistry (CD68 + CLS-B). We examined associations of H&E and CD68-detected CLS-B with clinicopathologic features using χ2 tests, with metabolic factors using Wilcoxon rank sum tests and with disease free and overall survival using Cox regression models. hCLS-B were detected in 59 of 163 patients with slides (36.2%) and CD68 + CLS-B in 37 of 119 patients with paraffin blocks (31.1%). hCLS-B were positively correlated with higher weight (p = 0.003), BMI (p = 0.0008) and C-reactive protein (p = 0.045). CD68 + CLS-B were positively correlated with higher weight (p = 0.006), BMI p = 0.001), leptin (p = 0.034), insulin (p = 0.008) and Homeostasis Model Assessment (p = 0.027). CD68 + CLS-B were associated with poor distant disease-free with a hazard ratio (HR) of 2.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.20-6.57, and overall survival with HR 3.97 (1.66-9.48), while hCLS-B were not associated with either: HR for distant recurrence 0.59 (0.26-1.30); HR for death 1.04 (0.50-2.16). The presence of hCLS-B and of CD68 + CLS-B were associated with obesity; CD68 + CLS-B were associated with insulin resistance and adverse prognosis. Similar patterns were not seen for hCLS-B. Research is needed to understand the biologic basis for these differences.
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- Martin C Chang
- University of Vermont Cancer Center, Burlington, VT, USA.
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Goodwin PJ, Dowling RJO, Ennis M, Chen BE, Parulekar WR, Shepherd LE, Burnell MJ, Vander Meer R, Molckovsky A, Gurjal A, Gelmon KA, Ligibel JA, Hershman DL, Mayer IA, Whelan TJ, Hobday TJ, Rastogi P, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Lemieux J, Thompson AM, Rea DW, Stambolic V. Effect of metformin versus placebo on metabolic factors in the MA.32 randomized breast cancer trial. NPJ Breast Cancer 2021; 7:74. [PMID: 34103538 PMCID: PMC8187713 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00275-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Metformin may exert anticancer effects through indirect (mediated by metabolic changes) or direct mechanisms. The goal was to examine metformin impact on metabolic factors in non-diabetic subjects and determine whether this impact varies by baseline BMI, insulin, and rs11212617 SNP in CCTG MA.32, a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized adjuvant breast cancer (BC) trial. 3649 subjects with T1-3, N0-3, M0 BC were randomized; pretreatment and 6-month on-treatment fasting plasma was centrally assayed for insulin, leptin, highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP). Glucose was measured locally and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) calculated. Genomic DNA was analyzed for the rs11212617 SNP. Absolute and relative change of metabolic factors (metformin versus placebo) were compared using Wilcoxon rank and t-tests. Regression models were adjusted for baseline differences and assessed interactions with baseline BMI, insulin, and the SNP. Mean age was 52 years. The majority had T2/3, node positive, hormone receptor positive, HER2 negative BC treated with (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Median baseline body mass index (BMI) was 27.4 kg/m2 (metformin) and 27.3 kg/m2 (placebo). Median weight change was -1.4 kg (metformin) vs +0.5 kg (placebo). Significant improvements were seen in all metabolic factors, with 6 month standardized ratios (metformin/placebo) of 0.85 (insulin), 0.83 (HOMA), 0.80 (leptin), and 0.84 (hsCRP), with no qualitative interactions with baseline BMI or insulin. Changes did not differ by rs11212617 allele. Metformin (vs placebo) led to significant improvements in weight and metabolic factors; these changes did not differ by rs11212617 allele status.
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- Pamela J Goodwin
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Saint John Regional Hospital, St. John, NB, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Niagara Health System, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada
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- Abbotsford Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, Columbia, NY, USA
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- McMaster University, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- NRG Oncology and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- IBCSG and Department of Oncology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU), Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Flood M, Ennis M, Ludlow A, Sweeney F, Mellon L, Boland F, de Brún A, Hanratty M, Moriarty F. Using Human-Centred Design to Develop Innovative Approaches to Improve Delivery of Brief Interventions in Primary Care: The HealthEir Project. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2021. [PMCID: PMC8083634 DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riab016.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Introduction A priority action of the Healthy Ireland implementation plan is the Making Every Contact Count initiative (MECC) that aims to leverage the 30 million annual contacts with the healthcare system by asking every health worker to deliver brief interventions [1]. Benefits of brief interventions are well established, but GPs and pharmacists report challenges implementing them in practice including limited training, time, and poor fit with existing practices [2]. Aim This government-funded Sláintecare project aimed to develop a novel method for brief interventions in pharmacy/GP settings using human-centred design. Methods User research was carried out with twelve users, including patients (3), GPs (4), and pharmacists (5) to identify their needs and priorities. Participants were recruited via email using a purposive sampling approach and completed semi-structured interviews with a design researcher. All participants invited agreed to participate. Next, a series of design sprints were completed with the research team. Design sprints allowed the team to integrate insights from user research with findings from a literature review/secondary research to understand pain points, identify stakeholder and user goals, and develop a list of initial design specifications. This list was used to develop and iterate a series of prototype solutions. Prototype service blueprints and wireframes (simple, two-dimensional schematic illustrations of the digital interface) were developed and tested with users before final versions were agreed. Results Findings from the interviews and literature review indicated (1) the main barrier to adoption was time, (2) patients and pharmacists were very positive about brief interventions with GPs more hesitant, (3) an approach blending technology with a consultation was preferred, and (4) having a specific list of local supports was important. Prototyping and evaluation processes identified that a simple interface with a clear indication of progress were preferred. A blended intervention combining a tablet-based digital tool and structured interaction was developed. The interface was designed to maximise use of patient and healthcare professional time, and mapped to the 5As approach (which is underpinned by principles of motivational interviewing, shared-decision making, and readiness to change frameworks). The HealthEir digital tool enables patients to self-complete the Ask, Advise, and Assess phases of a brief intervention using a tablet device while waiting to see their pharmacist/GP. The pharmacist or GP then review the patient’s responses, risk level, and importance confidence and readiness scores. They complete the Assist and Arrange elements during the consultation, supported by a directory of local/national patient support services before printing information tickets for the patient to keep. The HealthEir intervention has been successfully rolled out at eight pilot pharmacy sites nationally, with a mix of urban/rural sites, and independent/chain pharmacies. Conclusions Adopting an interdisciplinary approach based on human-centred design principles led to the development of a blended brief intervention that has been successfully introduced in pilot sites across Ireland. While the implementation has been smooth despite COVID-19 challenges, and initial feedback has been very positive, the impact cannot yet be fully evaluated as research is ongoing. Future work will involve extending the intervention to include other healthcare professionals. References 1. Making Every Contact Count Framework https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/making-every-contact-count/framework/framework.html (accessed Oct 10, 2020) 2. Keyworth C, Epton T, Goldthorpe J, Calam R, Armitage CJ. ‘It's difficult, I think it's complicated’: Health care professionals’ barriers and enablers to providing opportunistic behaviour change interventions during routine medical consultations. British journal of health psychology. 2019 Sep;24(3):571–92.
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- M Flood
- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- TU Dublin School of Creative Arts, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Division of Population Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Data Science Centre, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Product Design, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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Lohmann AE, Soldera SV, Pimentel I, Ribnikar D, Ennis M, Amir E, Goodwin PJ. Association of Obesity with Breast Cancer Outcome in Relation to Cancer Subtypes: A Meta-Analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst 2021; 113:1465-1475. [PMID: 33620467 PMCID: PMC8562970 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Obesity at breast cancer (BC) diagnosis has been associated with poor outcome, although the magnitude of effect in different BC subtypes is uncertain. We report on the association of obesity or overweight at diagnosis of nonmetastatic BC with disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in the following defined subtypes: hormone receptor positive/HER2 negative (HR+HER2−), HER2 positive (HER2+), and triple negative (TNBC). Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and COCHRANE databases up to January 1, 2019. Study eligibility was performed independently by 2 authors. Studies reporting hazard ratios (HRs) of OS and/or DFS for obesity or overweight in BC subtypes were included. The pooled hazard ratio was computed and weighted using generic inverse variance and random effects models. Results Twenty-seven studies were included. Obese compared with nonobese women had worse DFS in all subtypes: the hazard ratios were 1.26 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.13 to 1.41, P < .001) for HR+HER2− BC, 1.16 (95% CI = 1.06 to 1.26, P < .001) for HER2+ BC, and 1.17 (95% CI = 1.06 to 1.29, P = .001) for TNBC. OS was also worse in obese vs nonobese women (HR+HER2− BC HR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.20 to 1.62, P < .001; HER2+ BC HR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.05 to 1.33, P = .006; and TNBC HR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.13 to 1.53, P < .001). As opposed to obesity, overweight was not associated with either DFS or OS in HER2+ BC (HR = 1.02, 95% CI = 0.81 to 1.28, P = .85; and HR = 0.96, 95% CI = 0.76 to 1.21, P = .99, respectively) or TNBC (HR = 1.04, 95% CI = 0.93 to 1.18, P = .49; and HR = 1.08, 95% CI = 0.81 to 1.44, P = .17), respectively. In HR+HER2− BC, being overweight was associated with worse OS (HR = 1.14, 95% CI = 1.07 to 1.22, P < .001). Conclusions Obesity was associated with modestly worse DFS and OS in all BC subtypes.
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- Ana Elisa Lohmann
- Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, CISSS Montérégie Centre/Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne, Centre Affilié de l'Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Department of Medical Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Chang MC, Ennis M, Escallon J, Bukhanov K, Dowling RJO, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Abstract PS18-25: Concordance of immunohistochemical assays between peri-operative and post-operative breast tumor specimens: A prospective observational study of 18 cases. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs20-ps18-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Rationale: Biomarker evaluation on breast tumor tissue is an important component of clinical research. There is a concern that tissues collected at different times (pre- vs intra-op) and with different techniques (core biopsy vs. surgical excision) produce different results that may confound comparisons of patient samples. Our objective is to address the difference between tumor tissue from the same patient collected pre- vs intra-op and by core biopsy (Core Bx) vs surgical excision, with an emphasis on ER/PgR/HER2/Ki-67 and biomarkers related to insulin metabolism.
Design: Following a protocol approved by the IRB, patients with Core Bx proven invasive breast cancer (BC) >1.5 cm in size by imaging underwent a peri-operative Core Bx followed by surgical excision. No neoadjuvant therapy was administered. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor sections of the diagnostic and peri-operative Core Bx and surgical excision were immunohistochemically (IHC) stained for ER, PgR, HER2, Ki-67, insulin receptor (IR), phospho-AKT (pAKT), and phospho-AMPK (pAMPK) using standardized protocols on the same platforms. A pathologist (MCC) scored all sections in blinded order to yield H-Scores (which combine percentage of stain-positive cells and staining intensity). The level of agreement for each assay between specimens was assessed by using pairwise models based on normal theory.
