Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyaung University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, Republic of Korea.
Department of Medical Library, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyaung University College of Medicine, Bucheon 14584, Republic of Korea.
Curr Oncol. 2023 Feb 2;30(2):1831-1843. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30020142.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common comorbidities in breast cancer survivors. Recently, the target population and treatment period for aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment in breast cancer patients has been expanding. However, information on adverse CVD events from the long-term use of AI is still lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the CVD side effects of AI treatment and to evaluate the changes in lipid profile during AI treatment. A systematic search of PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases reporting on cardiovascular outcomes or lipid profiles change in adult female breast cancer patients (>19 years old) with AI was performed. The pooled analysis of 25 studies showed that the prevalence rate of any type of cardiovascular disease was 6.08 per 100 persons (95% CI 2.91-10.31). Angina was the most common type of heart-related cardiovascular event accounting for 3.85 per 100 persons, followed by any type of stroke (3.34) and venous thromboembolism (2.95). Ischemic stroke (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.07-1.81) and myocardial infarction (OR 1.30, 95% CI 0.88-1.93) were more common in AI compared with tamoxifen, whereas the prevalence of venous thromboembolism (OR 0.61, 95% CI 0.37-1) was significantly lower in the AI group. In addition, treatment with AI for 6-12 months showed a decrease in HDL-cholesterol and an increase in LDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol. Various CVDs can occur when using AI, and in particular, the risk of MI and ischemic stroke increases in comparison with the adverse effect of tamoxifen. The occurrence of CVD might be related to the deterioration of the lipid profile after AI treatment. Therefore, a customized individualization strategy considering each patient's CV risk factors is needed during AI treatment.
心血管疾病(CVD)是乳腺癌幸存者最常见的合并症之一。最近,乳腺癌患者使用芳香化酶抑制剂(AI)的目标人群和治疗期不断扩大。然而,长期使用 AI 的不良 CVD 事件信息仍然缺乏。本研究旨在调查 AI 治疗的 CVD 副作用,并评估 AI 治疗期间血脂谱的变化。系统检索了 PubMed(Medline)、EMBASE 和 Cochrane Library 数据库中报告的成年女性乳腺癌患者(>19 岁)使用 AI 的心血管结局或血脂谱变化的研究。对 25 项研究的汇总分析表明,任何类型心血管疾病的患病率为 6.08/100 人(95%CI 2.91-10.31)。心绞痛是最常见的心相关心血管事件类型,占 3.85/100 人,其次是任何类型的中风(3.34)和静脉血栓栓塞症(2.95)。与他莫昔芬相比,AI 更易发生缺血性中风(OR 1.39,95%CI 1.07-1.81)和心肌梗死(OR 1.30,95%CI 0.88-1.93),而静脉血栓栓塞症(OR 0.61,95%CI 0.37-1)的患病率明显较低。此外,AI 治疗 6-12 个月后,HDL-胆固醇降低,LDL-胆固醇和总胆固醇增加。使用 AI 时可能会发生各种 CVD,与他莫昔芬的不良作用相比,MI 和缺血性中风的风险增加。CVD 的发生可能与 AI 治疗后血脂谱的恶化有关。因此,在 AI 治疗期间需要根据每位患者的 CV 危险因素制定个体化策略。