title: A nation-wide multicenter 10-year (1999-2008) retrospective clinical study of endocrine therapy for Chinese females with breast cancer.
abstract: Endocrine therapy (ET) is one of the main systemic treatments for patients with breast cancer. To our knowledge, few studies have addressed the performance of ET or relevant influencing factors in cancer treatment in China. By retrospectively analyzing the clinicopathological data on breast cancer collected from representative hospitals of 7 traditional areas in China in one random month from each year between year 1999 and 2008, we found that: 1) The rate of the use of hormone receptor (HR) testing was 83.8% (3529/4211), with the estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) rate and/or the progesterone receptor-positive (PR+) rate being 67.9% (2395/3529), and the ER-PR rate being 32.1% (1134/3529). 2) Of the 1599 patients who had received ET, 999 patients (58.3%) were premenopausal while 600 (41.7%) were postmenopausal; 1598 patients received adjuvant hormonal therapy (AHT), whereas only 1 patient received palliative therapy. The medications mainly administered to patients were anti-estrogen agents (80.3% [1283/1598]), followed by AIs (15.5% [248/1598]). Of the 1598 patients receiving AHT, 1416 patients (88.6%) were positive for ER and/or PR, while 75 (4.7%) were negative for both and 108 patients (6.7%) had unknown HR status. The ratio of the use of endocrine therapy for breast cancer patients with ER+ and/or PR+ status was 60.0% (1416/2395). 3) Results from the logistic regression analysis revealed that geography, occupations, and history of chemotherapy and surgery were dependent factors affecting the application of ET in breast cancer treatment in China (P<0.001). In conclusion, the use of ET on Chinese women with breast cancer is increasingly and gradually accounted into the standardized process. Economic status, occupations, and history of chemotherapy and surgery were key factors affecting the application of ET. People residing in developed areas, engaging in mental labour, having history of chemotherapy and surgery are susceptible to accept ET.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
authors.forename: Jian jun
authors.initials: Jj
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jin hu
authors.initials: Jh
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shen yang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Hong jian
authors.initials: Hj
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiao ming
authors.initials: Xm
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast-thyroid Surgery, Xiangya Sencod Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhong hua
authors.initials: Zh
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, the Second People's Hospital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Jia yuan
authors.initials: Jy
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Shu lian
authors.initials: Sl
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: You lin
authors.initials: Yl
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Pin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone