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AI InsightIn order for adiponectin to be used as a practical clinical marker for breast cancer, large databasestudies are should be conducted.
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Abstract
Objective: Breast cancers in women with low serum adiponectin levels have been reported to show phenotypes that are more aggressive. In 2008,we investigated the relationship between serum adiponectin levels and breast cancer in our case-controlled study involving 83 patients, in whichserum adiponectin levels were measured preoperatively. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between serum adiponectin levels andbreast cancer-specific survival among these 83 patients.Materials and Methods: All 83 patients with stage I-III breast cancer, whose adiponectin levels were measured preoperatively in 2008 wereenrolled in this study. The patients had no history of medications influencing insulin resistance prior to collecting the blood samples. Serum adiponectinconcentrations were measured after overnight fasting (≥12 hours) by drawing a venous blood sample of 30 mL from the arm. ELISA (B-BridgeHuman Adiponectin ELISA kit) was used for testing.Results: The mean adiponectin level was found to be 15,300 ng/mL. When the adiponectin levels of the patients were analyzed according to thestage of the disease, adiponectin levels tended to be significantly lower as the stage increased. The stage of the disease was an important determinantfor both Diseas Free Survival (DFS) (p=0.003) and Overall Survival (OS) (p=0.005). A significant relationship between adiponectin levels and OSwas also observed (p=0.025), and levels of adiponectin above the mean value of 15,300 ng/mL were associated with improved DFS (p=0.001).Conclusion: Preoperative adiponectin levels may be useful to predict survival rates in breast cancer or may be used as a marker/predictor for definingpatients who require more aggressive treatment. In order for adiponectin to be used as a practical clinical marker for breast cancer, large databasestudies are should be conducted.