This is a pilot study designed to examine changes in muscle function after Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) therapy, at both the molecular and clinical level.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
16
IU Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Changes in calstabin1 binding to RyR1 channels in skeletal muscle
Changes in calstabin1 binding to RyR1 channels in skeletal muscle of breast cancer patients pre and post exposure to adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy
Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy
Changes in ryanodine receptor/calcium release channel (RyR1) oxidation in skeletal muscle
To estimate changes in RyR1 oxidation in skeletal muscle of breast cancer patients, pre- and post- exposure to adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy
Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy
Relationship between changes in RyR1 biochemistry and measures of muscle function
To explore the relationship between changes in RyR1 biochemistry and measures of muscle function, including muscle power as measured by isokinetic dynamometry
Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy
Relationship between markers of bone turnover and changes in RyR1 biochemistry
To explore the relationship between markers of bone turnover and changes in RyR1 biochemistry (calstabin binding to RyR1)
Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy
Relationship between markers of bone turnover and changes in muscle function
To explore the relationship between markers of bone turnover and changes in muscle function in terms of muscle power assessed by isokinetic dynamometry
Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy
Characterize the timing of development of muscle dysfunction following initiation of aromatase inhibitor therapy
To better characterize the timing of development of muscle dysfunction following initiation of aromatase inhibitor therapy, in terms muscle power measured by isokinetic dynamometry
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Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy
Feasibility of repeated muscle biopsies in patients with early stage breast cancer initiating aromatase inhibitor therapy
5\. To describe the feasibility of repeated muscle biopsies in patients with early stage breast cancer initiating aromatase inhibitor therapy, in terms of rate of completion of baseline and follow up biopsy
Time frame: through day 168 of aromatase inhibitor therapy