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Reproductive profiles and risk of breast cancer subtypes : a multi-center case-only study
Background: Previous studies have shown that reproductive factors are differentially associated with breast cancer (BC) risk by subtypes. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between reproductive factors and BC subtypes, and whether these vary by age at diagnosis. Methods: We used pooled data on tumor markers (estrogen and progesterone receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)) and reproductive risk factors (parity, age at first full-time pregnancy (FFTP) and age at menarche) from 28,095 patients with invasive BC from 34 studies participating in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). In a case-only analysis, we used logistic regression to assess associations between reproductive factors and BC subtype compared to luminal A tumors as a reference. The interaction between age and parity in BC subtype risk was also tested, across all ages and, because age was modeled non-linearly, specifically at ages 35, 55 and 75 years. Results: Parous women were more likely to be diagnosed with triple negative BC (TNBC) than with luminal A BC, irrespective of age (OR for parity = 1.38, 95% CI 1.16-1.65, p = 0.0004; p for interaction with age = 0.076). Parous women were also more likely to be diagnosed with luminal and non-luminal HER2-like BCs and this effect was slightly more pronounced at an early age (p for interaction with age = 0.037 and 0. 030, respectively). For instance, women diagnosed at age 35 were 1.48 (CI 1.01-2.16) more likely to have luminal HER2-like BC than luminal A BC, while this association was not significant at age 75 (OR = 0.72, CI 0.45-1.14). While age at menarche was not significantly associated with BC subtype, increasing age at FFTP was non-linearly associated with TNBC relative to luminal A BC. An age at FFTP of 25 versus 20 years lowered the risk for TNBC (OR = 0.78, CI 0.70-0.88, p <0.0001), but this effect was not apparent at a later FFTP. Conclusions: Our main findings suggest that parity is associated with TNBC across all ages at BC diagnosis, whereas the association with luminal HER2-like BC was present only for early onset BC.Peer reviewe
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Reproductive profiles and risk of breast cancer subtypes: a multi-center case-only study.
Background: Previous studies have shown that reproductive factors are differentially
associated with breast cancer (BC) risk by subtypes. The aim of this study was to investigate
associations between reproductive factors and BC subtypes, and whether these vary by age
at diagnosis.
Methods: We used pooled data on tumor markers (estrogen and progesterone receptor,
human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)) and reproductive risk factors (parity, age
at first full-time pregnancy (FFTP) and age at menarche) from 28095 invasive BC patients from
34 studies participating in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium (BCAC). In a case-only
analysis, we used logistic regression to assess associations between reproductive factors and
BC subtype compared to luminal A tumors as a reference. The interaction between age and
parity on BC subtype risk was also tested, across all ages and, because age was modeled nonlinearly,
specifically at age 35, 55 and 75.
Results: Parous women were more likely to be diagnosed with triple negative BC (TNBC) than
with luminal A BC, irrespective of age (OR for parity=1.38, 95%CI 1.16-1.65, P=0.0004; Pinteraction
with age=0.076). Parous women were also more likely to be diagnosed with
luminal and non-luminal HER2-like BCs and this effect was slightly more pronounced at an
early age (P-interaction with age=0.037 and 0.030, respectively). For instance, women
diagnosed at age 35 were 1.48 (CI 1.01-2.16) more likely to have luminal HER2-like BC than
luminal A BC, while this association was not significant at age 75 (OR=0.72, CI 0.45-1.14). While
age at menarche was not significantly associated with BC subtype, increasing age at FFTP was
non-linearly associated with TNBC relative to luminal A BC. An age at FFTP of 25 versus 20
years lowered the risk for TNBC (OR=0.78, CI 0.70-0.88, p<0.0001), but this effect was not
apparent at a later FFTP.
Conclusions: Our main findings suggest that parity is associated with TNBC across all ages at
BC diagnosis, whereas the association with luminal HER2-like BC was present only for early
onset BC