2023
Dynamic changes of circulating soluble PD-1/PD-L1 and its association with patient survival in immune checkpoint blockade-treated melanoma
Lu L, Risch E, Halaban R, Zhen P, Bacchiocchi A, Risch H. Dynamic changes of circulating soluble PD-1/PD-L1 and its association with patient survival in immune checkpoint blockade-treated melanoma. International Immunopharmacology 2023, 118: 110092. PMID: 37004344, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB7-H1 AntigenHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMelanomaRetrospective StudiesConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeSoluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1) levelsPD-L1 ratioPD-L1 levelsSoluble PD-1Soluble PD-L1PD-L1PD-1Patient survivalSurvival statusPD-1/PD-L1Immune checkpoints PD-1T cell exhaustionPatients' survival statusSolid tumor typesInitial immunotherapyCheckpoint blockadeMelanoma patientsPoor prognosisRetrospective studyPatient responseCell exhaustionTumor typesMelanomaSurvival
2021
The predictive ability of the 313 variant–based polygenic risk score for contralateral breast cancer risk prediction in women of European ancestry with a heterozygous BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant
Lakeman IMM, van den Broek AJ, Vos JAM, Barnes DR, Adlard J, Andrulis IL, Arason A, Arnold N, Arun BK, Balmaña J, Barrowdale D, Benitez J, Borg A, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Collée J, Couch F, Daly M, Dennis J, Dhawan M, Domchek S, Eeles R, Engel C, Evans D, Feliubadaló L, Foretova L, Friedman E, Frost D, Ganz P, Garber J, Gayther S, Gerdes A, Godwin A, Goldgar D, Hahnen E, Hake C, Hamann U, Hogervorst F, Hooning M, Hopper J, Hulick P, Imyanitov E, Isaacs C, Izatt L, Jakubowska A, James P, Janavicius R, Jensen U, Jiao Y, John E, Joseph V, Karlan B, Kets C, Konstantopoulou I, Kwong A, Legrand C, Leslie G, Lesueur F, Loud J, Lubiński J, Manoukian S, McGuffog L, Miller A, Gomes D, Montagna M, Mouret-Fourme E, Nathanson K, Neuhausen S, Nevanlinna H, Yie J, Olah E, Olopade O, Park S, Parsons M, Peterlongo P, Piedmonte M, Radice P, Rantala J, Rennert G, Risch H, Schmutzler R, Sharma P, Simard J, Singer C, Stadler Z, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Sutter C, Tan Y, Teixeira M, Teo S, Teulé A, Thomassen M, Thull D, Tischkowitz M, Toland A, Tung N, van Rensburg E, Vega A, Wappenschmidt B, Devilee P, van Asperen C, Bernstein J, Offit K, Easton D, Rookus M, Chenevix-Trench G, Antoniou A, Robson M, Schmidt M. The predictive ability of the 313 variant–based polygenic risk score for contralateral breast cancer risk prediction in women of European ancestry with a heterozygous BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variant. Genetics In Medicine 2021, 23: 1726-1737. PMID: 34113011, PMCID: PMC8460445, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01198-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeterozygoteHumansMutationRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsCBC riskHazard ratioFirst BCC-indexPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreConfidence intervalsContralateral breast cancer riskBreast cancer polygenic risk scoreBRCA2 pathogenic variantsAge 40 yearsBreast cancer riskMultifactorial risk modelEuropean ancestryModifiers of BRCA1/2Breast cancer risk predictionCancer risk predictionConsortium of InvestigatorsRetrospective seriesInvasive BCPathological characteristicsFamily historyEstrogen receptorHeterozygous BRCA1Cancer risk
2020
Polygenic risk scores and breast and epithelial ovarian cancer risks for carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants
