January 2019 Cancer Epidemiology Matters E-News
Cancer Epidemiology Matters E-News
Announcing EGRP’s 2018 Research Highlights!
Each year, the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) Research Highlights showcases a selection of research publications supported by grants in the EGRP grant portfolio. EGRP asked NCI grantees with projects supported by current or recently-closed grants (i.e., grants that ended in 2017 or 2018) that are or were managed by EGRP to nominate one publication from 2018 that exemplifies the research from the grant.
Articles nominated by grantees were excluded if they did not contain research results or did not acknowledge the grant funding in the manuscript.
Below are the final selections for EGRP's 2018 Research Highlights, listed in alphabetical order by first author.
A Contemporary Prostate Biopsy Risk Calculator Based on Multiple Heterogeneous Cohorts
Ankerst DP, Straubinger J, Selig K, Guerrios L, De Hoedt A, Hernandez J, et al. A Contemporary Prostate Biopsy Risk Calculator Based on Multiple Heterogeneous Cohorts. Eur Urol. 2018 Aug;74(2):197-203.
Association of Analgesic Use with Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the Nurses' Health Studies
Barnard ME, Poole EM, Curhan GC, Eliassen AH, Rosner BA, Terry KL, et al. Association of Analgesic Use with Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the Nurses' Health Studies. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Dec 1;4(12):1675-1682.
Serologic Response to Helicobacter pylori Proteins Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer Among Diverse Populations in the United States
Butt J, Varga MG, Blot WJ, Teras L, Visvanathan K, Le Marchand L, et al. Serologic Response to Helicobacter pylori Proteins Associated with Risk of Colorectal Cancer Among Diverse Populations in the United States. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jan;156(1):175-186.e2.
Consensus on Molecular Subtypes of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma
Chen GM, Kannan L, Geistlinger L, Kofia V, Safikhani Z, Gendoo DMA, et al. Consensus on Molecular Subtypes of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Oct 15;24(20):5037-5047.
Spatial Architecture and Arrangement of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Predicting Likelihood of Recurrence in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Corredor G, Wang X, Zhou Y, Lu C, Fu P, Syrigos KN, et al. Spatial Architecture and Arrangement of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Predicting Likelihood of Recurrence in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Sep 10.
Validation of a Blood Biomarker for Identification of Individuals at High Risk for Gastric Cancer
Epplein M, Butt J, Zhang Y, Hendrix LH, Abnet CC, Murphy G, et al. Validation of a Blood Biomarker for Identification of Individuals at High Risk for Gastric Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Dec;27(12):1472-1479.
Human Pegivirus Infection and Lymphoma Risk and Prognosis: A North American Study
Fama A, Xiang J, Link BK, Allmer C, Klinzman D, Feldman AL, et al. Human Pegivirus Infection and Lymphoma Risk and Prognosis: A North American Study. Br J Haematol. 2018 Sep;182(5):644-653.
Drinking Alcohol Is Associated with Variation in the Human Oral Microbiome in a Large Study of American Adults
Fan X, Peters BA, Jacobs EJ, Gapstur SM, Purdue MP, Freedman ND, et al. Drinking Alcohol Is Associated with Variation in the Human Oral Microbiome in a Large Study of American Adults. Microbiome. 2018 Apr 24;6(1):59.
Fine Mapping of MHC Region in Lung Cancer Highlights Independent Susceptibility Loci by Ethnicity
Ferreiro-Iglesias A, Lesseur C, McKay J, Hung RJ, Han Y, Zong X, et al. Fine Mapping of MHC Region in Lung Cancer Highlights Independent Susceptibility Loci by Ethnicity. Nat Commun. 2018 Sep 25;9(1):3927.
Circulating Anti-Müllerian Hormone and Breast Cancer Risk: A Study in Ten Prospective Cohorts
Ge W, Clendenen TV, Afanasyeva Y, Koenig KL, Agnoli C, Brinton LA, et al. Circulating Anti-Müllerian Hormone and Breast Cancer Risk: A Study in Ten Prospective Cohorts. Int J Cancer. 2018 Jun 1;142(11):2215-2226.
