Detection of crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue and clinical outcomes among African-American and White women with breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Res
; 22(1): 65, 2020 06 17.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Crown-like structures in breast adipose tissue (CLS-B), composed of necrotic adipocytes encircled by macrophages, are associated with obesity and hypothesized to worsen breast cancer prognosis; however, data are sparse, particularly in multi-racial populations.METHODS:
We assessed specimens for CLS-B from 174 African-American and 168 White women with stage I-III breast cancer treated by mastectomy. Benign breast tissue from an uninvolved quadrant was immunohistochemically stained for CD68 to determine CLS-B presence and density (per cm2 of adipose tissue). Demographic and lifestyle factors, collected via medical record review, were analyzed for associations with CLS-B using logistic regression. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were used to compute hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for associations between CLS-B and overall (OS) or progression-free (PFS) survival.RESULTS:
Detection of any CLS-B was similar between African-American (32%) and White (29%) patients with no evidence of an association between race and CLS-B in multivariable models (OR = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.49-1.36). Detection of CLS-B was associated with obesity (OR = 4.73, 95% CI = 2.48-9.01) and age ≥ 60 years at diagnosis (OR = 1.78, 95% CI = 0.99-3.21). There was some evidence of associations with parity and current smoking status. Detection of CLS-B was not associated with OS (HR = 1.02, 95% CI = 0.55-1.87) or PFS (HR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.59-1.67).CONCLUSIONS:
Our results show a strong, positive association between BMI and CLS-B in non-tumor tissue similar to previous findings. Detection of CLS-B did not vary by race and was not associated with worse OS or PFS.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Tecido Adiposo
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População Branca
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Breast Cancer Res
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos