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Poster display session: Breast cancer - early stage, locally advanced & metastatic, CNS tumours, Developmental therapeutics, Genitourinary tumours - prostate & non-prostate, Palliative care, Psycho-oncology, Public health policy, Sarcoma, Supportive care

4501 - Analysis of bone events in patients with aromatase inhibitors (AI)

Date

22 Oct 2018

Session

Poster display session: Breast cancer - early stage, locally advanced & metastatic, CNS tumours, Developmental therapeutics, Genitourinary tumours - prostate & non-prostate, Palliative care, Psycho-oncology, Public health policy, Sarcoma, Supportive care

Topics

Management of Systemic Therapy Toxicities;  Supportive Care and Symptom Management

Tumour Site

Presenters

Sara Arrojo

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2018) 29 (suppl_8): viii603-viii640. 10.1093/annonc/mdy300

Authors

S.F. Arrojo1, E. Garcia-Carús2, C. Gómez2, P. Rodriguez3, D. Rivas3, L. Faez1, C. Iglesias Gomez1, M.E. Izquierdo Manuel1, Y. Fernandez Perez1

Author affiliations

  • 1 Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33006 - Oviedo/ES
  • 2 Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33006 - Oviedo/ES
  • 3 University Of Oviedo, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, 33006 - Oviedo/ES

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Abstract 4501

Background

Nowadays breast cancer (BC) may have high cure rate, so is important how to prevent or resolve adjuvant treatments adverse effects. AI are an essential treatment in patients with early diagnosed estrogen-dependent BC. Our aim is to analyse bone mass loss in BC, focussing on fractures incidence and their risk as well as preventive methods. The latest consensus establishes as intervention criteria a BMD value> -2T Score and 2 or more risk factors.

Methods

114 BC patients and 272 without BC sent to our centre in 2010 to perform densitometry (DXA) were included in our review. Beyond DXA and anthropometry we carried out an extensive clinical questionnaire on co-morbidity, risk factors for osteoporosis, medication, personal and relatives history of fractures. Hospital and primary care records were reviewed in BC patients until May 2017 to determine fractures incidence.

Results

There were significant differences in age (BC 59 ± 11 vs 62 ± 11 years, p = 0.01). No differences in weight, height, menarche/menopause or toxic habits. 25% had personal history of fracture (31% control p = 0.05) and 17% relatives history (27% control p = 0.03). 4.3% of corticosteroid intake (16% control p = 0.01). There were no differences in T Lumbar Score (0.97 ± 1.3 vs -0.94 ± -1.2) or in femur neck (-.0.93 ± 1.2 vs-1.1 ± 1) but yes in the fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) for major fractures with BMDM (BC 7 ± 5% vs 11 ± 6% p0.02) and hip fractures (1.2 ± 2 vs 2.4 ± 4 p 0.02). Patients with AI lost bone mass at two years (BMD 0.96 ± 1.87 to 0.921 ± 0.18 g / cm2 p0.03), without changes in control group. At 7 years follow-up, 8 fractures appeared in patients with AI (3 Colles, 3 vertebral and 2 humerus), 4 patients with Exemestane (E), 2 with Letrozole (L) and 2 with Anastrozole (A) (40% took E, 26% A and 20% L). Only 3 of the 8 had baseline T Lumbar Score <-2. 7% BC patients received antiresorptives and 9% vitamin D.

Conclusions

There were more fractures and bone mass loss in BC pacients treated with AI in our sample. Despite the small sample size, it is striking that, patients with BC would not meet the indication of preventive treatment according to the latest recommendations, since only 30% of the patients would be covered. It could be considered to associate other diagnostic measures to treat patients with greater risk of fracture (FRAX).

Clinical trial identification

Legal entity responsible for the study

Central Univesity Hospital of Asturias.

Funding

Has not received any funding.

Editorial Acknowledgement

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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