Comorbidities and survival in breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study from an academic institution in southern Illinois.

Authors

Ruby Maini

Ruby Maini

Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL

Ruby Maini , Manjari Rani Regmi , Priyanka Parajuli , Odalys Estefania Lara Garcia , Asad Cheema , Hamsa Sahib , Nitin Tandan , Cameron Koester , Noupama Mirihagalle , Sabree Abedrabo , Zurain Niaz , Abdisamad M. Ibrahim , Bishal Bhandari , Alexander Johnson , Kristin Delfino , Kathy Robinson , Abhishek Kulkarni , Meghna R. Desai

Organizations

Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, SIU School of medicine, Springfield, IL, SIU HealthCare, Springfield, IL, Simons Cancer Institute at SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Research Funding

No funding received
None

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females. Early detection and advances in treatment modalities have resulted in decreasing rates of breast cancer related death. While breast cancer survival has improved, risks of death from cardiovascular comorbidities have increased. Our study aims to evaluate survival among breast cancer patients with cardiac comorbidities. Methods: This study was conducted using a retrospective cohort design with use of de-identified hospital electronic patient records. ICD diagnoses codes were used to identify breast cancer patients. Our initial search criteria revealed 1618 patients. Our eligibility criteria included adult patients 18 years and older with newly diagnosed breast cancer from January 1st, 2014 – January 31st, 2017 which yielded 478 patients. All data was collected through retrospective chart review. Analysis was performed with SAS v9.4 software. Qualitative variables were analyzed using Chi-Square Test. Survival curves are estimated using Kaplan-Meier methodology and analyzed with a log rank test. Predictors of survival are assessed with Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. All significance was assumed at the p < 0.05 level and reported as hazard ratios (HR). Results: Of our 478 patients, the following comorbidities were noted: diabetes n = 98 (21.17%), myocardial infarction (MI) n = 14 (2.98%), heart failure (HF) n = 36 (8.38%), coronary artery disease (CAD) n = 26 (5.75%), hypertension (HTN) n = 261 (55.77%), peripheral vascular disease (PVD) n = 9 (1.95%), hyperlipidemia (HLD) n = 230 (49.15%). Survival analysis was completed on patients with CAD (p = 0.49), HLD (p = 0.40), HTN (p = 0.15), MI (p = 0.52), and HF HR = 6.35 (95% CI 2.40-16.7, p = 0.0002). Pre-existing HF had a higher risk of mortality, which was statistically significant; however, all other single comorbidities were not. Overall survival (OS) in patients with more than one comorbidity HR = 1.36 (1.08-1.69, p = 0.006), was statistically significant. Conclusions: Patients with only one comorbidity be it MI, CAD, HTN, HLD did not have statistically significant results in OS. However, breast cancer patients with pre-existing HF are at 6.35-fold higher risk of mortality than those without HF. Patients with more than one comorbidity listed above were at 1.36-fold higher risk of mortality. Our results indicate that risk factor reduction may help improve survival in patients with breast cancer. Prospective validation of these findings is warranted.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Cancer Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics

Track

Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics

Sub Track

Etiology/Epidemiology

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr e13624)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.e13624

Abstract #

e13624

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