Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Cancer. 2010 Feb 1;116(3):592-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24746.
In late reproductive-aged breast cancer survivors, there is a need for real-time biomarkers of postchemotherapy ovarian function. The objective was to determine whether antimullerian hormone (AMH) and inhibin B are such biomarkers. The authors tested whether AMH and inhibin B were impacted by breast cancer treatment by comparing cancer survivors to age-matched control women and determined the association between these hormones and postchemotherapy menstrual pattern.
Breast cancer patients (n = 127) with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage I to III disease who were premenopausal at diagnosis were enrolled postchemotherapy and observed. The primary endpoint was chemotherapy-related amenorrhea (CRA) (> or = 12 months of amenorrhea after chemotherapy). Matched pair analyses compared AMH, inhibin B, and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels between cancer and age-matched control subjects. Associations between hormones, CRA status, and change in CRA status over time were assessed.
The median age of the patients at chemotherapy was 43.2 years (range, 26.7-57.8 years). At enrollment, median follow-up since chemotherapy was 2.1 years, and 55% of subjects had CRA. Compared with age-matched controls, cancer subjects had significantly lower AMH (P = .004) and inhibin B (P < .001) and higher FSH (P < .001). AMH (P = .002) and inhibin B (P = .001) were found to be significantly associated with risk of CRA, even after controlling for FSH. AMH was significantly lower (P = .03) and FSH was significantly higher (P = .04) in menstruating subjects who developed subsequent CRA.
AMH and inhibin B are 2 additional measures of postchemotherapy ovarian function in late reproductive-aged breast cancer survivors. With further research and validation, these hormones may supplement limited current tools for assessing and predicting postchemotherapy ovarian function.
在晚期生育期乳腺癌幸存者中,需要实时的化疗后卵巢功能生物标志物。目的是确定抗苗勒管激素(AMH)和抑制素 B 是否为这样的生物标志物。作者通过比较癌症幸存者和年龄匹配的对照组女性,测试了 AMH 和抑制素 B 是否受到乳腺癌治疗的影响,并确定了这些激素与化疗后月经模式之间的关联。
招募了诊断时处于绝经前、患有美国癌症联合委员会分期 I 至 III 期疾病的 127 例乳腺癌患者,并在化疗后进行观察。主要终点是化疗相关闭经(CRA)(化疗后闭经> 12 个月)。配对分析比较了癌症患者和年龄匹配的对照组之间 AMH、抑制素 B 和卵泡刺激素(FSH)水平。评估了激素、CRA 状态和 CRA 状态随时间变化的相关性。
患者化疗时的中位年龄为 43.2 岁(范围 26.7-57.8 岁)。在入组时,化疗后中位随访时间为 2.1 年,55%的患者发生 CRA。与年龄匹配的对照组相比,癌症患者的 AMH(P=0.004)和抑制素 B(P<0.001)明显较低,而 FSH(P<0.001)明显较高。即使在控制了 FSH 后,AMH(P=0.002)和抑制素 B(P=0.001)也与 CRA 的风险显著相关。在随后发生 CRA 的月经患者中,AMH 明显较低(P=0.03),FSH 明显较高(P=0.04)。
AMH 和抑制素 B 是晚期生育期乳腺癌幸存者化疗后卵巢功能的另外 2 个指标。随着进一步的研究和验证,这些激素可能会补充目前评估和预测化疗后卵巢功能的有限工具。