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1 Living with an Induced Menopause Dr Jenifer Sassarini Clinical Lecturer Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Glasgow 2 February 2017

2 70% of women in UK living with breast cancer have hot flushes 1/3 >69 years are still symptomatic

3 What are menopausal symptoms? 1. Vasomotor symptoms: hot flushes night sweats 2. Vulvo-vaginal dryness 3. Sleep disturbance 4. Mood disturbance 5. Sexual dysfunction NIH State-of-the-Science Panel. Ann Intern Med 2005

4 Why do breast cancer patients get menopausal symptoms? Young women after chemotherapy or oophorectomy Peri and postmenopausal women who stop taking HRT Pre and postmenopausal women taking endocrine therapy for 5-10 years Vasomotor symptoms are more frequent and severe after breast cancer compared to natural menopause ovaginal dryness particularly severe with aromatase inhibitors oatac: Vaginal dryness; Anastrozole 18.5% Tamoxifem 9.1% Dyspareunia; 17.3% 8.1% Hickey et al 2008, Kemp et al 2014, Marino et al 2014, Howell et al 2005, ACOG 2014

5 Why are menopausal symptoms after breast cancer problematic? 1. May lead to discontinuation of endocrine therapy Up to 50% stop due to hot flushes, which may lead to 20% increase in mortality Howard-Anderson et al 2012, Chen et al 2013, Makubate et al 2013

6 The value of high adherence to tamoxifen in women with breast cancer: a communitybased cohort study C McCowan, S Wang, A M Thompson, B Makubate and D J Petrie Br J Cancer Sep 3;109(5): All women with incident breast cancer between 1993 and 2000 who were prescribed tamoxifen in the Tayside region of Scotland. 475 (38%) patients had low adherence, which was associated with reduced time to recurrence of 52% (P<0.001). Time to other cause mortality was also reduced by 23% (P <0.055) but this was not statistically significant.

7 Low adherence could cause a 20% Increase in Breast Cancer Mortality " We reported on 576 women classed as having low adherence with 266 dying (46%). High adherence had 2785 with 928 dying (33%). That gives a crude difference in deaths of 13% between the two groups (page 1518). The hazard ratio between the groups was this actually means that women with low adherence have a 20% increased risk of death at any given point of time compared to women with high adherence." C. McCowan Cohort study of adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy, breast cancer recurrence and mortality. Makubate et al. BJC (2013) 108,

8 Why are menopausal symptoms after breast cancer problematic? 2. May have implications for prognosis? Indicate better prognosis in breast cancer Howard-Anderson et al 2012, Chen et al 2013, Makubate et al 2013

9 Figure 1. Hot flashes in association with breast cancer recurrence, SBCSS. Chen Y, Dorjgochoo T, Bao PP, Zheng Y, Cai H, et al. (2013) Menopausal Symptoms among Breast Cancer Patients: A Potential Indicator of Favorable Prognosis. PLOS ONE 8(9): e doi: /journal.pone

10 3. May impair quality of life: Why are menopausal symptoms after breast cancer problematic? Worse than the cancer treatment for some women 4. May exacerbate common post-cancer problems such as sleep disturbance and fatigue 5. Risks of early menopause may contribute to morbidity and mortality: Osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease Howard-Anderson et al 2012, Chen et al 2013, Makubate et al 2013

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12 What works for vasomotor symptoms?

13 Oral oestrogen and combined oestrogen/progestogen therapy versus placebo for hot flushes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 18 OCT 2004 DOI: / CD pub2

14 Oral oestrogen and combined oestrogen/progestogen therapy versus placebo for hot flushes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 18 OCT 2004 DOI: / CD pub2

15 HRT may increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence or new breast cancer HR 2.4 HABITS Study Group Holmberg et al 2008

16 Tibolone: increased risk of recurrence and new breast cancer Kenemans et al, Lancet Oncol 2009

17 What else do we have for vasomotor symptoms? Clonidine mcg increasing to 50mcg bd Better than placebo but less effective than SSRI / SNRI / gabapentin Side effects limit tolerability Dry mouth, dizzy, constipation Licenced for VMS Boekhout A H et al. JCO 2011

18 Loprinzi et al 2000, 2002,Stearns et al 2005, Evans et al 2006, Speroff et al 2008, Pinkerton et Al Simon et al 2013, Freeman et al 2012, Carpenter et al 2012, Ensrud et al 2012, Carpenter et al, 2012, La Croix et al 2012, Reed et al 2012, Suvanto-Luukkonen et al 2005, Guthrie et al 2015 What works for vasomotor symptoms?: Antidepressants Name Desvenlafaxine 100mg Reduction in hot flashes vs placebo Daily reduction in hot flashes Duration of studies Additional benefits 64% (vs 51%) 12 months Improved sleep Nausea, constipation, sexual dysfunction Venlafaxine 75mg SR 60% (vs 27%) -1.8 compared to -2.4 with ultra low dose estrogen 8 weeks Improved sleep Equivalent to very low dose estrogen. Nausea, constipation, sexual dysfunction Paroxetine 12.5mg 56% (vs 28%) 24 months Nausea, fatigue, dizzyness, insomnia. No discontinuation syndrome at lower doses. No change in sexual function Improved sleep and reduced burden of hot flashes Escitalopram (10-20mg) 55 % (vs 36%) -1.4 compared to -2.4 with ultra low dose estrogen 8 weeks Improved sleep, mood, quality of life and hot flash interference Does not impair sexual function. Citalopram 10mg 49% (vs 23%) 6 weeks Does not impair sexual function. Fluoxetine 20mg 50% (vs 36%) 9 months Nausea, constipation, sexual dysfunction