Results: 18 women (mean age = 66.8 years, 16/18 postmenopausal) provided all specimens. Mean (± SD) invasive tumor size was 2.7 (± 1.2) cm. 1 BC was Nottingham Grade 1 (6%), 9 Grade 2 (50%), and 8 Grade 3 (44%). An in situ component was present in 4/18 (22%) cases (all non-extensive). Lymphovascular invasion was present in 6/18 (33%) cases. 10/18 were node-negative (N0, 56%), 2/18 had isolated tumor cells (pN0[i+], 22%), 5/18 had 1 to 3 nodes (pN1, 28%), 1/18 had >9 nodes involved (pN3, 6%).There was high concordance between diagnostic Core Bx, peri-op Core Bx, and excisions for the standard prognostic markers ER, PgR, and HER2. ER was concordant in all samples including 16/18 (89%) ER-positive and 2/19 (11%) ER-negative BCs. PgR was concordant in 16/18 (89%) of cases. In the 2 discordant cases, PgR was negative in 2 of 3 tissue samples with low expression in the 3rd sample (1 diagnostic Core Bx and 1 excision). HER2 was concordant in all samples in 16/18 (89%) HER2-negative cases and in 2/18 (11%) HER2-positive cases including 1/18 cases (6%) positive by IHC, and 1/18 cases (6%) positive by ISH.
Table 1 summarizes the agreement between samples for Ki-67, IR, pAKT, and pAMPK. Ki-67 scores were statistically similar between diagnostic and peri-op Core Bx and excision samples. The IR, pAKT, and pAMPK H-Scores were statistically similar between diagnostic and peri-op Core Bx, but significantly different between Core Bxs versus excisional specimens. There was a systematic tendency towards lower IHC H-Scores in the excisional specimen for IR, pAKT, and pAMPK.
Conclusion: Tissue from surgical excisions are susceptible to reduced IHC staining for metabolic markers such as IR, and phosphorylated kinases, when compared to core biopsies. When evaluating non-standard biomarkers for research, core biopsies should be used when possible.
Funding: This study was funded by the Hold'Em For Life Charity and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Table 1: Concordance Between IHC Scores for Ki-67, Insulin Receptor, pAKT, and pAMPKScore: Mean ± Standard DeviationPeri-Operative Core Bx versus Diagnostic Core BxExcision versus Diagnostic Core BxDiagnostic Core BxPeri-Operative Core BxExcisionDifferenceP-valueDifferenceP-valueKi-67 (% Positive)33.5 ± 28.235.9 ± 31.034.2 ± 29.1Mean ± SD: 2.4 ± 5.60.09Mean ± SD: 0.6 ± 6.30.68Range: -7.7 to 12.3Range: -11.5 to 12.2Insulin Receptor (H-Score**)136 ± 102124 ± 9986 ± 78Mean ± SD: -13 ± 530.32Mean ± SD: -51 ± 540.001*Range: -215 to 40Range: -150 to 5Phospho-AKT (H-Score**)102 ± 70100 ± 8641 ± 41Mean ± SD: -1 ± 750.95Mean ± SD: -61 ± 520.0001*Range: -170 to 170Range: -144 to 0Phospho-AMPK (H-Score**)201 ± 79185 ± 78157 ± 86Mean ± SD: -15 ± 760.41Mean ± SD: -44 ± 690.016*Range: -225 to 120Range: -215 to 70* Statistically significant difference in pairwise values based on t-test** H-Score is the percentage of stain-positive cells multiplied by the average intensity score (0 = absent, 1 = faint, 2 = moderate, 3 = strong)
Citation Format: Martin C. Chang, Marguerite Ennis, Jaime Escallon, Karina Bukhanov, Ryan JO Dowling, Vuk Stambolic, Pamela J Goodwin. Concordance of immunohistochemical assays between peri-operative and post-operative breast tumor specimens: A prospective observational study of 18 cases [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PS18-25.
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Pimentel I, Chen BE, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Ligibel J, Shepherd L, Hershman DL, Whelan T, Stambolic V, Mayer I, Hobday T, Lemieux J, Thompson A, Rastogi P, Gelmon K, Rea D, Rabaglio M, Ellard S, Mates M, Bedard P, Pitre L, Vandenberg T, Dowling RJO, Parulekar W, Goodwin PJ. The Effect of Metformin vs Placebo on Sex Hormones in Canadian Cancer Trials Group MA.32. J Natl Cancer Inst 2021; 113:192-198. [PMID: 33527137 PMCID: PMC7850529 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaa082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metformin has been associated with lower breast cancer (BC) risk and improved outcomes in observational studies. Multiple biologic mechanisms have been proposed, including a recent report of altered sex hormones. We evaluated the effect of metformin on sex hormones in MA.32, a phase III trial of nondiabetic BC subjects who were randomly assigned to metformin or placebo. METHODS We studied the subgroup of postmenopausal hormone receptor-negative BC subjects not receiving endocrine treatment who provided fasting blood at baseline and at 6 months after being randomly assigned. Sex hormone-binding globulin, bioavailable testosterone, and estradiol levels were assayed using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Change from baseline to 6 months between study arms was compared using Wilcoxon sum rank tests and regression models. RESULTS 312 women were eligible (141 metformin vs 171 placebo); the majority of subjects in each arm had T1/2, N0, HER2-negative BC and had received (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy. Mean age was 58.1 (SD=6.9) vs 57.5 (SD=7.9) years, mean body mass index (BMI) was 27.3 (SD=5.5) vs 28.9 (SD=6.4) kg/m2 for metformin vs placebo, respectively. Median estradiol decreased between baseline and 6 months on metformin vs placebo (-5.7 vs 0 pmol/L; P < .001) in univariable analysis and after controlling for baseline BMI and BMI change (P < .001). There was no change in sex hormone-binding globulin or bioavailable testosterone. CONCLUSION Metformin lowered estradiol levels, independent of BMI. This observation suggests a new metformin effect that has potential relevance to estrogen sensitive cancers.
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- Isabel Pimentel
- Vall d`Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University–Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen’s University–Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Herbert Irving Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- CHA-Hopital Du St-Sacrement, Hopital Enfant Jesus Site, Quebec City, Canada
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- National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- BCCA–Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit, Sutton, UK
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- BCCA-Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group , Queen’s University–Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Jerzak KJ, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Nemeth E, Ganz T, Goodwin PJ. Prognostic associations of plasma hepcidin in women with early breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 184:927-935. [PMID: 32960376 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05903-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Iron is essential to energy metabolism, cell proliferation and DNA synthesis, and sufficient iron availability may be required for tumor growth. The hormone hepcidin is a systemic regulator of iron concentration in plasma. Intra-tumor RNA expression of hepcidin has been linked to shorter metastasis-free survival in women with early breast cancer, but the prognostic implications of this inflammatory marker and iron-regulating plasma peptide in the blood are unknown. METHODS Using an ELISA assay, hepcidin was measured in the banked blood of 518 women who were recruited from 1989 to 1996 for a prospective cohort study of diet and lifestyle factors in breast cancer. Blood samples were obtained 4-12 weeks post-operatively, prior to treatment with chemotherapy or tamoxifen. RESULTS Hepcidin was not associated with time to distant breast cancer recurrence (primary outcome) nor time to death from any cause. However, a pre-planned interaction test of body mass index (BMI) was statistically significant (p < 0.01). Among obese women (BMI > 30 kg/m2), higher hepcidin was associated with a shorter time to distant breast cancer recurrence in both uni- and multivariable analyses (adjusted HR 1.84; 95% CI 1.04-3.25). For overall survival, a similar pattern was seen in the univariable model but the effect was diminished in a multivariable analysis. Plasma hepcidin was not associated with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, but it was significantly associated (r ≥ 0.32) with iron indices, including total iron (p < 0.01), transferrin (p < 0.01) and soluble transferrin receptor (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Hepcidin may be associated with poor breast cancer outcome in obese women, however, replication is required. The biologic basis for this prognostic association requires further research.
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- Katarzyna J Jerzak
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
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- London Regional Cancer Program, Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Elliott MJ, Ennis M, Pritchard KI, Townsley C, Warr D, Elser C, Amir E, Bedard PL, Rao L, Stambolic V, Sridhar S, Goodwin PJ, Cescon DW. Association between BMI, vitamin D, and estrogen levels in postmenopausal women using adjuvant letrozole: a prospective study. NPJ Breast Cancer 2020; 6:22. [PMID: 32566743 PMCID: PMC7293309 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-020-0166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Studies have suggested that women with elevated BMI or 25-OH vitamin D levels may derive less benefit from AIs versus tamoxifen. We prospectively investigated whether high BMI or 25-OH vitamin D levels were associated with higher estrogen levels in post-menopausal women receiving standard adjuvant letrozole (2.5 mg/day). Furthermore, we evaluated whether an increased dose of letrozole resulted in lower serum estrogens in women with BMI > 25 kg/m2. Correlation between entry BMI and day 29 serum biomarkers (estrogens, 25-OH vitamin D, insulin, CRP, leptin) was assessed in all patients. On day 29, participants with BMI > 25 kg/m2 switched to letrozole 5 mg/day for 4-weeks and blood was drawn upon completion of the study. The change in serum estrogen levels was assessed in these patients (BMI > 25 kg/m2). 112 patients completed days 1-28. The Pearson correlations of estradiol and estrone with BMI or serum 25-OH vitamin D levels were near zero (-0.04 to 0.07, p = 0.48-0.69). Similar results were obtained for correlation with markers of obesity (insulin, CRP, and leptin) with estradiol and estrone (-0.15 to 0.12; p = 0.11-0.82). Thirty-one patients (BMI > 25 kg/m2) completed the interventional component; Increasing the dose of letrozole did not further reduce estradiol or estrone levels (change 0.1 and 0.4 pmol/L respectively; p = 0.74 and 0.36). There was no observed association between markers of obesity (BMI, insulin, leptin, and CRP), serum 25-OH vitamin D levels and estradiol or estrone levels. Additionally, an increased dose of letrozole did not further reduce estradiol or estrone levels compared to the standard dose.
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- Mitchell J. Elliott
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Chang MC, Ennis M, Eslami Z, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P3-02-02: CD68-positive crown-like structures of the breast are independently associated with adverse survival: A retrospective analysis of cases from a prospective cohort. Cancer Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs19-p3-02-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: The association of breast cancer (BC) with obesity is complex and multifactorial, depending partly on diet and related metabolic imbalances. Previous reports have shown that local inflammation in adipocytes can be seen in tissue sections as rings of macrophages of macrophages around necrotic adipocytes (“Crown-Like Structures of the Breast”, CLS-B). We and others have shown that CLS-B have higher prevalence and density within the adipose tissue of obese patients. Our goal was to examine the association of CLS-B with survival in participants enrolled at one center (Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto) of a multicenter prospective cohort study designed to investigate obesity-related prognostic factors in early stage BC.
Design: Archived H&E sections of breast adipose tissue were retrieved from Mount Sinai (Toronto) participants (N=163). All specimens were from breast excisions for invasive carcinoma. A CLS-B was defined as a ring of macrophages surrounding an adipocyte in otherwise normal breast tissue. In a subset (N=119), immunostains for CD68 were performed on a representative block to highlight macrophages. Sections containing tumor, fat necrosis, and mastitis were excluded. Slides were pathologist-reviewed, recording the number of CLS-B, slides containing CLS-B, and slides with normal tissue. Serologic markers of metabolism and inflammation were previously performed in a central laboratory. Correlations with clinical and serologic markers were examined using descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon tests. Survival analysis was performed with Cox proportional hazards models.
Results: CLS-B were identified in routine H&E sections of normal fat in 59 out of 163 cases (36%). In the representative subset stained for CD68 (N=119), 22 cases were identified as positive for CLS-B by both H&E and CD68, 15 cases by CD68 alone and 24 by H&E alone, giving a CLS-B prevalence of 39% as detected by H&E, 31% by CD68 and 51% when combining the two. Both i) CD68-positive and ii) H&E-positive CLS-B showed similar positive relationships with BMI (median BMI 27 versus 24 kg/m2, P<0.01 for CLS-B present versus absent); however the relationship with insulin was stronger for CD68-positive CLS-B (median insulin 49 vs 35 pmol/L, P=0.009) than for H&E-positive CLS-B (insulin 39 vs 35 pmol/L, P=0.39).
Univariable Cox model hazard ratios (HRs) for CD68-positive CLS-B were 2.79 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.31-5.95) and 3.74 (CI 1.73-8.07) for disease-free and overall survival respectively, and after adjustment for age, nodal status, tumour grade, stage, ER/PR status, adjuvant treatment and BMI, HRs were 2.43 (CI 1.01-5.81) and 3.19 (CI 1.3-7.79). In the same subset, H&E-positive CLS-B had univariable HRs of 0.66 (CI 0.29-1.52) and 1.18 (CI 0.55-2.54) respectively and adjusted HRs of 0.31 (CI 0.11-0.82) and 0.57 (CI 0.23-1.39). Combining H&E and CD68 did not improve prediction over using CD68 alone.
Conclusion: CLS-B visualized by the macrophage immunostain CD68 were associated with poor outcome, independent of patient BMI and tumour characteristics. Detection of CLS-B using H&E alone was not associated with poor outcome. Our results demonstrate that although CLS-B are a phenotype of obesity, they may also reflect a tissue-specific risk of adverse BC outcome. This risk may relate to localized tissue inflammation with higher prevalence in obese individuals. Although we do not advocate the clinical use of the CD68 stain, further work is warranted to clarify the connection between tissue inflammation and poor breast cancer outcome.
Acknowledgement: The authors wish to acknowledge the Hold'Em For Life Charity Challenge for Cancer Research for their generous support.
Citation Format: Martin C. Chang, Marguerite Ennis, Zohreh Eslami, Pamela J. Goodwin. CD68-positive crown-like structures of the breast are independently associated with adverse survival: A retrospective analysis of cases from a prospective cohort [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-02-02.
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Dowling RJO, Sparano JA, Goodwin PJ, Bidard FC, Cescon DW, Chandarlapaty S, Deasy JO, Dowsett M, Gray RJ, Henry NL, Meric-Bernstam F, Perlmutter J, Sledge GW, Thorat MA, Bratman SV, Carey LA, Chang MC, DeMichele A, Ennis M, Jerzak KJ, Korde LA, Lohmann AE, Mamounas EP, Parulekar WR, Regan MM, Schramek D, Stambolic V, Whelan TJ, Wolff AC, Woodgett JR, Kalinsky K, Hayes DF. Toronto Workshop on Late Recurrence in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: Part 2: Approaches to Predict and Identify Late Recurrence, Research Directions. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2019; 3:pkz049. [PMID: 32337478 PMCID: PMC7050024 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Late disease recurrence (more than 5 years after initial diagnosis) represents a clinical challenge in the treatment and management of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (BC). An international workshop was convened in Toronto, Canada, in February 2018 to review the current understanding of late recurrence and to identify critical issues that require future study. The underlying biological causes of late recurrence are complex, with the processes governing cancer cell dormancy, including immunosurveillance, cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and cellular stemness, being integral to disease progression. These critical processes are described herein as well as their role in influencing risk of recurrence. Moreover, observational and interventional clinical trials are proposed, with a focus on methods to identify patients at risk of recurrence and possible strategies to combat this in patients with estrogen receptor-positive BC. Because the problem of late BC recurrence of great importance, recent advances in disease detection and patient monitoring should be incorporated into novel clinical trials to evaluate approaches to enhance patient management. Indeed, future research on these issues is planned and will offer new options for effective late recurrence treatment and prevention strategies.
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- Ryan J O Dowling
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Breast Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Centre for Cancer Prevention, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- University of Vermont Medical Center, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- McMaster University and Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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Dowling RJO, Kalinsky K, Hayes DF, Bidard FC, Cescon DW, Chandarlapaty S, Deasy JO, Dowsett M, Gray RJ, Henry NL, Meric-Bernstam F, Perlmutter J, Sledge GW, Bratman SV, Carey LA, Chang MC, DeMichele A, Ennis M, Jerzak KJ, Korde LA, Lohmann AE, Mamounas EP, Parulekar WR, Regan MM, Schramek D, Stambolic V, Thorat MA, Whelan TJ, Wolff AC, Woodgett JR, Sparano JA, Goodwin PJ. Toronto Workshop on Late Recurrence in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: Part 1: Late Recurrence: Current Understanding, Clinical Considerations. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2019; 3:pkz050. [PMID: 32337479 PMCID: PMC7049988 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Disease recurrence (locoregional, distant) exerts a significant clinical impact on the survival of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer patients. Many of these recurrences occur late, more than 5 years after original diagnosis, and represent a major obstacle to the effective treatment of this disease. Indeed, methods to identify patients at risk of late recurrence and therapeutic strategies designed to avert or treat these recurrences are lacking. Therefore, an international workshop was convened in Toronto, Canada, in February 2018 to review the current understanding of late recurrence and to identify critical issues that require future study. In this article, the major issues surrounding late recurrence are defined and current approaches that may be applicable to this challenge are discussed. Specifically, diagnostic tests with potential utility in late-recurrence prediction are described as well as a variety of patient-related factors that may influence recurrence risk. Clinical and therapeutic approaches are also reviewed, with a focus on patient surveillance and the implementation of extended endocrine therapy in the context of late-recurrence prevention. Understanding and treating late recurrence in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer is a major unmet clinical need. A concerted effort of basic and clinical research is required to confront late recurrence and improve disease management and patient survival.
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- Ryan J O Dowling
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, and Breast Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
- Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- University of Vermont Medical Center, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Cancer Prevention, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- McMaster University and Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Medical Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Pimentel I, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Dowling RJO, Cescon D, Elser C, Potvin KR, Haq R, Hamm C, Chang MC, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. A phase II randomized clinical trial of the effect of metformin versus placebo on progression-free survival in women with metastatic breast cancer receiving standard chemotherapy. Breast 2019; 48:17-23. [PMID: 31472446 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Pre-clinical data suggest metformin might enhance the effect of chemotherapy in breast cancer (BC). We conducted a Phase II randomized trial of chemotherapy plus metformin versus placebo in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). MATERIAL AND METHODS In this double blind phase II trial we randomly assigned non-diabetic MBC patients on 1st to 4th line chemotherapy to receive metformin 850 mg po bid or placebo bid. Primary outcome was progression-free survival (PFS); secondary outcomes included overall survival (OS), response rate (RR), toxicity and quality of life (QOL). With 40 subjects and a type-one error of 0.2 (one-sided), a PFS hazard ratio (HR) of 0.58 could be detected with 80% power. RESULTS 40 patients were randomized (22 metformin, 18 placebo) with a mean age of 55 vs 57 years and ER/PR positive BC in 86.4% vs 83.3% off metformin vs placebo, respectively. Mean BMI was 27kg/m2 in both arms. The majority of patients were on 1st line chemotherapy. Grade 3-4 toxicity occurred in 31.8% (metformin) vs 58.8% (placebo). Best response: Partial response 18.2% metformin vs 25% placebo, stable disease 36.4% metformin vs 18.8% placebo, progressive disease 45.4% metformin vs 56.2% placebo. Mean PFS was 5.4 vs 6.3 months (metformin vs placebo), HR 1.2 (95% CI 0.63-2.31). Mean OS was 20.2 (metformin) vs 24.2 months (placebo), HR 1.68 (95% CI 0.79-3.55). CONCLUSION In this population metformin showed no significant effect on RR, PFS or OS. These results do not support the use of metformin with chemotherapy in non-diabetic MBC patients.
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- Isabel Pimentel
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Applied Statistician, 9227, Kennedy Road, Markham; Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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- St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lohmann AE, Soldera SV, Pimentel I, Ribnikar D, Ennis M, Amir E, Goodwin PJ. Association of obesity with breast cancer outcome in relation to cancer subtypes. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.11557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11557 Background: Obesity at breast cancer (BC) diagnosis is associated with poor outcome, although the magnitude of effect in different BC subtypes is uncertain. Here we report on the association of obesity at BC diagnosis with disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in the following subtypes: (i) hormone receptor (ER/PgR) +ve, HER2-ve, (ii) HER2+ve, any ER/PgR and (iii) triple negative (TN). Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and COCHRANE databases to December 31, 2018 and meeting presentations (past 5 years) using predefined search terms. Study eligibility, data abstraction were performed independently by two authors; those reporting hazard ratios (HR) for obesity and DFS/OS in BC subtypes were included. Using Review Manager pooled HRs were computed and weighted using generic inverse variance in fixed and random effects models (results were similar, random effects are presented). Results: Of 10,702 titles, 26 studies (108,793 patients) were included. Pooled HR for DFS for obese vs non-obese were (i) ER/PgR+ve HER2-ve 1.21 (95% Confidence interval, CI; 1.12-1.31, p < 0.00001), (ii) HER2+ve, any ER/PgR 1.16 (95%CI, 1.06-1.26; p = 0.0006) and (iii) TN, 1.13 (95%CI; 1.05-1.22 p = 0.002). Pooled HRs for OS were (i) ER/PgR+ve, HER2-ve 1.45 (95%CI; 1.30-1.62 p < 0.00001), (ii) HER2+ve any ER/PgR 1.21 (95%CI; 1.10-1.34 p = 0.0001) and (iii) TN 1.13 (95%CI, 1.04-1.23, p = 0.003).PooledHR for OS (but not DFS) were somewhat higher in observational vs interventional studies in (i) ER/PgR+ve, HER2-ve 1.57 vs 1.36, HER2+ve any ER/PgR (ii) 1.37 vs 1.09 but not (iii) TN 1.12 vs 1.22 (p = 0.21, 0.03 and 0.48, respectively). Conclusions: Obesity was associated with a worse outcome in all BC subtypes. Higher HR for OS in observational studies in (i) ER/PgR+ve, HER2- and (ii) HER2+ve any ER/PgR BC may reflect selection of healthier patients for intervention trials.
