A combined screening approach of Fracture (Fx) Risk Algorithm (FRAX) and Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) to identify osteoporotic-range fracture risk (ORFR) in breast cancer (BC) patients treated with adjuvant aromatase inhibitor (AI).

Authors

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David B. Page

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

David B. Page , Veronica Mariotti , Oksana Davydov , Sujata Patil , Didier Hans , Clifford A. Hudis , Azeez Farooki , Monica Nancy Fornier

Organizations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, Department of Bone and Joints, Center of Bone Diseases, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: The NCCN recommends serial bone mineral density (BMD) measurement with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to diagnose and treat AI-associated osteoporosis. The FRAX algorithm identifies additional patients with ORFR who may benefit from anti-resorptive therapy (ART). The TBS, which measures bone microstructure by DXA, is an independent indicator of ORFR. Here, we retrospectively evaluate the utility of a combined screening approach (BMD+FRAX+TBS) in identifying ORFR at baseline and following AI. Methods: Breast cancer patients > 60 years, treated with AI and no ART between 2006-12, who had serial DXA at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center were identified (n= 74). BMD, FRAX, and TBS were evaluated at baseline (< 3 months from AI initiation) and at 12-24 months, and various screening strategies for identifying ORFR were assessed. Based on National Osteoporosis Foundation criteria and Manitoba TBS study fracture rates, ORFR was defined as: BMD T-score≤-2.5; ≥3% hip or ≥20% osteoporosis-associated 10-year fracture risk by FRAX; or TBS score≤1.2 with BMD T-score< -1.0. Results: Following AI, lumbar spine (LS)-BMD declined in 75% of patients (median: -2.9%; SD: 4.3%) and TBS declined in 58% of patients (median: -1.0%, SD: 7.7%). Declines in LS-BMD and TBS were not correlated (Spearman r=-.16, p=NS) and were not influenced by age, BMI, ethnicity, or chemotherapy (by Wilcoxon rank-sum). Compared to BMD alone, a combined screening approach (BMD+FRAX+TBS) identified an additional 15% of patients with ORFR at baseline. (table) Following AI, an additional 2% developed ORFR by BMD alone, versus 7% by BMD+FRAX+TBS. Conclusions: AIs caused bone loss, leading to ORFR as measured by BMD, FRAX, and TBS. Because FRAX and TBS are derived from DXA and patient history, a combined screening approach may efficiently and cost-effectively identify additional BC patients with ORFR who may benefit from ART.

Screening MethodPts with ORFR (%)
Before AIAfter AI
BMD alone3/74 (5%)5/74 (7%)
BMD+FRAX7/74 (9%)11/74 (15%)
BMD+TBS12/74 (16%)16/74 (22%)
BMD+FRAX+TBS15/74 (20%)20/74 (27%)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Breast Cancer—HER2/ER

Track

Breast Cancer

Sub Track

ER+

Citation

J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl; abstr 574)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.574

Abstract #

574

Poster Bd #

62

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