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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2/2022

19.05.2022 | Epidemiology

Association of markers of tumor aggressivity and cognition in women with breast cancer before adjuvant treatment: The Thinking and Living with Cancer Study

verfasst von: James C. Root, Xingtao Zhou, Jaeil Ahn, Brent J. Small, Wanting Zhai, Traci Bethea, Judith E. Carroll, Harvey Jay Cohen, Asma Dilawari, Martine Extermann, Deena Graham, Claudine Isaacs, Paul B. Jacobsen, Heather Jim, Brenna C. McDonald, Zev M. Nakamura, Sunita K. Patel, Kelly Rentscher, Andrew J. Saykin, Kathleen Van Dyk, Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, Tim A. Ahles

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Ausgabe 2/2022

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Abstract

Purpose

Tumor features associated with aggressive cancers may affect cognition prior to systemic therapy. We evaluated associations of cognition prior to adjuvant therapy and tumor aggressivity in older breast cancer patients.

Methods

Women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer (n = 705) ages 60–98 were enrolled from August 2010-March 2020. Cognition was measured post-surgery, pre-systemic therapy using self-reported (FACT-Cog Perceived Cognitive Impairment [PCI]) and objective tests of attention, processing speed, and executive function (APE domain) and learning and memory [LM domain]. Linear regression tested associations of pre-treatment tumor features and cognition, adjusting for age, race, and study site. HER2 positivity and higher stage (II/III vs. 0/I) were a priori predictors of cognition; in secondary analyses we explored associations of other tumor features and cognitive impairment (i.e., PCI score < 54 or having 2 tests < 1.5 SD or 1 test < 2 SD from the mean APE or LM domain score).

Results

HER2 positivity and the hormone receptor negative/HER2 + molecular subtype were associated with lower adjusted mean self-reported cognition scores and higher impairment rates (p values < .05). Higher stage of disease was associated with lower objective performance in APE. Other tumor features were associated with cognition in unadjusted and adjusted models, including larger tumor size and lower PCI scores (p = 0.02). Tumor features were not related to LM.

Conclusions

Pre-adjuvant therapy cognition was associated with HER2 positivity and higher stage of disease and other features of aggressive tumors. Additional research is needed to confirm these results and assess potential mechanisms and clinical management strategies.
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Metadaten
Titel
Association of markers of tumor aggressivity and cognition in women with breast cancer before adjuvant treatment: The Thinking and Living with Cancer Study
verfasst von
James C. Root
Xingtao Zhou
Jaeil Ahn
Brent J. Small
Wanting Zhai
Traci Bethea
Judith E. Carroll
Harvey Jay Cohen
Asma Dilawari
Martine Extermann
Deena Graham
Claudine Isaacs
Paul B. Jacobsen
Heather Jim
Brenna C. McDonald
Zev M. Nakamura
Sunita K. Patel
Kelly Rentscher
Andrew J. Saykin
Kathleen Van Dyk
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt
Tim A. Ahles
Publikationsdatum
19.05.2022
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Ausgabe 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-022-06623-2

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