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- Ana Elisa Lohmann
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Pimentel I, Chen BE, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Ligibel JA, Shepherd LE, Hershman DL, Stambolic V, Mayer IA, Hobday TJ, Lemieux J, Thompson AM, Rastogi P, Gelmon KA, Whelan TJ, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Dowling RJO, Parulekar WR, Goodwin PJ. The effect of metformin on sex hormones in non-diabetic breast cancer patients in CCTG MA.32: A Phase III randomized adjuvant trial of metformin versus placebo in addition to standard therapy. J Clin Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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529 Background: The effect of metformin on sex hormones (SHs) levels that may impact breast cancer (BC) outcome, is unclear. We evaluated the effect of metformin on SHs in a subgroup of women enrolled in the placebo-controlled MA.32 trial, a phase III randomized study of nondiabetic subjects with T1-3, N0-3 BC randomized to receive metformin 850 mg po bid or placebo for 5 years. Methods: Our substudy was conducted on the group of post-menopausal women with estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) negative BC and not receiving endocrine treatment enrolled in the trial. Post-menopausal was defined as prior bilateral oophorectomy or > 12 months since last menses without prior hysterectomy. Fasting blood and adherence to study drug at baseline and 6 months was required. Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), free testosterone and estradiol serum levels were evaluated using Roche Modular competitive ECLIA (electrochemiluminescense immunoassay). We compared change from baseline to 6 months in estradiol, SHBG and free testosterone between study arms using Wilcoxon sum rank tests and regression models to adjust for baseline BMI and weight change. Results: 304 women were eligible, 135 metformin vs 169 placebo; tumor stage and prior (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy (98% in both arms) and HER2 targeted treatment were well balanced between arms. At baseline mean age was 58.2±6.9 vs 57.6±7.9 years, mean BMI 26.9±4.9 vs 28.6±6.2 Kg/m2, median estradiol 29.82 vs 31.01 pmol/L, SHBG 80.6 vs 73.7 nmol/L and free testosterone 0.02 vs 0.03 nmol/L in metformin vs placebo patients, respectively. In univariable analysis, median estradiol decreased significantly between baseline and 6 months on the metformin vs placebo arm (-4.81 vs 0 pmol/L, p = < 0.0001); this difference remained significant after controlling for baseline BMI (p = 0.0001) and weight change (mean weight change -1.8±3.5 vs 0.4±3.5 Kg, p = < 0.0001 for metformin vs placebo respectively) between baseline and 6 months (p = 0.0007). In contrast, there was no significant change in SHBG or free testosterone (median change SHBG -5.5 vs -5.9 nmol/L, p = 0.33; median change free testosterone 0 vs 0 nmol/L, p = 0.33 for metformin vs placebo respectively). Conclusions: Metformin lowered estradiol levels, independent of weight change in non-diabetic post-menopausal women with ER and PR negative BC enrolled onto MA.32 trial. This observation suggests a new metformin action that has potential relevance to BC management.
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- Isabel Pimentel
- Mount Sinai Hospital- University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- NSABP Foundation and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Goodwin PJ, Ennis M, Cescon DW, Elser C, Haq R, Hamm CM, Lohmann AE, Pimentel I, Chang MC, Dowling RJ, Stambolic V. Abstract P1-16-03: Phase II randomized clinical trial (RCT) of metformin (MET) vs placebo (PLAC) in combination with chemotherapy (CXT) in refractory locally advanced (LABC) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p1-16-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: MET treatment of diabetes is associated with improved BC outcomes. Hirsch et al (Cancer Res 2009;69:7505-7511) suggested MET may act synergistically with CXT in BC rodent models. We conducted a double-blind Phase II RCT of CXT plus MET vs placebo in LABC/MBC.
Methods: Non-diabetic BC patients (pts) about to commence 1st-4th line CXT (prespecified anthracycline, taxane, vinorelbine, platinum or capecitabine; HER2 Rx permitted) for MBC or refractory LABC (any ER, PgR, HER2) were eligible if (i) age 18-75, (ii) ECOG 0-2, (iii) adequate hepatic, renal, bone marrow, cardiac function and (iv) measurable or evaluable disease. Those with CNS metastases, recent MET use or radiotherapy to target lesions, intake of ≥ 3 alcoholic drinks/day, history of lactic acidosis or current/planned pregnancy or lactation were ineligible. Randomization was to MET 850 mg po bid (or identical PLAC bid) with a 2 day ramp up of one tablet/day; dose was reduced/drug discontinued in a pre-specified manner for grade 2-4 toxicity. Disease status and toxicity/HRQOL were assessed at baseline and q9 weeks until progression. Primary outcome was progression-free survival (PFS); secondary outcomes included survival (OS), response and toxicity. With 40 subjects and type one error 0.2 (1-sided), a PFS HR of 0.58 could be detected with 80% power. PFS was analyzed using Cox proportional hazards regression.
Results: 40 pts were randomized (22 MET, 18 PLAC). Mean age 55.4 vs 56.9 years; ER/PgR+ in 86.4 vs 83.3%; time from 1st metastases to randomization 297 vs 405 days, in MET vs PLAC respectively. MET pts were more likely to have visceral metastases (95.5% vs 72.2% PLAC) and less likely to be HER2+ (9.1% vs 23.5% PLAC). CXT was 1st line in 68.2% MET and 66.7% PLAC pts. Toxicity - # events: Gr 4: 0 MET vs 1 PLAC, Gr 3: 14 MET vs 14 PLAC; Gr 1 or 2: 193 MET (mainly GI) vs 53 PLAC. Best response: PR 18.2% MET vs 22.2% PLAC, SD 31.8% MET vs 11.1% PLAC, PD 45.4% MET vs 50.0% PLAC, P = 0.41. Mean PFS 164 days MET vs 192 days PLAC; HR (MET vs PLAC) 1.14 (95% CI 0.59-2.2), 1-sided p=0.65. Mean OS 645 MET vs 831 PLAC days; HR (MET vs PLAC) 1.6, 95% CI 0.72-3.54, 1-sided p=0.88.
Conclusion: In these BC pts receiving 1st-4th line CXT, MET (vs PLAC) did not improve response rates, PFS or OS. Gr 1 and 2 toxicity was higher with MET than PLAC. These results do not support use of MET with CXT in refractory LABC/MET BC. MA32, an adjuvant trial of MET vs PLAC in early BC will provide information on MET in the adjuvant setting.
Funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (New York) and Hold'em for Life Charity (Toronto)
Citation Format: Goodwin PJ, Ennis M, Cescon DW, Elser C, Haq R, Hamm CM, Lohmann AE, Pimentel I, Chang MC, Dowling RJ, Stambolic V. Phase II randomized clinical trial (RCT) of metformin (MET) vs placebo (PLAC) in combination with chemotherapy (CXT) in refractory locally advanced (LABC) or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-16-03.
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- PJ Goodwin
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Windsor Regional Cancer Center, Windsor, Canada; Sinai Health System, Toronto, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Jerzak KJ, Cescon DW, Chia SK, Bratman S, Ennis M, Stambolic V, Chang M, Dowling R, Goodwin PJ. Abstract OT1-12-01: Exploration of factors associated with imminent risk of late recurrence in hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-ot1-12-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Research objectives: To conduct a prospective observational study of patient and tumor-related factors in women with high risk hormone receptor (HR)+/HER2- breast cancer (BC) following at least 5 years of adjuvant hormonal therapy, in order to identify risk factors for imminent recurrence.
Rationale: Many of the life-threatening BC recurrences in women with HR+HER2- BC take place more than 5 years post-diagnosis, often after completion of adjuvant hormonal therapy. The identification of a biomarker(s) for late BC recurrence could lead to interventional trials to evaluate preventive therapies. We will evaluate whether the presence of blood-based biomarkers [(i) Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs), (ii) circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), (iii) tumor markers (CA 15-3, CEA)] and patient factors may predict BC recurrence.
Trial design: A prospective cohort of eligible women with previously treated HR+HER2- BC who have not experienced a distant recurrence will be enrolled; patient and circulating factors will be measured annually until distant recurrence or study completion. Host factors (including BMI, lifestyle, medical illness, surgery, trauma and stress, as well as circulating PlGF, VEGF-1 and inflammatory markers) that may contribute to exit of BC cells from dormancy will also be assessed.
The primary outcome is distant BC recurrence. Any BC event, including loco-regional recurrence, new breast or other primary cancer will be evaluated as a secondary endpoint. Outcomes will be ascertained by regular self-report (via annual telephone calls) and/or physician report and confirmed by medical record review.
Key eligibility criteria: i) Diagnosis of ER and/or PR positive (either or both 10% positive), HER2 negative invasive BC, ii) predicted >1.5-2% annual risk of recurrence (T2, T3 or T4 with any N+;T1 N2+; T2N0 or T1 N1 cancers with high risk genomic scores), iii) receipt of adjuvant endocrine therapy for at least 4 years, with discontinuation planned in the next 12 months or completion of endocrine therapy within the last 5 years, iv) prior adjuvant chemotherapy, targeted therapy and bone targeted therapies are allowed provided they have been completed.
Specific aims: 1) Determine if the presence of (i) CTCs, (ii) ctDNA, (iii) CA15-3 and CEA are associated with imminent risk (within 1-2 years) of distant recurrence in the study population. 2) Identify host factors associated with these blood-based biomarkers, as well as clinical outcomes.
Statistical methods: A matched case control design (matching for time since completion of adjuvant hormone therapy, baseline T, N and grade) will be used to investigate associations of key study variables with imminent risk of distant recurrence within the next 1-2 years. Measurements of patients who do versus do not recur will be compared over the 1-2 years prior to relapse. Each variable will be allocated one third of a study-wide type one error of 0.05 (2-sided). ROC analyses and multivariable modelling will be used to optimize sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV. Available questionnaire data will be summarized at all time-points to generate descriptive survivorship data.
