Chemotherapy is linked to severe vitamin D deficiency in patients with colorectal cancer

BACKGROUND: Preclinical and clinical evidence support an association between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Normal vitamin D status has been linked to favorable health outcomes ranging from decreased risk of osteoporosis to improved cancer mortality. We performed a retrospective study to assess the impact of metastatic disease and chemotherapy treatment on vitamin D status in patients with colorectal cancer residing in Western New York.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients, 315, with colorectal cancer treated in a single institute were assayed for 25-OH vitamin D. The association of age, gender, primary disease site and stage, body mass index, and chemotherapy with vitamin D status was investigated.

RESULTS: Vitamin D deficiency was common among participants with a median 25-OH vitamin D level of 21.3 ng/ml (optimal range 32-100 ng/ml). Primary site of disease and chemotherapy status were associated with very low 25-OH vitamin D levels (< or =15 ng/ml) on multivariate analysis. Patients receiving chemotherapy and patients with a rectal primary were 3.7 and 2.6-fold more likely to have severe vitamin D deficiency on multivariate analysis than nonchemotherapy patients and colon cancer primary patients, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Chemotherapy is associated with a significant increase in the risk of severe vitamin D deficiency. Patients with colorectal cancer, especially those receiving chemotherapy, should be considered for aggressive vitamin D replacement strategies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of colorectal disease - 24(2009), 2 vom: 21. Feb., Seite 219-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fakih, Marwan G [VerfasserIn]
Trump, Donald L [VerfasserIn]
Johnson, Candace S [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Muindi, Josephia [VerfasserIn]
Sunga, Annette Y [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vitamin D

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Date Completed 18.05.2009

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00384-008-0593-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM182793370