Psychiatry Investig.
2017 Jul;14(4):491-498. 10.4306/pi.2017.14.4.491.
Agoraphobia and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Levels between Tamoxifen and Goserelin versus Tamoxifen Alone in Premenopausal Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A 12-Month Prospective Randomized Study
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, Depression Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jeonhj@skku.edu
- 2Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jeongeon.lee@samsung.com
- 3Yang Hospital, Namyangju, Republic of Korea.
- 4Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
- 5National Institute of Dementia, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
- 6Department of Health Sciences & Technology, Department of Medical Device Management and Research, and Department of Clinical Research Design & Evaluation, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- KMID: 2387141
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2017.14.4.491
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Tamoxifen is an estrogen receptor antagonist used to prevent recurrence of breast cancer, which may provoke depression and anxiety and increase follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to patients. We compared anxiety and depression symptoms and FSH levels who received conventional tamoxifen alone and combination treatment of goserelin, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue, with tamoxifen.
METHODS
Sixty-four premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer were included and were assigned randomly to receive either tamoxifen and goserelin combination or tamoxifen alone for 12 months. The participants were evaluated blindly using the Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating Scale, the Beck Depression Rating Scale, and the Albany Panic and Phobia Questionnaire (APPQ). Blood FSH levels were assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months.
RESULTS
A significant time×group difference was detected in the agoraphobia trends subscale of the APPQ and in FSH levels. The combination group showed significantly less increases in agoraphobia subscale of APPQ and greater decreases in FSH level than those in the tamoxifen-alone group from baseline to 12 months of treatment. No significant differences for age, tumor grade, body mass index, or family history were found at baseline between the two groups.
CONCLUSION
Our results suggest that the combination treatment of tamoxifen and goserelin resulted in less agoraphobia than tamoxifen alone in premenopausal women with breast cancer, which may associated with FSH suppression of goserelin.
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MeSH Terms
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Agoraphobia*
Anxiety
Body Mass Index
Breast Neoplasms*
Breast*
Depression
Estrogens
Female
Follicle Stimulating Hormone*
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Goserelin*
Humans
Panic
Phobic Disorders
Prospective Studies*
Recurrence
Tamoxifen*
Estrogens
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Goserelin
Tamoxifen
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