Accrual: Starting in August 2018, we plan to recruit 1,000 patients over 2 years at selected Canadian cancer centres.
Citation Format: Jerzak KJ, Cescon DW, Chia SK, Bratman S, Ennis M, Stambolic V, Chang M, Dowling R, Goodwin PJ. Exploration of factors associated with imminent risk of late recurrence in hormone receptor positive breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT1-12-01.
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- KJ Jerzak
- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lohmann AE, Dowling RJO, Ennis M, Amir E, Elser C, Brezden-Masley C, Vandenberg T, Lee E, Fazaee K, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ, Chang MC. Association of Metabolic, Inflammatory, and Tumor Markers With Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2018; 2:pky028. [PMID: 30035251 PMCID: PMC6044231 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pky028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are associated with worse prognosis in metastatic breast cancer (BC). We evaluated the association of metabolic, inflammatory, and tumor markers with CTCs in women with metastatic BC before commencing a new systemic therapy. Methods Ninety-six patients with newly diagnosed or progressing metastatic BC without current diabetes or use of anti-inflammatory agents were recruited from four Ontario hospitals. Women provided fasting blood for measurement of metabolic, inflammatory, and tumor markers and CTCs. CTCs were assayed within 72 hours of collection using CellSearch. Other blood was frozen at –80°C, and assays were performed in a single batch. Associations between CTC counts with study factors were evaluated using Spearman correlation, and the chi-square or Fisher exact test. All statistical tests were two-sided and P value ≤ .05 was considered statistically significant. Results The median age was 60.5 years; 90.6% were postmenopausal. The cohort included hormone receptor–positive (87.5%), HER2–positive (15.6%), and triple-negative (10.4%) BCs. Patients were starting firstline (35.5%), second-line (26.0%), or third-or-later-line therapy (38.5%). CTC counts (per 7.5 mL of blood) ranged from 0 to 1238 (median 2); an elevated CTC count, defined as five or more CTCs, was detected in 42 (43.8%) patients. Those with liver metastases (vs not) more frequently had an elevated CTC count (59.0% vs 33.3%, P = .02). CTCs were significantly associated with C-reactive protein (R = .22, P = .02), interleukin (IL)-6 (R = .25, P = .01), IL-8 (R = .38, P = .0001), plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (R = .31, P = .001), carcinoembryonic antigen (R = .31, P = .002), and cancer antigen 15-3 (R = .40, P = .0001) and inversely associated with body mass index (R = –.23, P = .02) and leptin (R = –.26, P = .01). Conclusions CTC counts were positively associated with tumor and inflammatory markers and inversely associated with some metabolic markers, potentially reflecting tumor burden and cachexia.
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- Ana Elisa Lohmann
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health System.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dowling RJO, Parulekar WR, Gelmon KA, Shepherd LE, Virk S, Ennis M, Mao F, Ligibel JA, Hershman DL, Rastogi P, Mayer IA, Hobday TJ, Lemieux J, Thompson AM, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Whelan TJ, Stambolic V, Chen BE, Goodwin PJ. CA15-3/MUC1 in CCTG MA-32 (NCT01101438): A phase III RCT of the effect of metformin vs. placebo on invasive disease free and overall survival in early stage breast cancer (BC). J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- University of British Columbia, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Queen's University, Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Kingston, Ontario, CA, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Jerzak KJ, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Nemeth E, Ganz T, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P3-08-08: Prognostic associations of plasma hepcidin in early breast cancer (BC). Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p3-08-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Intra-tumor RNA expression of hepcidin has been linked to adverse metastasis-free survival in women with early BC, but the prognostic implications of this inflammatory marker and iron-regulating peptide are unknown.
Methods: Using an ELISA assay, we measured plasma hepcidin in the banked blood of 518 women who were recruited from 1989-1996 for a prospective cohort study regarding diet and lifestyle factors in BC. Blood had been obtained 4-12 weeks post-operatively and prior to treatment with radiation, chemotherapy or hormonal therapy. Women ages 18 to 75 with T1-3, N0-1, M0 BC who underwent surgery and axillary dissection were included; those with metabolic disorders were excluded. Tumor size, grade and ER/PR expression were abstracted from pathology reports; HER2 status was unknown. Median follow-up was 12.1 years (range, 0.2 to 17 years).
Univariable Cox regression models were used to determine the association between hepcidin and i) time to distant BC recurrence (primary outcome), and ii) time to death due to any cause. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were adjusted for age (continuous), T stage (T2, T3, Tx vs T1), tumor grade (3 vs 2 or 1), N stage (node positive vs negative), ER/PR expression (both ER and PR negative vs either positive) a-priori. Associations between hepcidin and CRP, IL6, insulin, cholesterol, glucose, vitamin D, total iron, transferrin, and soluble transferrin receptor; sTfR were explored (Pearson's coefficients).
Results: Hepcidin ranged from 4.70-190.70 ng/L (median 16.25; IQR 16.40 ng/L). To ensure normal distribution, a transformed [-1/sqrt (x)] hepcidin variable was used for prognostic analyses. Average age was 50.3±9.7 years. 16% were obese [body mass index (BMI) >30kg/m2], 30% (n=156) were node positive, 35% (n=181) had grade 3 tumors and 71% (n=370) had ER and/or PR positive tumors. 77% underwent a lumpectomy, 73% (n=380) received adjuvant radiotherapy and 39% (n=203) received adjuvant chemotherapy.
Plasma hepcidin was not univariably associated with either time to distant BC recurrence (HR for 75th percentile versus 25th 1.20; 95%CI 0.79-1.32) or time to death due to any cause (HR 1.23; 95%CI 0.95-1.59) in the overall cohort; multivariable results were similar. In pre-planned analyses, the prognostic association of hepcidin differed by BMI (≤30 vs >30 kg/m2; interaction p-values <0.05): among obese women, higher hepcidin was significantly associated with a shorter time to distant BC recurrence in both univariable (HR 1.81; 95%CI 1.06–3.10) and multivariable (HR 1.84; 95%CI 1.04–3.25) models. Higher hepcidin was associated with shorter time to death due to any cause in a univariable model (HR 1.91; 95%CI 1.13–3.22) but not in a multivariable analysis. There was a moderate association between hepcidin and total iron (r=0.35), transferrin (r=0.43) and sTfR (r=-0.39); associations with IL6, CRP and metabolic factors were very weak (r<0.2).
Conclusion: Higher plasma hepcidin was independently associated with a shorter time to distant BC recurrence in obese women but not in the overall cohort. Further investigation of hepcidin and mechanisms linking it to adverse BC outcomes is warranted.
Citation Format: Jerzak KJ, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Nemeth E, Ganz T, Goodwin PJ. Prognostic associations of plasma hepcidin in early breast cancer (BC) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-08-08.
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- KJ Jerzak
- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Background Significant sexual dysfunction is reported in women with breast cancer (BC) in the years following diagnosis. It is unclear whether symptoms persist over time in BC survivors (BCS) as long-term data compared to healthy controls is lacking. We compared sexual functioning in long-term BCS to controls and explored the impact of adjuvant therapy on sexual health. Methods A cohort of women with localized BC recruited from 1989 to 1996 was prospectively followed as previously described. BCS without recurrence and controls without BC were contacted between 2005 and 2007 and answered self-reported quality of life questionnaires. Sexual health was measured with the Sexual Activity Questionnaire (SAQ). Vasomotor, gynecological and bladder symptoms were scored using the Menopausal Symptom Scale (scale ranges 0-4) based on the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Symptom Checklist. Regression analysis was used to compare groups, with and without adjustment for age (quadratic) and menopausal status. P values <0.05 were considered significant. Results 248 of 285 BCS and 159 of 167 controls completed the SAQ. The median time from diagnosis of BCS was 12.5 years. BCS were slightly older (61.9 vs 59.1 years, p=0.0004) and somewhat more likely to be post-menopausal (94.4 vs 85.5%, p=0.0025) than controls. Overall, fewer BCS were sexually active than controls (45.2 vs 59.7%, p=0.0041). This difference was no longer significant when adjusted for age and menopausal status (odds ratio 0.68, p=0.075). In those sexually active, no significant differences were noted on the SAQ Pleasure and Discomfort scales.Differences in adjuvant treatment were not significantly associated with being sexually active or the SAQ subscales. BCS scored higher (worse) on the gynecological and bladder symptom scale than controls (0.66 vs 0.43, p=0.0036, adjusted difference 0.24, p=0.0029; 0.60 vs 0.41, p=0.02, adjusted difference 0.18, p=0.029 respectively), but no difference was seen in vasomotor scores. Gynecological symptom scores were greatest in BCS who received adjuvant chemotherapy. Conclusion Despite more frequent long-term gynecological and bladder symptoms, sexual health is similar in BCS and controls. Adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with persistent gynecological symptoms and interventions aimed at improving these could improve quality of life.
Citation Format: Soldera SV, Ennis M, Lohmann AE, Goodwin PJ. Sexual health in long-term breast cancer survivors [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-12-22.
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- SV Soldera
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Chang MC, Ennis M, Dowling RJO, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P6-02-03: Leptin receptor (OB-R) in breast carcinoma tissue: Ubiquitous expression and correlation with leptin-mediated signaling, but not with systemic markers of obesity. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p6-02-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background/Aims: Obesity is associated with a 30-50% increased risk of breast-cancer (BC) mortality, most consistently in estrogen receptor (ER) positive disease, through unclear mechanisms. Leptin is a multi-functional protein with key actions on adipose tissue. In pre-clinical studies, leptin stimulates the growth, survival, and progression of BC cells through both estrogen dependent and other (e.g. JAK/STAT, PI3K/Akt, MAPK) pathways. Leptin has also been associated with increased BC risk and poor prognosis. Our aim was to correlate tumor leptin-receptor (OB-R) expression with tissue markers of cell signaling and systemic markers of obesity, inflammation, and metabolism in a cohort of ER+/HER2- BC patients.
Methods: From our biorepository, we identified ER+/HER2- BC patients having both blood and tissue samples available. Data included BMI, menopausal status, and family/cancer/medical history, tumor histology, grade, stage, and ER/PgR/HER2 status. We performed blood assays for factors related to inflammation, tumor growth, hormonal regulation, and metabolism (see below). Immunohistochemistry for OB-R, pAkt (S473), pERK (T202/Y204), and insulin-receptor (IR) was performed on archived tissue, and scored for % positive cells and intensity of staining. Allred and H-scores were calculated. Associations with OB-R scores were calculated using Pearson, Spearman, and χ2 methods.
Results: 129 patients were eligible; 69.8% were post-menopausal and mean BMI was 27.8 ± 6.5 kg/m2. Most tumors were no-special-type (79%), PgR+ (90%), and node-neg (78%). The tissue expression of OB-R and other markers was scorable in 118 (91%) cases.
