作者: Pamela J Goodwin , Marguerite Ennis , Kathleen I Pritchard , Maureen E Trudeau , Jarley Koo
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.20.1.42
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摘要: PURPOSE: Insulin, a member of family growth factors that includes insulin-like factor (IGF)-I and IGF-II, exerts mitogenic effects on normal malignant breast epithelial cells, acting via insulin IGF-I receptors. Because this because its recognized association with obesity, an adverse prognostic in cancer, we examined the associations early-stage cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A cohort 512 women without known diabetes, who had (T1 to T3, N0 N1, M0) was assembled observed prospectively. Information traditional body size collected, fasting blood obtained. RESULTS: Fasting associated distant recurrence death; hazard ratios 95% confidence intervals (CI) for those highest (> 51.9 pmol/L) versus lowest (< 27.0 quartile were 2.0 (95% CI, 1.2 3.3) 3.1 1.7 5.7), respectively. There some...