Trial reportHealth and quality of life outcomes2016
Health-related quality of life of postmenopausal Chinese women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer during treatment with adjuvant aromatase inhibitors: a prospective, multicenter, non-interventional study.
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A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-interventional Study to Evaluate Quality of Life in Chinese Postmenopausal HR(+) EBC Patients During Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitors(AIs) Treatment
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health-related quality of life in Asian patients with breast cancer: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of public vs. private insurance coverage on quality of life of women with early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
- Study on the Quality of Life among Cancer Survivors Attending a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in Malaysia.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
- Expanding the horizon for breast cancer screening in India through artificial intelligent technologies -A mini-review.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Review
- Relationship Between Lifestyle Habits and Health-Related Quality of Life of Recently Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients: A Comparison Between Younger and Older Women in China.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Quality of life in elderly breast cancer patients with localized disease receiving endocrine treatment: a prospective study.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2019Article
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21 authors at 18 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundEstimating quality of life (QoL) in patients with breast cancer is of importance in assessing treatment outcomes. Adjuvant endocrine therapy is widely used for hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early-stage breast cancer (EBC), and evidence suggests that aromatase inhibitors (AIs) may improve QoL for these patients. This study evaluated QoL in postmenopausal Chinese patients with HR+ EBC taking AIs.
methodsThis was a prospective, multicenter, and observational study that had no intent to intervene in the current treatment of recruited patients. Eligible patients were recruited within 7 days of beginning adjuvant treatment with AIs. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) scale was used to evaluate the patients' QoL. Data were collected at baseline and at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months.
resultsFrom June 2010 to October 2013, a total of 494 patients with HR+ EBC were recruited from 21 centers. There was a 7.51-point increase in the patients' mean FACT-B trial outcome index (TOI), from 90.69 at baseline to 98.72 at 24 months (P < .0001). The mean TOI scores at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months were 90.69, 94.36, 97.71, and 96.75, respectively (P < .0001, for all). The mean (FACT-B) emotional well-being subscale scores at baseline, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months were 16.32, 16.55, 17.34 (P < .0001), 17.47 (P < .0001), and 17.85 (P < .0001), respectively, and social well-being scores were 18.61, 19.14 (P < .04), 19.35 (P < .008), 18.32, and 18.40, respectively. In the mixed model, baseline TOI, clinical visits, prior chemotherapies, age group, and axillary lymph-node dissection presented statistically significant effects on the change of FACT-B TOI and FACT-B SWB, whereas only baseline TOI, clinical visits, and prior chemotherapies presented statistically significant effects on the change of FACT-B EWB. FACT-B TOI, being the most pertinent and precise indicator of patient-reported QoL, demonstrated significant changes reflecting clinical benefit of adjuvant AIs endocrine therapy in the QoL of HR + EBC patients.
conclusionsThe study demonstrated significant improvements in the long-term QoL of postmenopausal Chinese patients with HR+ EBC at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after starting treatment with AIs. The current study indicates improved long-term QoL with AI adjuvant treatment, which will aid clinicians in optimizing treatment to yield effective healthcare outcomes.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT01144572.
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