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ArticleBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2022

Assessment of compliance with hormonal therapy in early breast cancer patients with positive hormone receptor phenotype: A single institution study.

Shereef Ahmed Elsamany, Hossam Alghanmi, Abdelrahman Albaradei, Rasha Abdelhamid, Eman Madi, Amira Ramzan

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Article in Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shereef Ahmed ElsamanyOncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. Electronic address: shereefmohamad@yahoo.com.
Hossam AlghanmiKing Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelrahman AlbaradeiKing Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Rasha AbdelhamidOncology Nurse, Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Eman MadiOncology Nurse, Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Amira RamzanOncology Nurse, Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah Medical City · SAMansoura University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdherence to long-term adjuvant hormonal therapy in hormonal receptors (HR)-positive breast cancer is really challenging and can affect the survival outcome. The present study aims to assess rate of compliance with hormonal therapy and possible predictive factors in a single institute in Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS &

methodsWe recruited patients with HR-positive breast cancer who presented to oncology outpatient clinics. Patients were assessed for compliance using a study questionnaire. Compliance was defined as taking ≥80% of prescribed doses of oral hormonal therapy. Different epidemiological, clinical, pathological and treatment data were checked in patients' medical records and correlated with compliance/interruption of hormonal therapy.

resultsAmong the 203 recruited patients, 95.1% were compliant with hormonal therapy, while it was interrupted in 16.7% of patients, and 58.1% reported missing intake of hormonal pills. Age >50 years, having permanent job and higher education level were significantly associated with non-compliance in univariate analysis. On multivariate analysis, job status was the only independent predictor of non-compliance. The following parameters were significantly related to hormonal therapy interruption: marital status (single: 28.8% vs married patients: 12.6%, p = 0.01) and residence location (Makkah: 11.7% vs. outside Makkah: 25.3%, p = 0.019), lymphovascular invasion (LVI) (No: 20.9%, Yes: 7.8%, p = 0.025) and N0 tumours (compared to node-positive patients, p = 0.008). On multivariate analysis, marital status, residence location and N-stage, maintained significance relation with hormonal therapy interruption.

conclusionCompliance with hormonal therapy was high in the study cohort. Marital status, residence location, job status and N-stage may be related to interruption/compliance with hormonal therapy.

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Breast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHormonesHumansPatient CompliancePhenotypeHormonesAdjuvantBreast cancerComplianceHormonal therapy

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PMID35131645
PMCPMC9073292
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