Barnes DR, Rookus MA, McGuffog L, Leslie G, Mooij TM, Dennis J, Mavaddat N, Adlard J, Ahmed M, Aittomäki K, Andrieu N, Andrulis IL, Arnold N, Arun BK, Azzollini J, Balmaña J, Barkardottir RB, Barrowdale D, Benitez J, Berthet P, Białkowska K, Blanco AM, Blok MJ, Bonanni B, Boonen SE, Borg Å, Bozsik A, Bradbury AR, Brennan P, Brewer C, Brunet J, Buys SS, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Campbell I, Christensen LL, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Colas C, Collonge-Rame M, Cook J, Daly M, Davidson R, de la Hoya M, de Putter R, Delnatte C, Devilee P, Diez O, Ding Y, Domchek S, Dorfling C, Dumont M, Eeles R, Ejlertsen B, Engel C, Evans D, Faivre L, Foretova L, Fostira F, Friedlander M, Friedman E, Frost D, Ganz P, Garber J, Gehrig A, Gerdes A, Gesta P, Giraud S, Glendon G, Godwin A, Goldgar D, González-Neira A, Greene M, Gschwantler-Kaulich D, Hahnen E, Hamann U, Hanson H, Hentschel J, Hogervorst F, Hooning M, Horvath J, Hu C, Hulick P, Imyanitov E, Isaacs C, Izatt L, Izquierdo A, Jakubowska A, James P, Janavicius R, John E, Joseph V, Karlan B, Kast K, Koudijs M, Kruse T, Kwong A, Laitman Y, Lasset C, Lazaro C, Lester J, Lesueur F, Liljegren A, Loud J, Lubiński J, Mai P, Manoukian S, Mari V, Mebirouk N, Meijers-Heijboer H, Meindl A, Mensenkamp A, Miller A, Montagna M, Mouret-Fourme E, Mukherjee S, Mulligan A, Nathanson K, Neuhausen S, Nevanlinna H, Niederacher D, Nielsen F, Nikitina-Zake L, Noguès C, Olah E, Olopade O, Ong K, O’Shaughnessy-Kirwan A, Osorio A, Ott C, Papi L, Park S, Parsons M, Pedersen I, Peissel B, Peixoto A, Peterlongo P, Pfeiler G, Phillips K, Prajzendanc K, Pujana M, Radice P, Ramser J, Ramus S, Rantala J, Rennert G, Risch H, Robson M, Rønlund K, Salani R, Schuster H, Senter L, Shah P, Sharma P, Side L, Singer C, Slavin T, Soucy P, Southey M, Spurdle A, Steinemann D, Steinsnyder Z, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Sutter C, Tan Y, Teixeira M, Teo S, Thull D, Tischkowitz M, Tognazzo S, Toland A, Trainer A, Tung N, van Engelen K, van Rensburg E, Vega A, Vierstraete J, Wagner G, Walker L, Wang-Gohrke S, Wappenschmidt B, Weitzel J, Yadav S, Yang X, Yannoukakos D, Zimbalatti D, Offit K, Thomassen M, Couch F, Schmutzler R, Simard J, Easton D, Chenevix-Trench G, Antoniou A. Polygenic risk scores and breast and epithelial ovarian cancer risks for carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants. Genetics In Medicine 2020, 22: 1653-1666. PMID: 32665703, PMCID: PMC7521995, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-0862-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerPathogenic variant carriersProspective cohortPolygenic risk scoresVariant carriersCancer riskRisk scoreStrong associationEOC riskHigh-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancerSerous epithelial ovarian cancerER-positive BCBRCA2 pathogenic variantsCarriers of BRCA1Absolute risk differenceEpithelial ovarian cancer riskGeneral population estimatesOvarian cancer riskHR estimatesBRCA2 pathogenic variant carriersBRCA1 carriersBRCA1/2 carriersOvarian cancerBC riskEstrogen receptor
2019
Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer
Xiao Y, Yang H, Lu J, Li D, Xu C, Risch HA. Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer 2019, 19: 1020. PMID: 31664937, PMCID: PMC6819453, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6250-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOverall survivalSerum GGTSignificant dose-response associationCox proportional hazards modelMetastatic PDAC patientsDose-response associationMetastatic pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer survivalSpecialized cancer hospitalBlood glucose levelsProportional hazards modelHazard ratioPrognostic roleCancer HospitalPDAC patientsCancer survivalSubgroup analysisPancreatic cancerDuctal adenocarcinomaMetastatic PCCancer occurrenceGlucose levelsMortality risk
2018
Fallopian tube lesions in women at high risk for ovarian cancer: A multicenter study
