TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol Consumption and Survival after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
T2 - A Literature-Based Meta-analysis and Collaborative Analysis of Data for 29,239 Cases
AU - Ali, Alaa M G
AU - Schmidt, Marjanka K
AU - Bolla, Manjeet K
AU - Wang, Qin
AU - Gago-Dominguez, M
AU - Castelao, J Esteban
AU - Carracedo, Angel
AU - Garzón, Victor Muñoz
AU - Bojesen, Stig E
AU - Nordestgaard, Børge G
AU - Flyger, Henrik
AU - Chang-Claude, Jenny
AU - Vrieling, Alina
AU - Rudolph, Anja
AU - Seibold, Petra
AU - Nevanlinna, Heli
AU - Muranen, Taru A
AU - Aaltonen, Kirsimari
AU - Blomqvist, Carl
AU - Matsuo, Keitaro
AU - Ito, Hidemi
AU - Iwata, Hiroji
AU - Horio, Akiyo
AU - John, Esther M
AU - Sherman, Mark
AU - Lissowska, Jolanta
AU - Figueroa, Jonine
AU - Garcia-Closas, Montserrat
AU - Anton-Culver, Hoda
AU - Shah, Mitul
AU - Hopper, John L
AU - Trichopoulou, Antonia
AU - Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas
AU - Krogh, Vittorio
AU - Weiderpass, Elisabete
AU - Andersson, Anne
AU - Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise
AU - Dossus, Laure
AU - Fagherazzi, Guy
AU - Peeters, Petra H
AU - Olsen, Anja
AU - Wishart, Gordon C
AU - Easton, Douglas F
AU - Borgquist, Signe
AU - Overvad, Kim
AU - Barricarte, Aurelio
AU - González, Carlos A
AU - Sánchez, María-José
AU - Amiano, Pilar
AU - Riboli, Elio
AU - Key, Tim
AU - Pharoah, Paul D
N1 - ©2014 American Association for Cancer Research.
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - BACKGROUND: Evidence for an association of alcohol consumption with prognosis after a diagnosis of breast cancer has been inconsistent. We have reviewed and summarized the published evidence and evaluated the association using individual patient data from multiple case cohorts.METHODS: A MEDLINE search to identify studies published up to January 2013 was performed. We combined published estimates of survival time for "moderate drinkers" versus nondrinkers. An analysis of individual participant data using Cox regression was carried out using data from 11 case cohorts.RESULTS: We identified 11 published studies suitable for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Moderate postdiagnosis alcohol consumption was not associated with overall survival [HR, 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.85-1.05], but there was some evidence of better survival associated with prediagnosis consumption (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.73-0.88). Individual data on alcohol consumption for 29,239 cases with 4,839 deaths were available from the 11 case cohorts, all of which had data on estrogen receptor (ER) status. For women with ER-positive disease, there was little evidence that pre- or postdiagnosis alcohol consumption is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality, with some evidence of a negative association with all-cause mortality. On the basis of a single study, moderate postdiagnosis alcohol intake was associated with a small reduction in breast cancer-specific mortality for women with ER-negative disease. There was no association with prediagnosis intake for women with ER-negative disease.CONCLUSION: There was little evidence that pre- or post-diagnosis alcohol consumption is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality for women with ER-positive disease. There was weak evidence that moderate post-diagnosis alcohol intake is associated with a small reduction in breast cancer-specific mortality in ER-negative disease.IMPACT: Considering the totality of the evidence, moderate postdiagnosis alcohol consumption is unlikely to have a major adverse effect on the survival of women with breast cancer.
AB - BACKGROUND: Evidence for an association of alcohol consumption with prognosis after a diagnosis of breast cancer has been inconsistent. We have reviewed and summarized the published evidence and evaluated the association using individual patient data from multiple case cohorts.METHODS: A MEDLINE search to identify studies published up to January 2013 was performed. We combined published estimates of survival time for "moderate drinkers" versus nondrinkers. An analysis of individual participant data using Cox regression was carried out using data from 11 case cohorts.RESULTS: We identified 11 published studies suitable for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Moderate postdiagnosis alcohol consumption was not associated with overall survival [HR, 0.95; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.85-1.05], but there was some evidence of better survival associated with prediagnosis consumption (HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.73-0.88). Individual data on alcohol consumption for 29,239 cases with 4,839 deaths were available from the 11 case cohorts, all of which had data on estrogen receptor (ER) status. For women with ER-positive disease, there was little evidence that pre- or postdiagnosis alcohol consumption is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality, with some evidence of a negative association with all-cause mortality. On the basis of a single study, moderate postdiagnosis alcohol intake was associated with a small reduction in breast cancer-specific mortality for women with ER-negative disease. There was no association with prediagnosis intake for women with ER-negative disease.CONCLUSION: There was little evidence that pre- or post-diagnosis alcohol consumption is associated with breast cancer-specific mortality for women with ER-positive disease. There was weak evidence that moderate post-diagnosis alcohol intake is associated with a small reduction in breast cancer-specific mortality in ER-negative disease.IMPACT: Considering the totality of the evidence, moderate postdiagnosis alcohol consumption is unlikely to have a major adverse effect on the survival of women with breast cancer.
U2 - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0901
DO - 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0901
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24636975
SN - 1055-9965
VL - 23
SP - 934
EP - 945
JO - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
JF - Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
IS - 6
ER -