Abstract P5-12-14: The impact of pre-existed and SERM-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on breast cancer survival: A meta-analysis
Authors: Song Yu , Wang Changjun , Huang Wei , Zhou Yidong , Chen Ziyuan , Zhu Hanjiang , Mao Feng , Lin Yan , Zhang Xiaohui , Shen Songjie , Zhong Ying , Huang Xin , Chen Chang , Sun Qiang 
Published: March 2020

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was a common disease and a frequent side effect of endocrine therapy for breast cancer patients. This was the first meta-analysis to investigate the impact of NAFLD on breast cancer survival.

Material and Methods: We searched Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database for relevant studies that investigated the correlation between NAFLD and breast cancer survival. Fixed- and random-effect meta-analyses were conducted according to the heterogeneity of enrolled studies. Subgroup analyses were based on whether NAFLD was induced by Selective-estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) administration.

Results: Six cohorts from five studies including 935 NAFLD and 2102 non-NAFLD patients were enrolled. NAFLD was significantly associated with advanced age (p&lt; 0.001), obesity (p&lt; 0.001), lymph node metastasis (p = 0.003), hormone receptor positivity (p &lt; 0.001) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positivity (p = 0.008). NAFLD had no significant impact on disease free survival(DFS) [hazard ratio (HR) 0.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.48-1.87, p = 0.87] and overall survival (OS) (HR 1.28, 95% CI = 0.59-2.78, p = 0.53). In subgroup analyses, SERM-associated NAFLD showed no significant impact on DFS and OS. Nonetheless, non-SERM-associated NAFLD had a strong prognostic correlation with poor OS (HR 1.92, 95% CI = 1.09-2.06, p = 0.02).

Conclusion: NAFLD had no significant impact on breast cancer survival. However, non-SERM-associated NAFLD implied increasing death risk. Future large-scale studies are warranted to further elucidate the correlation between NAFLD and breast cancer prognosis.

Keywords: breast cancer; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; selective estrogen receptor modulator; liver metastasis

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Table 1. Characteristics of studies enrolled in meta-analysisStudyCountryDesignNMedian follow-up (month)TNM StageNAFLD AssessmentLiver Metastasis AssessmentClinical EndpointsHormone ReceptorRelationship Between SERM-treatment and NAFLDDuran(2015)TurkeyRC107NAIVContrast-enhanced/ Non-Contrast CTNAOSNANon-SERM-associated NAFLDYan(2017)ChinaRC64664(7-91)I-IIIUSGUSGDFS, OSER+ and/or PR+SERM-associated NAFLDWu(2017)ChinaRC123030.7±24.9 32.4±26.3I-IIIUSGUSG/CT/MRILiver-MFSER/PR+799 ER/PR- 331NAZheng(2015)ChinaRC78576(14-122)I-IIIUSGNADFS, OSER/PR+SERM-associated NAFLDYang(2015) Cohort A*KoreaRC28NAII/IIIUSG/ Non-Contrast CT/ Contrast CTNADFS, OSNANon-SERM-associated NAFLDYang(2015) Cohort B*KoreaRC24NAII/IIIUSG/ Non-Contrast CT/ Contrast CTNADFS, OSNANon-SERM-associated NAFLDRC, retrospective cohort; NA, not available; CT, computed tomography; OS, overall survival; DFS, disease free survival; SERM, selective estrogen receptor modular; USG, ultrasonography; MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging; MFS, metastasis free survival.*Study by Yang et al. included two cohorts

Table 2. Correlation Between NAFLD Presence and Clinicopathological FeaturesNAFLD(%)Non-NAFLD(%)P valueAge (years)&lt;50354(24.7%)1081(75.3%)&lt;0.001*&gt;50397(32.4%)829(67.6)BMI (kg/m2)&lt;25431(22.5%)1487(77.5%)&lt;0.001*&gt;25320(43.2%)421(56.8%)Tumor Size (mm)&lt;20293(27.1%)790(72.9%)0.47220-50378(28.8%)935(71.2%)&gt;5080(30.3%)184(69.7%)LN MetastasisYes540(40.9%)780(59.1%)0.003*No281(36.6%)486(63.4%)MenopausePre153(33.5%)304(66.5%)0.766Post96(32.4%)200(85.9%)ER/PR StatusER/PR +630(34.9%)1173(65.1%)&lt;0.001*ER&PR -121(14.1%)737(85.9%)Her-2Positive285(29.1%)696(70.9%)0.008*Negative245(23.8%)783(76.2%)RadiotherapyYes215(27.5%)566(72.5%)0.608No536(28.5%)1344(71.5%)*indicates statistical significance.

Citation Format: Yu Song, Changjun Wang, Wei Huang, Yidong Zhou, Ziyuan Chen, Hanjiang Zhu, Feng Mao, Yan Lin, Xiaohui Zhang, Songjie Shen, Ying Zhong, Xin Huang, Chang Chen, Qiang Sun. The impact of pre-existed and SERM-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on breast cancer survival: A meta-analysis [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-12-14.