Visvanathan K, Shaw P, May BJ, Bahadirli-Talbot A, Kaushiva A, Risch H, Narod S, Wang TL, Parkash V, Vang R, Levine DA, Soslow R, Kurman R, Shih IM. Fallopian tube lesions in women at high risk for ovarian cancer: A multicenter study. Cancer Prevention Research 2018, 11: canprevres.0009.2018. PMID: 30232083, PMCID: PMC6760670, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-18-0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDisease ProgressionFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFallopian TubesFemaleHumansMedical History TakingMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPrecancerous ConditionsPrevalencePrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSalpingo-oophorectomyConceptsSerous tubal intraepithelial lesionsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSerous tubal intraepithelial carcinomaP53 signatureRisk/protective factorsProtective factorsMultiple lesionsFallopian tubePrognosis of womenHigh-risk womenTubal intraepithelial carcinomaTubal intraepithelial lesionsSerous ovarian carcinomaPutative precursor lesionsYears of ageIntraepithelial lesionsIntraepithelial carcinomaMulticenter studyInvasive cancerOvarian carcinomaDisease progressionPrecursor lesionsEpidemiologic dataCombined prevalenceTubal lesionsPancreatic cancer risk is modulated by inflammatory potential of diet and ABO genotype: a consortia-based evaluation and replication study
Antwi SO, Bamlet WR, Pedersen KS, Chaffee KG, Risch HA, Shivappa N, Steck SE, Anderson KE, Bracci PM, Polesel J, Serraino D, La Vecchia C, Bosetti C, Li D, Oberg AL, Arslan AA, Albanes D, Duell EJ, Huybrechts I, Amundadottir LT, Hoover R, Mannisto S, Chanock S, Zheng W, Shu XO, Stepien M, Canzian F, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Quirós JR, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Bruinsma F, Milne RL, Giles GG, Hébert JR, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Petersen GM. Pancreatic cancer risk is modulated by inflammatory potential of diet and ABO genotype: a consortia-based evaluation and replication study. Carcinogenesis 2018, 39: 1056-1067. PMID: 29800239, PMCID: PMC6067129, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-O blood typeCase-control studyABO blood typePancreatic cancerPC riskInflammatory potentialBlood typeOdds ratioEnergy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index (E-DII) scoreDietary Inflammatory Index scoresNutrient/food intakeMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionHigher E-DII scoresInflammatory index scorePro-inflammatory dietE-DII scoresPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumConfidence intervalsPancreatic cancer riskPooled odds ratioGreater inflammatory potentialPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumHigh inflammatory potentialDII quintilesPooled analysis
2017
Robust Tests for Additive Gene-Environment Interaction in Case-Control Studies Using Gene-Environment Independence
Liu G, Mukherjee B, Lee S, Lee AW, Wu AH, Bandera EV, Jensen A, Rossing MA, Moysich KB, Chang-Claude J, Doherty JA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Kiemeney L, Gayther SA, Modugno F, Massuger L, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Ramus SJ, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Tyrer JP, Schildkraut JM, Kjaer SK, Webb PM, Ness RB, Menon U, Berchuck A, Pharoah PD, Risch H, Pearce CL, Consortium F. Robust Tests for Additive Gene-Environment Interaction in Case-Control Studies Using Gene-Environment Independence. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 187: 366-377. PMID: 28633381, PMCID: PMC5860584, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAspirin Use and Reduced Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Risch HA, Lu L, Streicher SA, Wang J, Zhang W, Ni Q, Kidd MS, Yu H, Gao YT. Aspirin Use and Reduced Risk of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2017, 26: 68-74. PMID: 27999143, PMCID: PMC5225096, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-16-0508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerAspirin useRegular useConfidence intervalsLong-term aspirin useControl subjects frequencyLow-dose aspirinAvoidance of smokingBody mass indexPopulation-based studyUnconditional logistic regressionABO blood groupRisk-benefit analysisAspirin typeCagA seropositivityDiabetes mellitusMass indexCigarette smokingCardiovascular diseaseAspirinCancerCertain cancersLogistic regressionBlood groupSubjects frequency
2011
Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium
