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Body iron status and gastric cancer risk in the EURGAST study.

Fonseca-Nunes, Ana ; Agudo, Antonio ; Aranda, Núria ; Arija, Victoria ; Cross, Amanda J ; Molina, Esther ; Sanchez, Maria Jose ; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas ; Siersema, Peter and Weiderpass, Elisabete , et al. (2015) In International Journal of Cancer 137(12). p.2904-2914
Abstract
Although it appears biologically plausible for iron to be associated with gastric carcinogenesis, the evidence is insufficient to lead to any conclusions. To further investigate the relationship between body iron status and gastric cancer risk, we conducted a nested case-control study in the multicentric European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. The study included 456 primary incident gastric adenocarcinoma cases and 900 matched controls that occurred during an average of 11 years of follow-up. We measured prediagnostic serum iron, ferritin, transferrin and C-reactive protein, and further estimated total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin saturation (TS). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence... (More)
Although it appears biologically plausible for iron to be associated with gastric carcinogenesis, the evidence is insufficient to lead to any conclusions. To further investigate the relationship between body iron status and gastric cancer risk, we conducted a nested case-control study in the multicentric European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. The study included 456 primary incident gastric adenocarcinoma cases and 900 matched controls that occurred during an average of 11 years of follow-up. We measured prediagnostic serum iron, ferritin, transferrin and C-reactive protein, and further estimated total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin saturation (TS). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the risk of gastric cancer by iron metrics were estimated from multivariable conditional logistic regression models. After adjusting for relevant confounders, we observed a statistically significant inverse association between gastric cancer and ferritin and TS indices (ORlog2 = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.72-0.88; OR10%increment = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.78-0.97, respectively). These associations appear to be restricted to noncardia gastric cancer (ferritin showed a p for heterogeneity = 0.04 and TS had a p for heterogeneity = 0.02), and no differences were found by histological type. TIBC increased risk of overall gastric cancer (OR50 µg/dl = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.02-1.2) and also with noncardia gastric cancer (p for heterogeneity = 0.04). Additional analysis suggests that time between blood draw and gastric cancer diagnosis could modify these findings. In conclusion, our results showed a decreased risk of gastric cancer related to higher body iron stores as measured by serum iron and ferritin. Further investigation is needed to clarify the role of iron in gastric carcinogenesis. (Less)
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International Journal of Cancer
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0020-7136
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10.1002/ijc.29669
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  abstract     = {{Although it appears biologically plausible for iron to be associated with gastric carcinogenesis, the evidence is insufficient to lead to any conclusions. To further investigate the relationship between body iron status and gastric cancer risk, we conducted a nested case-control study in the multicentric European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. The study included 456 primary incident gastric adenocarcinoma cases and 900 matched controls that occurred during an average of 11 years of follow-up. We measured prediagnostic serum iron, ferritin, transferrin and C-reactive protein, and further estimated total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and transferrin saturation (TS). Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the risk of gastric cancer by iron metrics were estimated from multivariable conditional logistic regression models. After adjusting for relevant confounders, we observed a statistically significant inverse association between gastric cancer and ferritin and TS indices (ORlog2 = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.72-0.88; OR10%increment = 0.87, 95% CI = 0.78-0.97, respectively). These associations appear to be restricted to noncardia gastric cancer (ferritin showed a p for heterogeneity = 0.04 and TS had a p for heterogeneity = 0.02), and no differences were found by histological type. TIBC increased risk of overall gastric cancer (OR50 µg/dl = 1.13, 95% CI = 1.02-1.2) and also with noncardia gastric cancer (p for heterogeneity = 0.04). Additional analysis suggests that time between blood draw and gastric cancer diagnosis could modify these findings. In conclusion, our results showed a decreased risk of gastric cancer related to higher body iron stores as measured by serum iron and ferritin. Further investigation is needed to clarify the role of iron in gastric carcinogenesis.}},
  author       = {{Fonseca-Nunes, Ana and Agudo, Antonio and Aranda, Núria and Arija, Victoria and Cross, Amanda J and Molina, Esther and Sanchez, Maria Jose and Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas and Siersema, Peter and Weiderpass, Elisabete and Krogh, Vittorio and Mattiello, Amalia and Tumino, Rosario and Saieva, Calogero and Naccarati, Alessio and Ohlsson, Bodil and Sjöberg, Klas and Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine and Cadeau, Claire and Fagherazzi, Guy and Boeing, Heiner and Steffen, Annika and Kühn, Tilman and Katzke, Verena and Tjønneland, Anne and Olsen, Anja and Khaw, Kay-Tee and Wareham, Nick and Key, Tim and Lu, Yunxia and Riboli, Elio and Peeters, Petra H and Gavrila, Diana and Dorronsoro, Miren and Quirós, José Ramón and Barricarte, Aurelio and Jenab, Mazda and Zamora-Ros, Raúl and Freisling, Heinz and Trichopoulou, Antonia and Lagiou, Pagona and Bamia, Christina and Jakszyn, Paula}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{2904--2914}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{International Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Body iron status and gastric cancer risk in the EURGAST study.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.29669}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/ijc.29669}},
  volume       = {{137}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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