title: The postabsorptive hydroxyproline in the long-term evaluation of patients with breast cancer.
abstract: The postabsorptive urinary hydroxyproline excretion test (Spot-HYPRO) was evaluated for its usefulness in reflecting the presence or absence of bone metastasis in 75 women with breast cancer. A comparison was made between the Spot-HYPRO values and bone disease, as documented by bone scanning supported by skeletal x-rays. Breast cancer patients with skeletal metastasis had 3-4-fold elevations in Spot-HYPRO above the control values (P less than 0.001). Mild elevations were noted in breast cancer patients without skeletal metastasis (P less than 0.025). Thirty patients received serial Spot-HYPRO and bone scans for 6 to 48 months (average, 24 months). There was a 90% correlation between changes in Spot-HYPRO and simultaneous changes on bone scan. Elevations in Spot-HYPRO preceded changes found on bone scan by an average of 3 months. The authors conclude that the Spot-HYPRO is a simple, convenient, and accurate method of documenting and following bone metastasis in patients with breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000652:urine*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013629:Tamoxifen; D006909:Hydroxyproline