Freedman ND, Murray LJ, Kamangar F, Abnet CC, Cook MB, Nyrén O, Ye W, Wu AH, Bernstein L, Brown LM, Ward MH, Pandeya N, Green AC, Casson AG, Giffen C, Risch HA, Gammon MD, Chow WH, Vaughan TL, Corley DA, Whiteman DC. Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium. Gut 2011, 60: 1029. PMID: 21406386, PMCID: PMC3439838, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.233866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaRisk of OACOesophageal adenocarcinomaAlcohol intakeRisk of OSCCGastro-oesophageal refluxModerate alcohol intakeBody mass indexSquamous cell carcinomaSummary risk estimatesFuture prospective studiesApparent inverse associationCase-control studyHigh alcohol consumptionEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumRandom-effects modelLogistic regression modelsCohort studyTobacco smokingMass indexOSCC casesModerate intakeOesophagogastric junctionProspective studyCell carcinoma
1994
Dietary lactose intake, lactose intolerance, and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in southern Ontario (Canada)
Risch H, Jain M, Marrett L, Howe G. Dietary lactose intake, lactose intolerance, and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in southern Ontario (Canada). Cancer Causes & Control 1994, 5: 540-548. PMID: 7827241, DOI: 10.1007/bf01831382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive useOvarian cancerContraceptive useLactose intoleranceTotal daily caloric intakeFull-term pregnancyEpithelial ovarian cancerCase-control studyDaily caloric intakeQuantitative diet historyDietary factorsLactose intakeCaloric intakeProtective effectDiet historyAge groupsCancerDaily consumptionIntoleranceIntakeTotal durationIntake valuesPopulation controlsRiskMore evidence
1988
DIETARY FACTORS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE URINARY BLADDER
RISCH H, BURCH J, MILLER A, HILL G, STEELE R, HOWE G. DIETARY FACTORS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE URINARY BLADDER. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1988, 127: 1179-1191. PMID: 3369417, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerDietary factorsLow-calorie foodsConditional logistic regression methodsCalorie foodsIntake of cholesterolCase-control studyAge 20 yearsLife-style factorsIncidence of cancerHistory of exposureLack of associationOdds ratio estimatesArtificial sweetenersArea of residenceAverage daily intakeDiabetes mellitusCigarette smokingSubsequent riskCancer casesUrinary bladderRelevant food itemsMild increaseCancerDaily intake
1985
DIETARY FACTORS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE STOMACH
RISCH H, JAIN M, CHOI N, FODOR J, PFEIFFER C, HOWE G, HARRISON L, CRAIB K, MILLER A. DIETARY FACTORS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE STOMACH. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1985, 122: 947-959. PMID: 2998182, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratio estimatesStomach cancerConditional logistic regression methodsVitamin C intakeCitrus fruit intakeCase-control studyIncidence of cancerArea of residenceAverage daily intakeC intakeFruit intakeRatio estimatesDietary factorsAverage daily consumptionCancer casesGastric cancerVitamin EDaily intakeCancerDietary componentsDaily consumptionLogistic regression methodIntakePopulation controlsDietary fiber
1983
EVENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE LIFE AND THE INCIDENCE OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER
RISCH H, WEISS N, LYON J, DALING J, LIFF J. EVENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE LIFE AND THE INCIDENCE OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1983, 117: 128-139. PMID: 6681935, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerOral contraceptionInhibition of ovulationPituitary gonadotrophin secretionLack of associationThyroid medicationOral contraceptivesNoncontraceptive estrogensGonadotrophin secretionMedical historyRelative riskDiminished riskTotal doseYears of lactationCancerLogistic regression methodReproductive lifePregnancyMiscarriageRiskContraceptionRandom sampleWomenLactation