Associations Between Dietary Patterns and Longitudinal Quality of Life Changes in Colorectal Cancer Patients: The ColoCare Study
Gigic B, Boeing H, Toth R, Böhm J, Habermann N, Scherer D, et al. Associations Between Dietary Patterns and Longitudinal Quality of Life Changes in Colorectal Cancer Patients: The ColoCare Study. Nutr Cancer. 2018 Jan;70(1):51-60.
Ultraspecific and Amplification-Free Quantification of Mutant DNA by Single-Molecule Kinetic Fingerprinting
Hayward SL, Lund PE, Kang Q, Johnson-Buck A, Tewari M, Walter NG. Ultraspecific and Amplification-Free Quantification of Mutant DNA by Single-Molecule Kinetic Fingerprinting. J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Sep 19;140(37):11755-11762.
Body Fatness, Adipose Tissue Compartments, and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Angiogenesis in Colorectal Cancer: The ColoCare Study
Himbert C, Ose J, Nattenmüller J, Warby CA, Holowatyj AN, Böhm J, et al. Body Fatness, Adipose Tissue Compartments, and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Angiogenesis in Colorectal Cancer: The ColoCare Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 Jan;28(1):76-82.
On Estimation of the Hazard Function from Population-Based Case–Control Studies
Hsu L, Gorfine M, Zucker D. On Estimation of the Hazard Function from Population-Based Case–Control Studies
. J Am Stat Assoc. 2018;113:522, 560-570.
Discovery of Common and Rare Genetic Risk Variants for Colorectal Cancer
Huyghe JR, Bien SA, Harrison TA, Kang HM, Chen S, Schmit SL, et al. Discovery of Common and Rare Genetic Risk Variants for Colorectal Cancer. Nat Genet. 2019 Jan;51(1):76-87.
Microbiome and Bile Acid Profiles in Duodenal Aspirates from Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: The Microbiome, Microbial Markers and Liver Disease Study
Jacobs JP, Dong TS, Agopian V, Lagishetty V, Sundaram V, Noureddin M, et al. Microbiome and Bile Acid Profiles in Duodenal Aspirates from Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: The Microbiome, Microbial Markers and Liver Disease Study. Hepatol Res. 2018 Dec;48(13):1108-1117
Determining Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Starting Age of Screening Based on Lifestyle, Environmental, and Genetic Factors
Jeon J, Du M, Schoen RE, Hoffmeister M, Newcomb PA, Berndt SI, et al. Determining Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Starting Age of Screening Based on Lifestyle, Environmental, and Genetic Factors. Gastroenterology. 2018 Jun;154(8):2152-2164.e19.
Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of Nearly a Half Million Adults in the Asia Cohort Consortium
Liu Y, Shu XO, Wen W, Saito E, Rahman MS, Tsugane S, et al. Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of Nearly a Half Million Adults in the Asia Cohort Consortium. Int J Epidemiol. 2018 Feb 27.
Large-scale Genome-wide Association Study of East Asians Identifies Loci Associated with Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Lu Y, Kweon SS, Tanikawa C, Jia WH, Xiang YB, Cai Q, et al. Large-scale Genome-wide Association Study of East Asians Identifies Loci Associated with Risk for Colorectal Cancer. Gastroenterology. 2018 Dec 6. pii: S0016-5085(18)35385-X. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.11.066. Epub ahead of print.
Association of Coffee and Tea Intake with the Oral Microbiome: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Study
Peters BA, McCullough ML, Purdue MP, Freedman ND, Um CY, Gapstur SM, et al. Association of Coffee and Tea Intake with the Oral Microbiome: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Jul;27(7):814-821.
Pancreatic Cancer Following Incident Diabetes in African Americans and Latinos: The Multiethnic Cohort
Setiawan VW, Stram DO, Porcel J, Chari ST, Maskarinec G, Le Marchand L, et al. Pancreatic Cancer Following Incident Diabetes in African Americans and Latinos: The Multiethnic Cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Jun 18.
