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ArticleJournal of breast cancer2020

Hyperglycemia during Adjuvant Chemotherapy as a Prognostic Factor in Breast Cancer Patients without Diabetes.

Ha Rim Ahn, Sang Yull Kang, Hyun Jo Youn, Sung Hoo Jung

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. The impact of hyperglycaemia and/or type 2 diabetes on women with breast cancer undergoing or post-cytotoxic chemotherapy: a systematic literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  3. Diabetes and cancer: glucose control impact on survival and tumor outcomes.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026
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  6. The role of glycemic control and symptoms and symptom clusters in breast cancer survivors with type 2 diabetes.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  8. Optimal hyperglycemia thresholds in patients undergoing chemotherapy: a cross sectional study of oncologists' practices.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  9. Oncologists' responsibility, comfort, and knowledge managing hyperglycemia in patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a cross sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 authors.

Ha Rim AhnDepartment of Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8942-7988
Sang Yull KangDepartment of Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3970-174X
Hyun Jo YounDepartment of Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2407-8537
Sung Hoo JungDepartment of Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University and Biomedical Research Institute, Jeonju, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7058-0870

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBreast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, administered in combination with glucocorticoids can induce hyperglycemia. This study aimed to investigate the effect of hyperglycemia during adjuvant chemotherapy on the prognosis of breast cancer patients without a known history of diabetes.

methodsIn this study, 936 patients who underwent breast cancer surgery from 2010 to 2015 were initially selected as participants. Chemotherapy-related hyperglycemia was defined as fasting plasma glucose levels ≥ 100 mg/dL or random blood glucose levels ≥ 140 mg/dL during 2 or more cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. After dividing the patients into the euglycemia and hyperglycemia groups, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed, and survival outcomes were analyzed by propensity score matching.

resultsThe mean age of the patients was 47.4 ± 7.7 years, and the median follow-up period was 70.1 months. Eighty-two patients (19.4%) were diagnosed as having hyperglycemia. There were significant differences between the euglycemia and hyperglycemia groups with respect to age, hypertension, body mass index, axillary surgery extents, nodal stage, and total steroid dosage. T stage, vascular invasion, and hyperglycemia were identified as prognostic factors of relapse-free survival (RFS). The 5-year RFS rates were 92.0% and 82.3% in the euglycemia and hyperglycemia groups, respectively, and there was a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (

conclusionThese data suggest that hyperglycemia during adjuvant chemotherapy is a prognostic factor for RFS in breast cancer patients without diabetes.

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Breast neoplasmsChemotherapy, adjuvantHyperglycemiaPrognosisSurvival

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PMID32908790
PMCPMC7462816

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