Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Genome-wide association study of aromatase inhibitor discontinuation due to musculoskeletal symptoms.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Pharmacogenetics of Toxicities Related to Endocrine Treatment in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Cancer genomics & proteomicsPooled it
- Baseline gene expression and dynamic endocrine therapy use in ER+ breast cancer: associations with recurrence in a real-world cohort.Research square · 2026Article
- ESR1 polymorphisms were associated with aromatase inhibitors induced musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer patients.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- Adherence to endocrine therapy and survival outcomes in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- The impact of sleep on breast cancer-specific mortality: a Mendelian randomisation study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Plasma Proteomics and Metabolomics of Aromatase Inhibitors-Related Musculoskeletal Syndrome in Early Breast Cancer Patients.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Musculoskeletal symptoms associated with aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of early breast cancer: A scoping review of risk factors and outcomes.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Advances of autoimmune rheumatic diseases related to malignant tumors.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveAromatase inhibitors (AIs) are commonly used to treat hormone receptor positive (HR +) breast cancer. AI-induced musculoskeletal syndrome (AIMSS) is a common toxicity that causes AI treatment discontinuation. The objective of this genome-wide association study (GWAS) was to identify genetic variants associated with discontinuation of AI therapy due to AIMSS and attempt to replicate previously reported associations.
methodsIn the Exemestane and Letrozole Pharmacogenetics (ELPh) study, postmenopausal patients with HR + non-metastatic breast cancer were randomized to letrozole or exemestane. Genome-wide genotyping of germline DNA was conducted followed by imputation. Each imputed variant was tested for association with time-to-treatment discontinuation due to AIMSS using a Cox proportional hazards model assuming additive genetic effects and adjusting for age, baseline pain score, prior taxane treatment, and AI arm. Secondary analyses were conducted within each AI arm and analyses of candidate variants previously reported to be associated with AIMSS risk.
resultsFour hundred ELPh participants were included in the combined analysis. Two variants surpassed the genome-wide significance level in the primary analysis (p value < 5 × 10
conclusionsOur GWAS findings identify several candidate variants that may be associated with AIMSS risk from AI generally or letrozole specifically. Validation of these associations in independent cohorts is needed before translating these findings into clinical practice to improve treatment outcomes in patients with HR + breast cancer.
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