Pre-diagnosis and early post-diagnosis dietary soy isoflavone intake and survival outcomes: A prospective cohort study of early stage breast cancer survivors

Autor: Suzanne C. Ho, Winnie Yeo, William Goggins, Carol Kwok, Ashley Cheng, Marc Chong, Roselle Lee, Ka Li Cheung
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Cancer Treatment and Research Communications, Vol 27, Iss , Pp 100350- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2468-2942
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2021.100350
Popis: Background: There is concern that the estrogen-like effects of soy isoflavones may stimulate mammary tumor growth and interfere with the efficacy of breast cancer treatment. This study aimed to examine prospectively the associations of dietary soy isoflavone intake with all-cause mortality and breast cancer (BC) specific mortality and recurrence among BC survivors. Design: The study included 1460 Chinese women with early-stage incident BC. Pre-diagnosis and early post-diagnosis soy food intakes were assessed at study entry, and at 18-month follow-up using validated soy food frequency questionnaire. Associations of soy isoflavone intake with prognostic outcomes within 48 months were examined using multivariable adjusted Cox proportional hazards models. Results: We observed increasing pre-diagnosis and early post-diagnosis soy isoflavone intakes up to the third quartile (Q3) were associated with reductions for adverse prognostic outcomes. Relative to the lowest quartile (Q1), the hazard ratios (HRs) for all-cause mortality for pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis Q3 intake were respectively 0.34 (95% CI, 0.16–0.74), and 0.44 (95% CI, 0.22–0.89). A similar risk reduction was observed for pre- and post-diagnosis intakes and BC-specific mortality when comparing Q3 versus Q1 with the respective HRs 0.36 (95% CI, 0.16–0.82), and 0.49 (95% CI, 0.23–1.01). Subgroup analyses showed more favourable prognostic outcomes in association with moderate soy intake among premenopausal women, those with triple negative cancer and recipients of tamoxifen treatment. Conclusion: Moderate soy isoflavone intake was associated with favourable prognostic outcomes in Chinese early stage BC survivors.
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