Prechemotherapy Levels of Plasma Dehydroepiandrosterone and Its Sulfated Form as Predictors of Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy.
Yi Long TohJuliana Shariq MujtabaSumit BansalAngie YeoMaung ShweAik Jiang LauAlexandre ChanPublished in: Pharmacotherapy (2019)
Our findings suggest that patients with higher prechemotherapy DHEAS levels had lower odds of developing self-perceived cognitive impairment. Future studies are required to further investigate the effect of DHEA(S) on specific cognitive domains and to validate our findings in independent cohorts.