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Plasma matrix metalloproteinase 2 levels and breast cancer risk.

Abstract
Matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) is an enzyme with important functions in breast cancer invasion and metastasis. However, it is unclear whether circulating MMP2 levels may predict breast cancer risk. We conducted a prospective nested case-control analysis in the Nurses' Health Study among 1136 cases who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between 1992 and 2004 and 1136 matched controls. All participants provided blood samples in 1989-1990, and a subset (170 cases, 170 controls) contributed an additional sample in 2000-2002. Pre-diagnostic plasma MMP2 levels were measured via immunoassay, and conditional logistic regression was performed to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs), adjusted for breast cancer risk factors. No association was observed between plasma MMP2 levels and risk of total invasive breast cancer (top vs. bottom quartile, OR=1.0; 95% CI: 0.7, 1.2; p-trend=0.89). Findings did not vary significantly by time since blood draw, body mass index, postmenopausal hormone use, or menopausal status at either blood draw or breast cancer diagnosis. MMP2 was associated with a greater risk of nodal metastases at diagnosis (top vs. bottom quartile, OR=1.5; 95% CI: 1.0, 2.2; p-heterogeneity, any vs. no lymph nodes=0.002), but no significant associations were observed with other tumor characteristics or with recurrent or fatal cancers. Plasma MMP2 levels do not appear to be predictive of total invasive breast cancer risk, although associations with aggressive disease warrant further study.
AuthorsSarah A Aroner, Bernard A Rosner, Rulla M Tamimi, Shelley S Tworoger, Nadja Baur, Thomas O Joos, Susan E Hankinson
JournalCancer epidemiology (Cancer Epidemiol) Vol. 39 Issue 3 Pg. 321-7 (Jun 2015) ISSN: 1877-783X [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID25799912 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
CopyrightCopyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • MMP2 protein, human
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2
Topics
  • Breast Neoplasms (blood, enzymology, pathology)
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 (blood)
  • Middle Aged
  • Odds Ratio
  • Prospective Studies
  • Risk Factors

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