Association Between Aspirin Use and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Simon TG, Ma Y, Ludvigsson JF, Chong DQ, Giovannucci EL, Fuchs CS, et al. Association Between Aspirin Use and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. JAMA Oncol. 2018 Dec 1;4(12):1683-1690.
A Mixed-Effects Model for Powerful Association Tests in Integrative Functional Genomics
Su YR, Di C, Bien S, Huang L, Dong X, Abecasis G, et al. A Mixed-Effects Model for Powerful Association Tests in Integrative Functional Genomics. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 May 3;102(5):904-919.
Utility of TERT Promoter Mutations for Cutaneous Primary Melanoma Diagnosis
Thomas NE, Edmiston SN, Tsai YS, Parker JS, Googe PB, Busam KJ, et al. Utility of TERT Promoter Mutations for Cutaneous Primary Melanoma Diagnosis. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Sep 11.
A Prediction Tool to Facilitate Risk-Stratified Screening for Squamous Cell Skin Cancer
Wang W, Jorgenson E, Ioannidis NM, Asgari MM, Whittemore AS. A Prediction Tool to Facilitate Risk-Stratified Screening for Squamous Cell Skin Cancer. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Dec;138(12):2589-2594.
Prognostic Modeling of the Immune-Centric Transcriptome Reveals Interleukin Signaling Candidates Contributing to Differential Patient Outcomes
Watza D, Lusk CM, Dyson G, Purrington KS, Chen K, Wenzlaff AS, et al. Prognostic Modeling of the Immune-Centric Transcriptome Reveals Interleukin Signaling Candidates Contributing to Differential Patient Outcomes. Carcinogenesis. 2018 Dec 31;39(12):1447-1454.
Germline Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A) Mutations Confer Susceptibility to Multiple Myeloma
Wei X, Calvo-Vidal MN, Chen S, Wu G, Revuelta MV, Sun J, et al. Germline Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1/KDM1A) Mutations Confer Susceptibility to Multiple Myeloma. Cancer Res. 2018 May 15;78(10):2747-2759.
A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study of 229,000 Women Identifies New Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Breast Cancer
Wu L, Shi W, Long J, Guo X, Michailidou K, Beesley J, et al. A Transcriptome-Wide Association Study of 229,000 Women Identifies New Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Breast Cancer. Nat Genet. 2018 Jul;50(7):968-978.
Overall and Central Obesity and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Pooled Analysis
Yu D, Zheng W, Johansson M, Lan Q, Park Y, White E, et al. Overall and Central Obesity and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Pooled Analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Aug 1;110(8):831-842.
Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to Risk of Lung Adenocarcinoma Incidence: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study
Yuan JM, Beckman KB, Wang R, Bull C, Adams-Haduch J, Huang JY, et al. Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to Risk of Lung Adenocarcinoma Incidence: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Int J Cancer. 2018 Jun 1;142(11):2234-2243.
Serum Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotope Ratios Meet Biomarker Criteria for Fish and Animal Protein Intake in a Controlled Feeding Study of a Women's Health Initiative Cohort
Yun HY, Lampe JW, Tinker LF, Neuhouser ML, Beresford SAA, Niles KR, et al. Serum Nitrogen and Carbon Stable Isotope Ratios Meet Biomarker Criteria for Fish and Animal Protein Intake in a Controlled Feeding Study of a Women's Health Initiative Cohort. J Nutr. 2018 Dec 1;148(12):1931-1937.
Lifestyle Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study
Zhang FF, Hudson MM, Huang IC, Bhakta N, Ness KK, Brinkman TM, et al. Lifestyle Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. Cancer. 2018 Oct 1;124(19):3918-3923. Epub 2018 Sep 11.
High-Throughput Screening of Prostate Cancer Risk Loci by Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Sequencing
Zhang P, Xia JH, Zhu J, Gao P, Tian YJ, Du M, et al. High-Throughput Screening of Prostate Cancer Risk Loci by Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Sequencing. Nat Commun. 2018 May 22;9(1):2022.
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