National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
Jacqueline B Vo , Shoshana M. Rosenberg , Philip Daniel Poorvu , Kathryn Jean Ruddy , Rulla Tamimi , Jeffrey M. Peppercorn , Lidia Schapira , Virginia F. Borges , Steven E. Come , Anju Nohria , Ann H. Partridge
Background: Young women with breast cancer may be at increased risk for premature development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in part due to their cancer treatment. Limited data are available on CVD risk among young breast cancer survivors. Methods: Women aged 30-40 years at diagnosis with stage 0-III breast cancer enrolled in a prospective cohort study of women diagnosed with breast cancer at ≤40 were eligible for inclusion in this analysis. Data were obtained from serial surveys and electronic medical records at breast cancer diagnosis and 5-year follow-up. We calculated “excess heart age,” which incorporates a CVD risk-based score (calculated using age, systolic blood pressure, blood pressure medication, diabetes, smoking, body mass index) to estimate the difference in years between an individual’s chronological age and their CVD-risk adjusted age. Multivariable logistic regression models (adjusting for age at diagnosis, stage, and race) were fitted to evaluate associations between treatment (radiation, endocrine therapy, anthracyclines, and trastuzumab) and having a change in excess heart age ≥2 years from baseline to 5 years. Results: Among 372 young breast cancer survivors, mean age at diagnosis was 36.6 (SD 2.89), 93% were white, and 79% were diagnosed with stage I or II breast cancer. Mean excess heart age was.32 (SD: 6.16) years at baseline, which declined to -.07 (SD 6.64) at 5-year follow-up (p=.17). At 5 years, 31% (n=114) of women experienced an increase of at least 2 years in their excess heart age since diagnosis, and their mean excess heart age was 4.34 years (range -9 to 30). In multivariable analyses, receipt of trastuzumab was associated with higher odds (OR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.02-2.77) of experiencing an increase of ≥2 years in excess heart age between diagnosis and 5 years of follow-up. Endocrine therapy, anthracyclines, and radiation were not significantly associated with a change in excess heart age of ≥2 years at 5 years post-diagnosis. Conclusions: At 5 years post-diagnosis, approximately 1/3 of young breast cancer survivors experienced a change from baseline in their excess heart age of ≥2 years. Further research is warranted to confirm findings regarding trastuzumab and excess heart age, and potential effects on longer-term cardiac outcomes in this population. Extended follow-up of this cohort may further quantify CVD risk over time.
Cancer Treatment | Odds Ratio | 95% CI Lower | 95% CI Upper | Standard Error | P |
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Anthracyclines | 1.31 | .74 | 2.35 | .39 | .354 |
Trastuzumab | 1.68 | 1.02 | 2.77 | .43 | .040 |
Radiation therapy | .75 | .44 | 1.28 | .20 | .296 |
Endocrine therapy | .86 | .52 | 1.40 | .21 | .532 |
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