OB-R was expressed in all 118/118 cancers (Allred score range: 3 to 8; median 7, mean 6.61). High blood leptin did not downregulate OB-R (Spearman R=0), even though leptin was strongly correlated with BMI (Pearson r=0.78, p<0.00001). Increasing OB-R correlated with phosphorylation of Akt (R=0.19) but not ERK (R=0.08). By contrast, high BMI was associated with lower Akt (R=-0.18) and ERK (R=-0.11) phosphorylation.
OB-R correlated with ER (Spearman R = 0.27), PgR (R=0.29), and insulin receptor (R = 0.24), weakly correlated with estradiol (Spearman, R=0.11) and fasting glucose (R=0.18), and negatively correlated with systemic IL-2 (R=-0.11) and IL-6 (R=-0.21). OB-R was not correlated with other blood markers (insulin, HOMA, PAI-1, IL-1ẞ, IL-8, VEGF, EGF, TNF-α,hsCRP, SHBG, or estrogens) or tumor grade.
Conclusions: OB-R is highly expressed in breast tumor tissue even in non-obese patients. Although leptin and BMI did not modulate OB-R expression, downstream signaling (e.g. Akt, ERK) did show a BMI-dependent effect, albeit of limited magnitude. This suggests that leptin acts on breast cancer cells through OB-R activation and downstream Akt/ERK signaling, without a coupled change in total OB-R expression. Further work is needed to elucidate the roles of inflammation, estrogens, and regulatory mechanisms within the PI3K-PTEN and Ras-MAPK cell-signaling networks.
The authors wish to acknowledge the generous support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Hold'Em For Life Charity Challenge.
Citation Format: Chang MC, Ennis M, Dowling RJO, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Leptin receptor (OB-R) in breast carcinoma tissue: Ubiquitous expression and correlation with leptin-mediated signaling, but not with systemic markers of obesity [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-02-03.
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- MC Chang
- Mount Sinai Hospital/Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital/Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital/Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital/Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital/Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dowling RJ, Niraula S, Chang MC, Ennis M, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P1-02-03: Circulating inflammatory markers, growth factors, and tumor associated antigens in women with early stage breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant metformin. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs16-p1-02-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Numerous clinical studies have reported that diabetic patients receiving metformin exhibit decreased cancer incidence and cancer related mortality. Metformin's mechanism of anti-tumor action has been attributed to both direct effects on cancer cells and systemic changes in insulin metabolism. Indeed, metformin reduces circulating insulin levels, which may be integral to its effectiveness in the breast cancer (BC) setting where hyperinsulinemia is associated with both recurrence and death. While the impact of metformin on blood glucose and insulin is well documented, its effects on other systemic physiologic and inflammatory factors are unknown. We completed a neoadjuvant "window of opportunity" study of metformin in non-diabetic women with BC and a series of analyses were performed on plasma samples to assess the impact of metformin on circulating inflammatory markers, growth factors, and tumor associated antigens.
Methods: Non-diabetic women with early stage, untreated BC were given metformin 500 mg tid for ≥2 weeks post diagnostic core biopsy until surgery. Fasting blood was collected at diagnosis and surgery to assess circulating markers pre- and post-metformin administration. Plasma was isolated from blood samples and evaluated for CRP, TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-8, VEGF, EGF, PlGF (placenta growth factor), CA15-3, and SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin). Change scores (post-metformin minus pre-) were calculated and the degree of change characterized by the median change and the rank-biserial correlation. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to test the null hypothesis that the change scores were symmetrically distributed around zero versus more positive or negative change.
Results: A total of 39 patients (mean age 51 years) completed the study and received metformin for a median of 18 days (range 13-40). Metformin was associated with changes in the levels of growth factors, with increases seen in EGF (median increase 1.1 pg/mL, r=0.42, p=0.027) and VEGF (1.7 pg/mL, r=0.31, p=0.09). A reduction in PlGF levels (-0.18 pg/mL, r=-0.6, p=0.0028) was also observed. The tumor associated antigen CA15-3 was significantly reduced after metformin treatment (-0.4 pg/mL, r=-0.56, p=0.0024) and a marker of sex hormone bioavailability (SHBG) was increased (2 nM, r=0.30, p=0.1). For circulating inflammatory markers, a significant increase in the levels of IL-8 (0.8 pg/mL, r=0.36, p=0.048) was observed, but changes in TNF-alpha and IL-6 were minimal (TNF-alpha 0.2 pg/mL, r=0.20, p=0.29; IL-6 0.1 pg/mL, r=0.14, p=0.46) and no change was seen in CRP (0 mg/L, r=-0.05, p=0.93).
Conclusions: Short-term metformin administration was associated with alterations in systemic physiologic and inflammatory factors. Such increases in circulating cytokines and growth factors indicate possible alterations in the inflammatory state of the host and/or tumor. Of note, the reduction seen in the tumor antigen CA15-3 may reflect a disease-modifying effect of metformin in BC.
The authors wish to acknowledge the generous support of the Hold'Em For Life Charity Challenge and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Citation Format: Dowling RJ, Niraula S, Chang MC, Ennis M, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Circulating inflammatory markers, growth factors, and tumor associated antigens in women with early stage breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant metformin [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2016 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-02-03.
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- RJ Dowling
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; CancerCare Manitoba and University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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Einarsson GG, Comer DM, McIlreavey L, Parkhill J, Ennis M, Tunney MM, Elborn JS. Community dynamics and the lower airway microbiota in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smokers and healthy non-smokers. Thorax 2016; 71:795-803. [PMID: 27146202 DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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RATIONALE The role bacteria play in the progression of COPD has increasingly been highlighted in recent years. However, the microbial community complexity in the lower airways of patients with COPD is poorly characterised. OBJECTIVES To compare the lower airway microbiota in patients with COPD, smokers and non-smokers. METHODS Bronchial wash samples from adults with COPD (n=18), smokers with no airways disease (n=8) and healthy individuals (n=11) were analysed by extended-culture and culture-independent Illumina MiSeq sequencing. We determined aerobic and anaerobic microbiota load and evaluated differences in bacteria associated with the three cohorts. Culture-independent analysis was used to determine differences in microbiota between comparison groups including taxonomic richness, diversity, relative abundance, 'core' microbiota and co-occurrence. MEASUREMENT AND MAIN RESULTS Extended-culture showed no difference in total load of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria between the three cohorts. Culture-independent analysis revealed that the prevalence of members of Pseudomonas spp. was greater in the lower airways of patients with COPD; however, the majority of the sequence reads for this taxa were attributed to three patients. Furthermore, members of Bacteroidetes, such as Prevotella spp., were observed to be greater in the 'healthy' comparison groups. Community diversity (α and β) was significantly less in COPD compared with healthy groups. Co-occurrence of bacterial taxa and the observation of a putative 'core' community within the lower airways were also observed. CONCLUSIONS Microbial community composition in the lower airways of patients with COPD is significantly different to that found in smokers and non-smokers, indicating that a component of the disease is associated with changes in microbiological status.
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- G G Einarsson
- Halo, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Pathogen Genomics Group, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Halo, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Halo, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Cescon DW, Ennis M, Pritchard KI, Townsley C, Warr D, Elser C, Rao L, Stambolic V, Sridhar S, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P5-12-02: Effect of 5 vs 2.5 mg/day letrozole on residual estrogen levels in post-menopausal women with high BMI - A prospective crossover study. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p5-12-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Some studies have suggested that women with high BMI have less benefit from aromatase inhibitors (AI) vs. tamoxifen as adjuvant treatment for early breast cancer. One possible mechanism for this observation is that complete suppression of estrogen is not achieved in these women with the standard flat dose of AI. We evaluated whether a doubling of letrozole to 5 mg/day for 4 weeks affected residual estrogen levels in this population.
Methods: Post-menopausal women with early breast cancer and BMI>25 already taking adjuvant letrozole for at least 3 months were recruited from medical oncology clinics at 4 sites in Toronto, Canada. Fasting blood samples were collected 24 hours following the last dose at baseline (routine use of own letrozole), after 28 days of monitored adherence to a provided supply of letrozole (Femara) 2.5 mg/day (Part A), and after an additional 28 days of letrozole (Femara) 5 mg/day (Part B). Symptom/quality of life questionnaires were completed at the same timepoints. Estradiol and estrone were measured using a high sensitivity liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay. One interim analysis for futility and efficacy was planned after 31 eligible patients had completed the study, using estradiol and O'Brien-Fleming boundaries with an inner wedge.
Results: 36 patients were enrolled and started on study, and 31 eligible patients completed Parts A and B. The 5 non-completers withdrew because of adverse events (n=4, unlikely related to drug) or withdrawal of consent (n=1). Median age was 62 (range 48 to 77) and BMI 28.3 kg/m2 (Range 25.2 to 42.2 kg/m2). One patient had non-postmenopausal estrogen levels at Day 29 and Day 57 and one patient's blood assay was unsuccessful; both were excluded from further analyses. The predetermined stopping rule for futility was met. Estradiol levels (mean±standard deviation) changed from 2.68±0.40 pg/mL at baseline to 2.67±0.59 pg/mL at Day 29 to 2.70±0.53 pg/mL at Day 57. Mean change from Day 29 to Day 57 was 0.03±0.48 pg/mL (95% confidence interval -0.15 to 0.21 pg/mL). Four patients reported new or increased arthralgias (to NCI CTCAE Grade 2 or 3) while taking letrozole 5 mg/day in Part B. There was no association between changes in estradiol levels and either study non-completion or the development of arthralgias. Estrone results were similar.
Conclusion: Increasing letrozole from 2.5 to 5 mg/day did not further suppress estrogen levels in women with BMI>25. It is unlikely that letrozole dosing tailored to body size would improve clinical outcomes. The letrozole 5 mg/day intervention was terminated based on the results of the interim analysis for futility.
Citation Format: Cescon DW, Ennis M, Pritchard KI, Townsley C, Warr D, Elser C, Rao L, Stambolic V, Sridhar S, Goodwin PJ. Effect of 5 vs 2.5 mg/day letrozole on residual estrogen levels in post-menopausal women with high BMI - A prospective crossover study. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-12-02.
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- DW Cescon
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Chang MC, Eslami Z, Ennis M, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P5-05-01: Prevalance of crown-like structures of the breast, a histologic biomarker linked to obesity: A retrospective study of 99 cases. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p5-05-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: Breast cancer risk is multifactorial, and depends partly on obesity and related metabolic imbalances, including inflammation. Obesity is increasing worldwide, and is a known cancer risk albeit with complex mechanisms. Previous reports (Morris et al., 2011; Iyengar et al., 2015) indicate that local inflammation can be seen histologically as a rings of macrophages around necrotic adipocytes ("crown-like structures of the breast", CLS-B). Our goal was to determine the prevalence of CLS-B in routine specimens from a cohort of patients with known BMI.
