Exogenous estrogens, a heterogeneous group of estrogenic compounds that includes conjugated equine estrogen (CEE), estradiol (E2), and esterified estrogen (EE), are a controversial and potentially harmful pharmaceutical therapy that nonetheless continues to be used by peri- and post-menopausal women. Venous thrombosis (VT) may be one of the most serious side-effect of short-term estrogen use. It has been demonstrated that CEE, historically the most commonly prescribed estrogen, and EE, have differential effects on VT risk. Estradiol is the second most commonly prescribed oral estrogen in the US and its association with VT risk is not known. This application is a competing renewal to support novel work investigating estrogens and pharmacogenetic risk factors for VT in peri- and post-menopausal women in a population-based, case-control study at Group Health. The recent change in the preferred formulary estrogen at Group Health to E2 provides us with a unique opportunity to characterize the VT risk associated with this commonly used oral estrogen. As our primary aim in this renewal, we hypothesize that VT risk is greater in users of oral E2 compared with non-users of estrogen and, moreover, VT risk is greater in oral E2 users compared with oral CEE users or compared with oral EE users. As a secondary aim, we will use laboratory-based measures to characterize the clotting propensity of oral E2, oral CEE, and non-users of estrogen among healthy subjects. An additional aim is to determine which newly identified genetic risks of thrombosis from the growing literature are modified by estrogen use. The setting for the study is Group Health, a large integrated healthcare organization in Washington State. The study population will include peri- and post-menopausal Group Health members 30 to 89 years of age who experienced an incident VT, either deep vein thrombosis or fatal or non-fatal pulmonary embolism. This application will support the identification and the abstraction of medical record data VT cases and their matched controls that occur through 2013. Blood will be collected and DNA abstracted from those who consent. Data on the safety of oral estrogen products are limited and hinder women and their physicians from making evidence-based decisions when choosing an estrogen product to treat vasomotor symptoms of menopause. This competing renewal is designed to expand research using this unique and valuable resource that has already produced important epidemiologic information and will likely provide high-quality data to begin to address important public health questions of women's health.

Public Health Relevance

Data on the safety of oral estrogen products are limited and hinder women and their physicians from making evidence-based decisions when choosing an estrogen product to treat vasomotor symptoms of menopause. Venous thrombosis may be the most serious side-effect of short-term estrogen use yet virtually nothing is known about the risks of oral estradiol, the second most commonly used estrogen. We propose an extension of our population-based, case-control study in post-menopausal women to examine risks of venous thrombosis associated with oral estradiol and other estrogens.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HL073410-08
Application #
8293281
Study Section
Cardiovascular and Sleep Epidemiology (CASE)
Program Officer
Kindzelski, Andrei L
Project Start
2003-04-01
Project End
2014-05-31
Budget Start
2012-06-01
Budget End
2014-05-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$601,823
Indirect Cost
$98,411
Name
University of Washington
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
605799469
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195
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