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Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Estetrol on Long-Term Estrogen-Deprived Breast Cancer Cells and at Low Doses on Hormone-Sensitive Cells.

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Purpose

Postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers often respond initially to tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor therapy. Resistance to these treatments usually develops within 12 to 18 months. Clinical studies have demonstrated that high-dose estrogen can induce regression of these endocrine-resistant tumors. However, side-effects of high-dose estradiol (E₂) or diethylstilbestrol (DES) limit their usage. Estetrol (E₄) is the most abundant estrogen during pregnancy and has a long half-life and a low potential for side-effects. Estetrol might then provide benefits similar to DES on tumor regression but with lesser toxicity.

Methods

In this study, we systematically evaluated the effects of E₄ on cell proliferation and apoptosis in wild-type MCF-7 and long-term estrogen-deprived (LTED) MCF-7 cells and compared its effects with E₂ and estriol (E₃).

Results

Estetrol induced apoptosis in LTED cells but stimulated growth of MCF-7 cells at concentrations from 10^-11 to 10^-8 M. These effects of E₄ are similar to those of E₂ but require much higher doses. Differing from E₂, E₄ at 10^-12 M induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells and another pregnancy estrogen, E₃, acted similarly. No antagonistic effect of E₄ or E₃ against E₂ occurred when they were combined.

Conclusions

The pro-apoptotic effects of E₄ and E₃ on LTED cells and at low doses on MCF-7 cells indicate that these steroids could be used as therapeutic agents for endocrine-resistant or sensitive breast cancer.

SUBMITTER: Yue W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6535901 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Estetrol on Long-Term Estrogen-Deprived Breast Cancer Cells and at Low Doses on Hormone-Sensitive Cells.

Yue Wei W Verhoeven Carole C Bernnink Herjan Coelingh HC Wang Ji-Ping JP Santen Richard J RJ

Breast cancer : basic and clinical research 20190515

<h4>Purpose</h4>Postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers often respond initially to tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitor therapy. Resistance to these treatments usually develops within 12 to 18 months. Clinical studies have demonstrated that high-dose estrogen can induce regression of these endocrine-resistant tumors. However, side-effects of high-dose estradiol (E<sub>2</sub>) or diethylstilbestrol (DES) limit their usage. Estetrol (E<sub>4</sub>) is the most abundant est ...[more]

PMID: 31205415

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Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Estetrol on Long-Term Estrogen-Deprived Breast Cancer Cells and at Low Doses on Hormone-Sensitive Cells.

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Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Estetrol on Long-Term Estrogen-Deprived Breast Cancer Cells and at Low Doses on Hormone-Sensitive Cells.

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