Abstract P6-08-24: Reproductive status and clinical pathological characteristics of young women diagnosed with breast cancer in Latin America: LACOG 0414 study

BACKGROUND Approximately 7% of women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) are under 40 years old. Chemotherapy may adversely affect ovarian function therefore fertility is an issue to be addressed for these patients. Patients with cancer in Latin America have limited access to fertility preservation. However age at first birth in women from Latin America is lower than in developed country and the needs of fertility preservation may be different from developed countries. The aim of the present study was to describe the reproductive status and clinical pathological features of young women diagnosed with BC in Latin America. METHODS LACOG 0414 is a prospective registry in Latin America which included young patients with RESULTS A total of 343 patients (pts) from 19 different sites distributed in 4 Latin American countries were included: Brasil (N=132 pts), Mexico (N=112 pts), Peru (N=83 pts) and Cuba (N=16 pts). The mean age at BC diagnosis was 34.02 (±4.17) years (14% had In terms of educational level, approximately 8% of patients were Illiterate and only 40% had university degree. Stages at BC diagnosis were the following: 12% stage I, 49% stage II, 35% stage III and 3% stage IV. The distribution of BC subtypes was: luminal 48%, HER2-positive 29% and triple negative 23%. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first study describing reproductive status of young patients diagnosed with BC in Latin America. Despite the lack of access to fertility preservation programs in the region, we found that a high number of patients had children at diagnosis of BC. Considering the high prevalence of advanced disease and aggressive subtypes the socioeconomic impact of young BC patients in Latin America needs to be addressed. Citation Format: Werutsky G, Villarreal-Garza C, Morante Cruz ZD, Debiasi M, Zaffaroni F, Fonseca A, Castro-Sanchez A, Platas A, Gomez Moreno H, Bretel D, Ortiz RM, Reinert T, Dybal V, Liedke P, Barrios C. Reproductive status and clinical pathological characteristics of young women diagnosed with breast cancer in Latin America: LACOG 0414 study [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P6-08-24.