Methods: We retrieved archival H&E slides from a breast cancer cohort (N=99) previously characterized for BMI and fasting plasma/serum metabolic factors. Two pathologists reviewed all available sections of white adipose tissue not adjacent to tumour (median 7 blocks/case), excluding fat necrosis and mastitis, blinded to correlative data/BMI. We recorded the presence/absence and numbers of CLS-B, defined as a continuous ring of macrophages surrounding an adipocyte. Paraffin blocks were available in a subset (N=72) and a representative block was immunostained for CD68 to highlight CLS-B. For all cases, the average fat vacuole size was determined by digital image analysis (NIH ImageJ Software). We performed correlative statistics between CLS-B status and clinical data (χ2, Wilcoxon rank-sum tests).
Results: CLS-B were present in 37 of 99 cases (37%). When present the total number of CLS-B ranged from 1 to 18 (mean=4.3, median=3). CLS-B were detected in 7/10 (70%) patients with BMI >30 vs. 30/89 (34%) with BMI ≤ 30 (p=0.02). CLS-B also trended to higher prevalence in women over 60 compared to women under 60 (12/20, 60% vs. 25/79, 32%, p = 0.063). There was no significant association of CLS-B status with tumor T- and N-stage or grade (all P>0.4). The median C-reactive protein in the group with CLS-B was 1.5 mg/L vs. 0.8 mg/L in the group without CLS-B (P=0.10) There was no significant association of CLS-B with insulin, glucose, HOMA, leptin, adiponectin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, or IGF-1 (all P>0.27). The average fat globule area determined by image analysis correlated significantly with BMI (Spearman correlation 0.54, p<0.0001) but not to the presence of CLS-B (p=0.102).
Within the subset immunostained for CD68, 32/72 (44%) had CLS-B on the original H&E sections, whereas 13/72 (18%) had CLS-B on the representative CD68-stained section. This corresponded to a false negative in 22/59 (37%) CD68-negative cases, and increased detection in 3/13 of the CD68-positive cases.
Conclusion: In our cohort, obesity is correlated with elevated tissue inflammation as seen by the presence of CLS-B, but CLS-B is not correlated with metabolic markers. CLS-B are well appreciated on routine H&E sections; however, more work is needed to find a practical approach to both ancillary testing (e.g. CD68) and quantitation. Our work independently confirms the association of CLS-B with obesity, and supports the concept that CLS-B is a tissue biomarker of obesity-related inflammation.
(Z.E. was co-principal author.)
Citation Format: Chang MC, Eslami Z, Ennis M, Goodwin PJ. Prevalance of crown-like structures of the breast, a histologic biomarker linked to obesity: A retrospective study of 99 cases. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-05-01.
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- MC Chang
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada
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Lohmann AE, Chang M, Dowling RJO, Ennis M, Amir E, Elser C, Brezden-Masley C, Vandenberg T, Lee E, Fazae K, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P2-02-12: Association of inflammatory and tumor markers with circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p2-02-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are associated with prognosis in metastatic breast cancer (BC). We evaluated the association of inflammatory/tumor markers and CTCs in women with progressing metastatic breast cancer prior to commencing a new line of systemic therapy.
Methods: From February 2013 to April 2015, 96 patients with metastatic BC about to start a new treatment (due to progression), without current diabetes or use of anti-inflammatory agents, were recruited from four Ontario cancer hospitals. Women provided fasting blood for inflammatory and tumor markers and CTC measurement; CTCs were assayed within 72 hours of collection using CellSearch. Blood was frozen at -80C until assays were performed in a single batch (C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-6, PAI-1, Ca15-3, Ca125, VEGF, TNFa). Associations of CTCs with blood factors were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients after transforming the variables to normality. For CTCs the transformation log(x+0.5) was used. Associations with categorical variables were tested using one-way analysis of variance. P values <0.05 were significant.
Results: Median age of patients was 60.5 years, 87 (90.6%) were post-menopausal, 83 (86.5%) had hormone receptor positive BC, 16 (16.7%) HER2 positive BC, 10 (10.4%) triple negative; 75 (78.1%) grade II/III. At the time of CTC measurement, bone, lung, liver and brain metastases were present in 79%, 44%, 40% and 6% of patients respectively, with 54%, 37%, 35% and 3% having progression at these sites respectively. PAI-1 and CA15-3 exceeded the limit of the assay in 11 and 5 cases respectively (the upper limit of the assay was used in the analysis). 33.4% of patients were starting first line therapy, 25% second line and 16.7% third line. CTC counts (per 7.5cc) ranged from 0 to 1238 (median 2, geometric mean 3.63); none were detected in 29 (30.2%) patients, 1 to 4 in 25 (26%) and 5 or more in 42 (43.8%) patients. CTCs were not associated with age, estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2, line of treatment, lymph-vascular invasion or tumor grade. Compared to metastatic disease at other sites, CTCs were higher in the presence of bone (p=0.027) and liver metastases (p=0.002) and with progressing bone (p=0.018) and liver (p=0.012) metastases. CTCs were significantly associated with CRP (R =0.25, p=0.014), IL-6 (R=0.31, p=0.002), PAI-1 (R=0.31, p=0.002), Ca15-3 (R=0.44, p=<0.0001) and Ca 125 (R=0.21, p=0.04) but not with VEGF and TNFa (R = 0.11, p= 0.29 and R = 0.16, p=0.11, respectively).
Conclusion: CTCs were associated with bone and liver metastases and with higher levels of inflammatory and tumor markers, potentially reflecting tumor burden. Additional inflammatory marker assays are underway. Future studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
Citation Format: Lohmann AE, Chang M, Dowling RJO, Ennis M, Amir E, Elser C, Brezden-Masley C, Vandenberg T, Lee E, Fazae K, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Association of inflammatory and tumor markers with circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-02-12.
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- AE Lohmann
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, London, ON, Canada
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Dowling RJO, Chang MC, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Amir E, Elser C, Brezden-Masley C, Vandenberg T, Lee E, Fazaee K, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P2-02-09: Obesity associated factors are inversely associated with circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p2-02-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Elevated levels of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are associated with adverse outcomes in metastatic breast cancer (BC). However, relationships between CTCs and various patient-related factors that may impact outcome remain undefined. Consequently, associations of CTC counts with obesity and metabolic factors were evaluated in order to gain insight into potential interactions between patient physiology and disease burden. We hypothesized that obesity and associated metabolic factors would be associated with higher CTC counts.
Methods: Non-diabetic women with metastatic BC beginning a new line of treatment due to progressive disease were recruited from four Ontario cancer hospitals between February 2013 and April 2015. Patients provided blood for CTC analysis, which was completed within 72 hours of collection using the Janssen CellSearch platform. Fasting serum was also collected for assessment of metabolic factors including glucose (mmol/L), insulin (pmol/L), leptin (ng/mL) and adiponectin (ng/mL). Associations of CTC counts with these factors, as well as anthropometric measurements (height (cm), weight (kg), BMI (kg/m2)) were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients after transforming the variables involved to normality. For CTC counts, the log transformation with half integer correction was used.
Results: 96 patients with a median age of 60.5 years completed the study. Most were post-menopausal (87, 90.6%) and exhibited grade II/III tumors (75, 78.1%). The majority of patients had hormone receptor positive disease (83, 86.5%), but 16.7% (16) were HER2 positive and 10.4% (10) were triple negative. The number of CTCs observed ranged from 0 to 1238 (median 2, geometric mean 3.63). No CTCs were detected in 29 patients (30.2%), whereas 25 patients (26 %) exhibited counts of 1 to 4 CTCs and 42 (43.8%) had 5 or more CTCs. CTCs were not significantly associated with tumor characteristics including ER/PgR, HER2, grade, stage (T/N) or lymphovascular invasion. The number of CTCs inversely correlated with BMI (r=-0.26, p=0.01), leptin (r=-0.29, p=0.004), and leptin-adiponectin ratio (r=-0.3, p=0.004). A similar trend that approached significance was noted for body weight (r=-0.19, p=0.07), insulin (r=-0.19, p=0.06) and homeostatic model assessment (HOMA, an estimate of insulin resistance, r=-0.2, p=0.055). Conversely, adiponectin (r=0.18, p=0.07) and height (r=0.18, p=0.07) were positively associated with CTC counts in correlations that neared significance. No associations were observed for age (r=0.09, p=0.4) or glucose (r=-0.09, p=0.4).
Conclusions: Obesity associated metabolic factors including weight, BMI, insulin, HOMA and leptin were inversely associated (and adiponectin and height positively associated) with CTC counts. These patterns are consistent with weight loss and/or cachexia in women with elevated CTC counts who have higher disease burden. Additional analyses are underway to further characterize these associations and include assessment of serum albumin, free fatty acids, creatine kinase and hepcidin.
Citation Format: Dowling RJO, Chang MC, Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Amir E, Elser C, Brezden-Masley C, Vandenberg T, Lee E, Fazaee K, Stambolic V, Goodwin PJ. Obesity associated factors are inversely associated with circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-02-09.
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- RJO Dowling
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Applied Statistician, Markham, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Haematology/Oncology, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; London Regional Cancer Program, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Reihill JA, Malcomson B, Bertelsen A, Cheung S, Czerwiec A, Barsden R, Elborn JS, Dürkop H, Hirsch B, Ennis M, Kelly C, Schock BC. Induction of the inflammatory regulator A20 by gibberellic acid in airway epithelial cells. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 173:778-89. [PMID: 26013851 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE NF-κB-driven inflammation is negatively regulated by the zinc finger protein A20. Gibberellic acid (GA3 ) is a plant-derived diterpenoid with documented anti-inflammatory activity, which is reported to induce A20-like zinc finger proteins in plants. Here, we sought to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of GA3 in airway epithelial cells and determine if the anti-inflammatory action relates to A20 induction. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Primary nasal epithelial cells and a human bronchial epithelial cell line (16HBE14o-) were used. Cells were pre-incubated with GA3 , stimulated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS; IL-6 and IL-8 release, A20, NF-κB and IκBα expression were then evaluated. To determine if any observed anti-inflammatory effect occurred via an A20-dependent mechanism, A20 was silenced using siRNA. KEY RESULTS Cells pre-incubated with GA3 had significantly increased levels of A20 mRNA (4 h) and protein (24 h), resulting in a significant reduction in IL-6 and IL-8 release. This effect was mediated via reduced IκBα degradation and reduced NF-κB (p65) expression. Furthermore, the anti-inflammatory action of GA3 was abolished in A20-silenced cells. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS We showed that A20 induction by GA3 attenuates inflammation in airway epithelial cells, at least in part through its effect on NF-κB and IκBα. GA3 or gibberellin-derived derivatives could potentially be developed into anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases associated with A20 dysfunction.
