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Factor V Leiden mutation and thromboembolism risk in women receiving adjuvant tamoxifen for breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: Tamoxifen use has been associated with increased risk of thromboembolic events (TEs) in women with breast cancer and women at high risk for the disease. Factor V Leiden (FVL) is the most common inherited clotting factor mutation and also confers increased thrombosis risk. We investigated whether FVL was associated with TE risk in women with early-stage breast cancer who took adjuvant tamoxifen.A case-control study was conducted among 34 Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) institutions. We matched each of 124 women who had experienced a documented TE while taking adjuvant tamoxifen for breast cancer (but who were not necessarily on a CALGB treatment trial) to two control subjects (women who took adjuvant tamoxifen but did not experience TE) by age at diagnosis (+/-5 years). DNA from blood was analyzed for FVL mutations. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and to evaluate other potential factors associated with TE and tamoxifen use. All P values are based on two-sided tests.FVL mutations were identified in 23 (18.5%) case and 12 (4.8%) control subjects (OR = 4.66, 95% confidence interval = 2.14 to 10.14, P < .001). In the multivariable model, FVL mutation was associated with TE (OR = 4.73, 95% confidence interval = 2.10 to 10.68, P < .001). Other statistically significant factors associated with TE risk were personal history of TE and smoking.Among women taking adjuvant tamoxifen for early-stage breast cancer, those who had a TE were nearly five times more likely to carry a FVL mutation than those who did not have a TE. Postmenopausal women should be evaluated for the FVL mutation before prescription of adjuvant tamoxifen if a positive test would alter therapeutic decision making.

SUBMITTER: Garber JE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2897879 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Factor V Leiden mutation and thromboembolism risk in women receiving adjuvant tamoxifen for breast cancer.

Garber Judy E JE Halabi Susan S Tolaney Sara M SM Kaplan Ellen E Archer Laura L Atkins James N JN Edge Stephen S Shapiro Charles L CL Dressler Lynn L Paskett Electra D ED Kimmick Gretchen G Orcutt James J Scalzo Anthony A Winer Eric E Levine Ellis E Shahab Nasir N Berliner Nancy N

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<h4>Background</h4>Tamoxifen use has been associated with increased risk of thromboembolic events (TEs) in women with breast cancer and women at high risk for the disease. Factor V Leiden (FVL) is the most common inherited clotting factor mutation and also confers increased thrombosis risk. We investigated whether FVL was associated with TE risk in women with early-stage breast cancer who took adjuvant tamoxifen.<h4>Methods</h4>A case-control study was conducted among 34 Cancer and Leukemia Grou ...[more]

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Project description:Abstract Introduction Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) are common complications in patients with glioblastoma (GBM). Factor V Leiden (FVL) polymorphism (rs6025, c.1601 G>A) is a known risk factor for VTE, evaluated in cancer associated thrombosis (CAT) in different tumor types. Little is known about the role of this variant in development of CAT in patients with GBM. Material and Methods A cohort of 116 GBM patients (73 males and 43 females) all treated with concomitant temozolomide and radiotherapy, were genotyped for FVL using PCR- pyrosequencing. Of the cohort, 40 patients were diagnosed with and 76 without VTE. Allele frequencies of respective variant were also compared with data from the SweGen Variant Frequency Browser (https://swegen-exac.nbis.se/). Statistical analyses in regard to VTE and its association with FVL and prognostic factors were performed. Results The variant A/G of FVL was carried by 17 (15%) of the patients and 99 (85%) were wild type, G/G. Chi2 test including the prognostic factors age, type of surgery, gender and blood group showed that these were evenly distributed between those with G/G and A/G, except for blood group in relation to FVL variant, which showed a borderline significance (p=0.07). Among the patients having blood group 0, 32% (n= 32) were G/G and 59% (n= 10) were A/G. Statistical tests did not reveal any correlation between blood group and FVL variant. In the logistic regression analysis apart from FVL, age, gender and blood group were included. This showed a significant difference for blood group 0 versus non-0 (A, B or AB) for decreased risk of VTE (P=0.014). There was no significant difference between heterozygous FVL (A/G) versus the G/G genotype in VTE risk (p=0.09). There were no differences in survival in relation to VTE or not or variant of FVL. The FVL AG variant is slightly overrepresented among GBM compared to the normal Swedish population, but does not reach statistical significance, OR 1.63 (0.93–2.84). Conclusions We examined the influence of FVL variants together with clinical factors in a homogenously treated cohort of GBM patients for the risk to develop a VTE. We confirmed blood group 0 versus non-0 as reducing the VTE risk. For FVL c.1601 G>A variant, the differences between AG vs GG did not reach statistical significance. In our cohort we found a trend towards increased risk of developing GBM for the A/G variant. We plan to further study other factors involved in coagulation for their potential role in GBM patients.

Project description:IntroductionThe primary aim of this study was to compare the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among women initiating ospemifene vs other selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) therapies for estrogen-deficiency conditions or breast cancer prevention, and vs women with untreated vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA). The secondary objective examined numerous additional safety outcomes.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study using the IBM Watson MarketScan claims database. Women receiving ospemifene, another SERM, or with a new diagnosis of VVA with no treatment from 1 May 2013 to 2 October 2018 were followed through the claims for incident adverse outcomes. The primary outcome was the first occurrence of VTE following cohort entry; secondary outcomes included cerebrovascular events and other adverse events potentially associated with SERM use. Cox models compared the risk of VTE between ospemifene and comparators, using a variety of approaches to control for confounding.ResultsThe incidence of VTE during the first continuous treatment episode was 3.39 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.55-6.43) events per 1,000 person-years (PY) for ospemifene (N = 8977), 11.30 (95% CI: 8.81-14.28) events per 1,000 PY for comparator SERM (N = 12,621), and 10.92 (95% CI: 10.49-11.37) events per 1,000 PY for untreated VVA (N = 242,488). Cox models indicated no increase in risk of VTE for ospemifene vs other SERMs (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.19-0.82), and vs untreated VVA (HR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.24-0.91).ConclusionThis real-world safety analysis found no increase in risk of VTE or other adverse events with use of ospemifene in postmenopausal women.Plain language summaryIntroduction: This study assessed the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among women treated with ospemifene or another selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) therapy and women with untreated vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA). Numerous additional safety outcomes were examined.Methods: This study was conducted in the IBM Watson MarketScan claims database. Women receiving ospemifene, another SERM, or with a new diagnosis of VVA with no treatment from 1 May 2013 to 2 October 2018 were followed through the claims for adverse outcomes, including VTE, cerebrovascular events (such as stroke), and other outcomes that might occur with use of a SERM. The analyses compared the risk of VTE between ospemifene and the other two groups, using methods that accounted for differences in patient characteristics between the groups. Because few women over 72 years old used ospemifene, the main analyses examined women aged 54-72 years.Results: The analyses included 8,977 ospemifene users, 12,621 other SERM users, and 242,488 women with untreated VVA. Among women aged 54-72 years, only 9 experienced a VTE during ospemifene treatment, while 55 other SERM users and 1,788 women with untreated VVA had a VTE. The analyses that accounted for differences between the groups confirmed that the risk of VTE was no higher in ospemifene users than in either comparison group.Conclusion: This real-world safety analysis found no increase in risk of VTE or other adverse events with use of ospemifene in postmenopausal women.

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