19 Venlafaxine 75mg equivalent to ultra-low dose estradiol (0.25mg) estradiol for VMS Joffe H et al JAMA Internal Medicine July 2014 Volume 174, Number 7

20 What works for vasomotor symptoms?: Pharmacological treatments Gabapentin (900 mg/day) As effective as ultra low dose estrogen Premarin 0.3mg or 25 estradiol mcg patch Limitations Drowsiness, confusion, ataxia Start at 300mg/day and increase slowly Can be used by women already taking SSRI/SNRI Butt et al 2008 Reddy et al 2006, Aguirre et al 2010, Pinkerton et al 2014

21 What works for vasomotor symptoms? Mind Body therapies Cognitive behaviour therapy Reduced problem rating (but not frequency) of vasomotor symptoms Nearly 80% reported improvements in vasomotor symptoms Side effects Improved mood Reduced anxiety Mann et al, 2012, Ayres et al 2012

22 What works for vulvovaginal symptoms?

23 Managing vulvovaginal atrophy after breast cancer Vaginal estrogens effective but are systemically absorbed Vaginal estradiol (25 mcg) significantly increased systemic E2 in aromatase inhibitor users Current dose is 10 mcg ( vagifem low ) oless systemic absorption oeffect on TAM users unknown Many oncologists avoid vaginal estrogen but clinical implications unknown Kendall et al 2006, Ferrazzi et al 1977, Freidrich et al 1998, Santen RJ 2015

24 Figure 1 Time course of mean estradiol (E2) plasma concentrations during 24 h after vaginal administration of 10 μg E2 tablets on day 1, 1, 14, 82, and 83 of treatment

25 Managing atrophic vaginitis after breast cancer Avoid vaginal estrogens in AI users Consider vaginal estrogens in TAM users Still discuss with oncologist Relative efficacy of vaginal lubricants unknown Silicone based products reduce pain at intercourse more than water based Vulval lignocaine (4%) reduces dyspareunia and sexual distress in breast cancer survivors Goetsch et al J Clin Oncol 2015, Hickey et al, submitted JCO 2016

26 Sexual dysfunction, sleep disturbance, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease?

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28 UK NCRI Breast Clinical Studies Group Symptom management working party Members include: patient advocates nurses researchers oncologists psychologists statisticians molecular biologists physiologists gynaecologists complementary therapy specialists representatives from: Breast Cancer Care Breast Cancer Now (secretariat) Dr Adrienne Morgan

29 Working Party Symptom Management Initial Priority: Survey Patient & Healthcare perspectives Raise Awareness Educate Healthcare Professionals Hot Flush Surveys Breast Cancer Patients (n=666) Healthcare Professionals 1850 invited (n=185) GPs (n=79)

30 Do You Have Hot Flushes No: 3% Yes No Yes: 94%

31 GPs and HCPs significantly underestimate the impact of HF/NS on the lives of breast cancer patients % 6+ HF/NS 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Don't know 65% of patients say that they have severe HF/NS BUT only 5% of GPs and HCPs thought that 65% of their patients have severe hot flushes. HCP GP

32 30% considered stopping endocrine therapy

33 Most believe that treatment of hot flushes in breast cancer patients is an unmet need Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree HCP GPs 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

34 If you treat hot flushes medically what do you use? HRT Clonidine Paroxetine 14% 27% 36% 61% Venlafaxine Citalopram Gabapentin 37% HCP GP 77% Progesterone GPs prefer Clonidine and HCPs SSRIs Worrying level of HRT prescribed by GPs (27%)

35 Medical treatments not working for patients Menopause clinic Gabapentin SSRIs Clonidine Megace HRT Helped Suggested % 90% of professionals reported prescribing drugs to alleviate HFNS, BUT only 26% of the patients reported being offered drugs and fewer than 2% said they helped.

36 Managing hot flushes following breast cancer Author Date

37 Imperial College London Young Woman s Breast Cancer pathway

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39 Model of multidisciplinary care: Menopause Symptoms After Cancer Clinic (MSAC)

40 New model of care for cancer patients with menopausal symptoms

41 Model of multidisciplinary care: Menopause Symptoms After Cancer Clinic (MSAC) Patient referred to MSAC Clinic Patient seen by menopause specialist Assessment Treatment plan Information Patient seen by nurse specialist Management Issues resolved by Multidisciplinary team Evidence-based Clinical guidelines Data collection Hickey et al 2008, 2010, Marino et al 2013, Marino et al 2014

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43 Living with an Induced Menopause

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46 Breast cancer No Age Treatment No Age Age (at diagnosis) surgery chemo radio hormone (42-84) 60 (38-82) 17 (85%) 8 (40%) 13 (65%) 12 (60%)

47 Gynaecological cancers No Age Type of cancer Treatment No Age Age (at diagnosis) Ovary/ tube/ peritoneum uterus cervix surgery chemo radio hormone (38-85) 58 (36-83) 27 (57%) 4 (9%) 12 (26%) 29 (62%) 38 (81%) 15 (32%) 5 (11%)

48 % Symptoms

49 Specialist menopause service

50 We need to clearly define referral pathways and delivery of care Increase awareness of existing menopause clinics Provide guidance approved by MDT with management issues resolved by MDT (Advisory group) Should we provide an MDT clinic? Menopause Symptoms After Cancer Clinic (MSAC)/Abernethy Train/Recruit a Clinical nurse specialist Pre-op (RRBSO) Include Haematological and other pelvic cancers Research agenda

51 Managing menopause after breast cancer Provide information about menopause and its management prior to chemotherapy No magic bullet Review the precipitating and exacerbating factors Prioritise: likely >1 symptom Individualise: Improving sleep can increase tolerance of daytime symptoms Consider multiple approaches Consider changing endocrine therapy Thomas et al Hickey et al 2008, 2010, 2014, Baum et al 2008

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