title: Insulin-like growth factor-I in relation to premenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
abstract: We evaluated the association of plasma insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) with risk of breast cancer in a study of 94 cases of premenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ and 76 controls. Compared with women in the lowest tertile of IGF-I, women in the upper two tertiles of IGF-I had an elevated risk for ductal carcinoma in situ. Conversely, compared with women in the lowest tertile of IGFBP-3, women in the upper two tertiles of IGFBP-3 had a decreased risk for ductal carcinoma in situ. After grouping women on the basis of both IGF-I and IGFBP-3, women in the highest two tertiles of IGF-I and the lowest tertile of IGFBP-3 were at notably higher risk than women in the lowest tertile of IGF-I and the highest two tertiles of IGFBP-3 (odds ratio = 3.7; 95% confidence interval = 1.1-12.2). We conclude that the combination of high IGF-I and low IGFBP-3 may increase the risk of premenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bohlke
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Cramer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trichopoulos
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mantzoros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000097:blood*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D017697:Premenopause / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I