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- J A Reihill
- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Institute für Pathodiagnostik, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité-University, Institute of Pathology, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, University of Ulster, Londonderry, UK
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- Centre for Infection and Immunity, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Sturman G, Barrett K, Carruthers N, Ennis M, Pearce FL, Bell D, Chazot PL, Gibbs B. The European Histamine Research Society 44th Annual Meeting, May 6-9, 2015 Malaga, Spain. Inflamm Res 2015; 64 Suppl 1:S1-50. [PMID: 26160655 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-015-0842-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Davey P, Ennis M, Aviv R. Prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI). Still a no-brainer? Lung Cancer 2015; 89:4-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wen H, McCaughan J, Schock B, Reid A, Rendall J, Elborn J, Downey D, Ennis M, Moore J. 87 Detection of enterotoxins (A–E) from Staphylococcus aureus isolated from CF sputum: Clinical significance of enterotoxigenic (ET+) strains of S. aureus in paediatric and adult CF patients. J Cyst Fibros 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(15)30264-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jao K, Tomasini P, Kamel-Reid S, Tsao MS, Korpanty GJ, Mascaux C, Liu G, Leighl NB, Feld R, Bradbury PA, Ennis M, Shepherd FA. Prognostic effect of single versus multiple somatic mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). J Clin Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.7521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Kevin Jao
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lohmann AE, Ennis M, Goodwin PJ. Abstract P1-09-02: BMI and metabolic factors in long-term breast cancer survivors: Changes from diagnosis and comparison to non-breast cancer controls. Cancer Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs14-p1-09-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The metabolic syndrome is associated with poor breast cancer (BC) outcome. We evaluated changes from diagnosis in metabolic factors and BMI in long-term survivors and compared their status at long-term follow-up (LTFU) to that of age-matched women with no history of BC.
Methods: A total of 535 women with early breast cancer were enrolled between 1989 and 1996 and followed prospectively. From 2005 to 2007, those alive without distant recurrence were re-contacted to participate in a long-term followed-up study and 285 agreed. A control group of 167 age-matched women without cancer history was recruited from women presenting for screening mammograms. Mean changes in metabolic factors from diagnosis to long-term follow-up were assessed with paired t-tests. In spite of matching, controls were younger and had higher income than survivors and the comparison to controls was made using age-adjusted regression models. Variables were transformed to normality before statistical testing.
Results: With a median follow-up of 12.5 years, BC survivors gained on average 2.35 kg and BMI, waist and hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, glucose, insulin, HOMA, total cholesterol and its components (but not triglycerides) increased significantly. After age adjustment, waist circumference, glucose, HOMA and total triglycerides were significantly higher in BC survivors compared to controls
Comparison of LTFU BC survivors to non-cancer controls Unadjusted mean ± standard deviationUnadjusted mean ± standard deviation BC patientscontrolsP-value for age-adjusted differencewaist circumference (cm)85 ± 1281 ± 10.01Glucose (mmol/L)5.5 ± 1.05.2 ± 0.9.01Insulin (pmol/L)60.9 ± 50.547.1 ± 28.3.06HOMA2.25 ± 2.241.64 ± 1.24.03Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.28 ± 0.641.10 ± 0.57.01BMI (kg/m2)26.3 ± 4.925.4 ± 4.5.26
Despite exclusion of BC patients with diabetes at study entry, 24.9% of BC survivors self reported diabetes or pre-diabetes (1.99%/year) versus 12.6% in controls (OR 2.3, p= .0017).
Conclusion: The metabolic status of long-term BC survivors deteriorated over time and age-adjusted at LTFU were worse with respect to a number of factors compared to the control group.
Citation Format: Ana Elisa Lohmann, Marguerite Ennis, Pamela J Goodwin. BMI and metabolic factors in long-term breast cancer survivors: Changes from diagnosis and comparison to non-breast cancer controls [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2014 Dec 9-13; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2015;75(9 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-09-02.
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- Ana Elisa Lohmann
- 1Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Sinai Hospital
- 2Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Toronto
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- 1Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Sinai Hospital
- 2Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Toronto
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Dowling RJO, Niraula S, Chang MC, Done SJ, Ennis M, McCready DR, Leong WL, Escallon JM, Reedijk M, Goodwin PJ, Stambolic V. Changes in insulin receptor signaling underlie neoadjuvant metformin administration in breast cancer: a prospective window of opportunity neoadjuvant study. Breast Cancer Res 2015; 17:32. [PMID: 25849721 PMCID: PMC4381495 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-015-0540-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The antidiabetic drug metformin exhibits potential anticancer properties that are believed to involve both direct (insulin-independent) and indirect (insulin-dependent) actions. Direct effects are linked to activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and an inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin mTOR signaling, and indirect effects are mediated by reductions in circulating insulin, leading to reduced insulin receptor (IR)-mediated signaling. However, the in vivo impact of metformin on cancer cell signaling and the factors governing sensitivity in patients remain unknown. METHODS We conducted a neoadjuvant, single-arm, "window of opportunity" trial to examine the clinical and biological effects of metformin on patients with breast cancer. Women with untreated breast cancer who did not have diabetes were given 500 mg of metformin three times daily for ≥2 weeks after diagnostic biopsy until surgery. Fasting blood and tumor samples were collected at diagnosis and surgery. Blood glucose and insulin were assayed to assess the physiologic effects of metformin, and immunohistochemical analysis of tumors was used to characterize cellular markers before and after treatment. RESULTS Levels of IR expression decreased significantly in tumors (P = 0.04), as did the phosphorylation status of protein kinase B (PKB)/Akt (S473), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2, T202/Y204), AMPK (T172) and acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (S79) (P = 0.0001, P < 0.0001, P < 0.005 and P = 0.02, respectively). All tumors expressed organic cation transporter 1, with 90% (35 of 39) exhibiting an Allred score of 5 or higher. CONCLUSIONS Reduced PKB/Akt and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, coupled with decreased insulin and IR levels, suggest insulin-dependent effects are important in the clinical setting. These results are consistent with beneficial anticancer effects of metformin and highlight key factors involved in sensitivity, which could be used to identify patients with breast cancer who may be responsive to metformin-based therapies. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00897884. Registered 8 May 2009.
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Bienenstock EA, Ennis M. The effect of object size on the sensitivity of single photon emission computed tomography: comparison of two CZT cardiac cameras and an Anger scintillation camera. EJNMMI Phys 2014; 1:97. [PMID: 26501455 PMCID: PMC4545452 DOI: 10.1186/s40658-014-0097-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Heart sizes vary greatly across the spectrum of patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging. We therefore performed a phantom study to explore under controlled circumstances how count rates change when different volumes containing the same amount of activity are scanned. Two dedicated cadmium-zinc-telluride cameras, the D-SPECT (Spectrum Dynamics, Caesarea, Israel) and Discovery 530c (D530c, GE Healthcare, Haifa, Israel), and the conventional SPECT Anger (A-SPECT, GE Healthcare, Haifa, Israel) camera are included in the study. Methods Different heart sizes were represented by syringes of various column heights mimicking a range of cardiac diameters. Syringes with fixed activity were scanned at five different volumes by successively adding non-radioactive water to the syringes. This procedure was repeated five times on each of the three cameras. Raw count rates were recorded for each scan to determine whether count rates changed with syringe column height. Results Using mixed-effect regression modeling, a linear relationship was found between count rate and water column height. For the D-SPECT, D530c, and A-SPECT, the changes in count rate for each centimeter increase in water column height were −1.75, +0.28, and −0.022 kilocounts per min per MBq, respectively (95% confidence intervals −1.89 to −1.61, 0.19 to 0.36, and −0.035 to −0.009); all effects are significantly different from each other and significantly different from zero. Average coefficients of variation were 0.080, 0.028, and 0.009. Conclusions The D-SPECT demonstrated a significant progressive increase in count rate related to decreasing size of the imaged object. D530c count rate increased slightly with increasing column height. The Anger SPECT showed minimally increased count rates with decreasing column height, an order of magnitude smaller than the D-SPECT based on their relative coefficients of variation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40658-014-0097-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Elazar A Bienenstock
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Etobicoke General Hospital of William Osler Health System, 101 Humber College Blvd., Markham, ON, Canada, M9V 1R8. .,Scarborough Cardiac Diagnostic Centre, 2391 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON, Canada, M1K 2M5.
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- Applied Statistician, 9227 Kennedy Rd, Markham, ON, Canada, L3R 6H9.
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Somma T, Cinci L, Formicola G, Pini A, Thurmond R, Ennis M, Bani D, Masini E. A selective antagonist of histamine H₄ receptors prevents antigen-induced airway inflammation and bronchoconstriction in guinea pigs: involvement of lipocortin-1. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 170:200-13. [PMID: 23734568 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Among the pathogenic mechanisms of asthma, a role for oxidative/nitrosative stress has been well documented. Recent evidence suggests that histamine H₄ receptors play a modulatory role in allergic inflammation. Here we report the effects of compound JNJ 7777120 (JNJ), a selective H4 receptor antagonist, on antigen-induced airway inflammation, paying special attention to its effects on lipocortin-1 (LC-1/annexin-A1), a 37 kDA anti-inflammatory protein that plays a key role in the production of inflammatory mediators. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Ovalbumin (OA)-sensitized guinea pigs placed in a respiratory chamber were challenged with antigen. JNJ (5, 7.5 and 10 mg.kg⁻¹) was given i.p. for 4 days before antigen challenge. Respiratory parameters were recorded. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was collected and lung specimens taken for further analyses 1 h after antigen challenge. In BAL fluid, levels of LC-1, PGD2 , LTB4 and TNF-α were measured. In lung tissue samples, myeloperoxidase, caspase-3 and Mn-superoxide dismutase activities and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine levels were measured. KEY RESULTS OA challenge decreased LC-1 levels in BAL fluid, induced cough, dyspnoea and bronchoconstriction and increased PGD2 , LTB4 and TNF-α levels in lung tissue. Treatment with JNJ dose-dependently increased levels of LC-1, reduced respiratory abnormalities and lowered levels of PGD2 , LTB4 and TNF-α in BAL fluid. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Antigen-induced asthma-like reactions in guinea pigs decreased levels of LC-1 and increased TNF-α and eicosanoid production. JNJ pretreatment reduced allergic asthmatic responses and airway inflammation, an effect associated with LC-1 up-regulation.
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- T Somma
- Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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