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Breast cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) : receptor status and treatment

Chan, K. ; Clarke, A. E. ; Ramsey-Goldman, R. ; Foulkes, W. ; Tessier Cloutier, B. ; Urowitz, M. B. ; Gladman, D. ; Nived, O. LU ; Romero-Diaz, J. and Petri, M. , et al. (2018) In Lupus 27(1). p.120-123
Abstract

Objective: There is a decreased risk of breast cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) versus the general population; little is known regarding the receptor status of breast cancers in SLE, or treatment. Methods: Breast cancer cases occurring after SLE diagnosis were ascertained through linkage with tumor registries. We determined breast cancer positivity for estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR), and/or Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2), as well as cancer treatment. Results: We obtained information on ER, PR, and/or HER2 status for 63 SLE patients with breast cancer. Fifty-three had information on ER and/or PR status; 36 of these (69%) were ER positive. Thirty-six of the 63 had information on HER2... (More)

Objective: There is a decreased risk of breast cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) versus the general population; little is known regarding the receptor status of breast cancers in SLE, or treatment. Methods: Breast cancer cases occurring after SLE diagnosis were ascertained through linkage with tumor registries. We determined breast cancer positivity for estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR), and/or Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2), as well as cancer treatment. Results: We obtained information on ER, PR, and/or HER2 status for 63 SLE patients with breast cancer. Fifty-three had information on ER and/or PR status; 36 of these (69%) were ER positive. Thirty-six of the 63 had information on HER2 status; of these, 26 had complete information on all three receptors. Twenty-one of these 26 (81%) were HER2 negative; seven of 26(27%) were triple negative. All but one patient underwent surgery; 11.5% received both non-tamoxifen chemotherapy and radiotherapy, 16.4% radiotherapy without non-tamoxifen chemotherapy, and 14.7% received non-tamoxifen chemotherapy without radiotherapy. Conclusion: ER positivity was similar to historical general population figures, with a trend toward a higher proportion of triple-negative breast cancers in SLE (possibly reflecting the relatively young age of our SLE patients).

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Breast cancer, estrogen, progesterone, receptor, systemic lupus erythematosus
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SAGE Publications
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0961-2033
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10.1177/0961203317713146
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Objective: There is a decreased risk of breast cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) versus the general population; little is known regarding the receptor status of breast cancers in SLE, or treatment. Methods: Breast cancer cases occurring after SLE diagnosis were ascertained through linkage with tumor registries. We determined breast cancer positivity for estrogen receptors (ER), progesterone receptors (PR), and/or Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2), as well as cancer treatment. Results: We obtained information on ER, PR, and/or HER2 status for 63 SLE patients with breast cancer. Fifty-three had information on ER and/or PR status; 36 of these (69%) were ER positive. Thirty-six of the 63 had information on HER2 status; of these, 26 had complete information on all three receptors. Twenty-one of these 26 (81%) were HER2 negative; seven of 26(27%) were triple negative. All but one patient underwent surgery; 11.5% received both non-tamoxifen chemotherapy and radiotherapy, 16.4% radiotherapy without non-tamoxifen chemotherapy, and 14.7% received non-tamoxifen chemotherapy without radiotherapy. Conclusion: ER positivity was similar to historical general population figures, with a trend toward a higher proportion of triple-negative breast cancers in SLE (possibly reflecting the relatively young age of our SLE patients).</p>}},
  author       = {{Chan, K. and Clarke, A. E. and Ramsey-Goldman, R. and Foulkes, W. and Tessier Cloutier, B. and Urowitz, M. B. and Gladman, D. and Nived, O. and Romero-Diaz, J. and Petri, M. and Ginzler, E. and Fortin, P. R. and Bae, S. C. and Wallace, D. J. and Yelin, E. H. and Bernatsky, Sasha}},
  issn         = {{0961-2033}},
  keywords     = {{Breast cancer; estrogen; progesterone; receptor; systemic lupus erythematosus}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{120--123}},
  publisher    = {{SAGE Publications}},
  series       = {{Lupus}},
  title        = {{Breast cancer in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) : receptor status and treatment}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0961203317713146}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/0961203317713146}},
  volume       = {{27}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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