Incidence and Predictive Factors for Recovery of Ovarian Function in Amenorrheic Women in Their 40s Treated With Letrozole
Incidence and Predictive Factors for Recovery of Ovarian Function in Amenorrheic Women in Their 40s Treated With Letrozole
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2015.62.2985
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发表时间:
2016-05-10
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
O'Shaughnessy, Joyce
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Krekow, Lea K.;Hellerstedt, Beth A.;O'Shaughnessy, Joyce
PurposeThis prospective study assessed the impact of 2 years of aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy on the incidence of ovarian function recovery (OFR) in women age 40 to 49 with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who were premenopausal at diagnosis and who underwent chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea during adjuvant treatment.Patients and MethodsWomen age 40 to 49 with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who had ceased menstruating with adjuvant cyclophosphamide-based chemotherapy, had postmenopausal serum estradiol (E2), and had received tamoxifen for >= 1 year were treated with letrozole (2.5 mg) daily for >= 2 years. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and E2 were measured at baseline and over 2 years. Ageneral linear model was used to assess serial FSH by OFR. Logistic regression was used to assess baseline predictors and OFR.ResultsThe study enrolled 177 women (145 women age 45 to 49 years and 32 women age 40 to 44 years). Of 173 evaluable patients, 67 (39%; 95% CI, 31% to 46%) regained ovarian function; 11 of these patients (6%; 95% CI, 3% to 10%) resumed menses, and 56 of these patients (32%; 95% CI, 25% to 39%) developed premenopausal E2 without menses. Among AI-naive patients, serial FSH significantly increased over time (P < .001), did not vary significantly by OFR status (P = .55), but showed mild evidence of a decrease after month 12 for those who resumed menses (P = .0989). Age less than 45 years and inhibin B were significant multivariable baseline predictors of OFR.ConclusionThese results emphasize the challenge in determining definitive menopause in women with chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea. The risk of OFR during treatment with AIs in amenorrheic women in their 40s is high, and AI therapy should be avoided in these patients. (C) 2016 by American Society of Clinical Oncology