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Urinary hydroxyproline in the management of breast cancer

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Turnover of collagen in the body, 50% of which occurs in bone, results in the excretion of substantial amounts of hydroxyproline in the urine. Urinary hydroxyproline excretion and, in particular, the hydroxyproline/creatine ratio increase in the presence of primary and secondary neoplasms of bone. There is a good correlation between elevated urinary hydroxyproline excretion and metastases to bone from breast cancer. Moreover, in “early” breast cancer without demonstrable metastases we have found a good correlation between elevated levels of hydroxyproline in urine and axillary lymph node metastases at operation, subsequent development of bone metastases, and survival. In patients with disseminated disease undergoing hormone manipulation therapy, we have observed that urinary hydroxyproline excretion correlates with the response to treatment. Measurement of urinary hydroxyproline excretion appears to be a useful tool in staging breast cancer and monitoring the activity of the disease.

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Le turnover de collagène, dont la moitié a lieu dans le squelette, aboutit à l'excrétion d'importantes quantités d'hydroxyproline dans les urines. L'excrétion d'hydroxyproline urinaire et, en particulier, le rapport hydroxyproline/créatine sont accrus dans les néoplasmes osseux primitifs et en cas de métastases osseuses. Il existe une bonne corrélation entre l'élévation du débit urinaire d'hydroxyproline et la présence de métastases osseuses d'un cancer du sein. De plus, dans les cancers mammaires “débutants” sans métastase démontrable, nous avons trouvé une bonne corrélation entre les taux élevés d'hydroxyproline dans l'urine, la présence de métastases ganglionnaires axillaires à l'opération, l'apparition ultérieure de métastases osseuses et la survie. Chez les patients soumis à une hormonothérapie pour généralisation de la maladie, nous avons observé que le débit urinaire d'hydroxyproline varie en fonction de la réponse au traitement. La mesure de l'excrétion urinaire d'hydroxyproline est un test utile pour déterminer le stade du cancer du sein et l'activité de la maladie.

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Cuschieri, A. Urinary hydroxyproline in the management of breast cancer. World J. Surg. 1, 299–302 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01556842

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