• Anti-cancer therapy is associated with long-term epigenomic changes in childhood cancer survivors 

      Robinson, Natassia; Casement, John; Gunter, Marc J.; Huybrechts, Inge; Agudo, Antonio; Barranco, Miguel Rodríguez; Eichelmann, Fabian; Johnson, Theron; Kaaks, Rudolf; Pala, Valeria; Panico, Salvatore; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Schultze, Matthias B.; Travis, Ruth C.; Tumino, Rosario; Vineis, Paolo; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Skinner, Roderick; Sharp, Linda; McKay, Jill A; Strathdee, Gordon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-30)
      BACKGROUND: Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) exhibit significantly increased chronic diseases and premature death. Abnormalities in DNA methylation are associated with development of chronic diseases and reduced life expectancy. We investigated the hypothesis that anti-cancer treatments are associated with long-term DNA methylation changes that could be key drivers of adverse late health ...
    • Circulating prolactin and in situ breast cancer risk in the European EPIC cohort: A case-control study 

      Tikk, Kaja; Sookthai, Disorn; Fortner, Renée T.; Johnson, Theron; Rinaldi, Sabina; Romieu, Isabelle; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise; Baglietto, Laura; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Trichopoulos, Dimitrios; Masala, Giovanna; Krogh, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Mattiello, Amalia; Agudo, Antonio; Menéndez, Virginia; Sánchez, María-José; Amiano, Pilar; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Barricarte, Aurelio; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Monninkhof, Evelyn M.; Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte; Andresson, Anne; Sund, Malin; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Key, Timothy J.; Travis, Ruth C.; Merritt, Melissa A.; Riboli, Elio; Dossus, Laure; Kaaks, Rudolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-31)
      Introduction: The relationship between circulating prolactin and invasive breast cancer has been investigated previously, but the association between prolactin levels and in situ breast cancer risk has received less attention.<p> <p>Methods: We analysed the relationship between pre-diagnostic prolactin levels and the risk of in situ breast cancer overall, and by menopausal status and use of ...
    • Circulating RANKL and RANKL/OPG and breast cancer risk by ER and PR subtype: Results from the EPIC cohort. 

      Sarink, Danja; Schock, Helena; Johnson, Theron; Overvad, Kim; Holm, Marianne; Tjønneland, Anne; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; His, Mathilde; Kvaskoff, Marina; Boeing, Heiner; Lagiou, Pagona; Papatesta, Eleni-Maria; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Mattiello, Amalia; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; van Gils, Carla H.; Peeters, Petra H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Amiano, Pilar; Khaw, Kay Tee; Travis, Ruth; Dossus, Laure; Gunter, Mark; Rinaldi, Sabina; Merritt, Melissa; Riboli, Elio; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-31)
      Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK)-RANK ligand (RANKL) signaling promotes mammary tumor development in experimental models. Circulating concentrations of soluble RANKL (sRANKL) may influence breast cancer risk via activation of RANK signaling; this may be modulated by osteoprotegerin (OPG), the decoy receptor for RANKL. sRANKL and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor subtype has ...
    • Correlates of circulating ovarian cancer early detection markers and their contribution to discrimination of early detection models: results from the EPIC cohort 

      Fortner, Renée T.; Vitonis, Allison F.; Schock, Helena; Hüsing, Anika; Johnson, Theron; Fichorova, Raina Nakove; Fashemi, Titilayo; Yamamoto, Hidemi S.; Tjønneland, Anne; Hansen, Louise; Overvad, Kim; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Kvaskoff, Marina; Severi, Gianluca; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Benetou, Vassiliki; La Vecchia, Carlo; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Tumino, Rosario; Matullo, Giuseppe; Mattiello, Amalia; Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte; Peeters, Petra H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gram, Inger Torhild; Jareid, Mie; Quirós, José Ramón; Duell, Eric J.; Sánchez, Mariá-José; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Larrañaga, Nerea; Nodin, Björn; Brändstedt, Jenny; Idahl, Annika; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Allen, Naomi; Gunter, Marc; Johansson, Mattias; Dossus, Laure; Merritt, Melissa A.; Riboli, Elio; Cramer, Daniel W.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Terry, Kathryn L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-20)
      Background: Ovarian cancer early detection markers CA125, CA15.3, HE4, and CA72.4 vary between healthy women, limiting their utility for screening. <br>Methods: We evaluated cross-sectional relationships between lifestyle and reproductive factors and these markers among controls ( n = 1910) from a nested case-control study in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition ...
    • Determinants of blood acylcarnitine concentrations in healthy individuals of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Wedekind, Roland; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Viallon, Vivian; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Schmidt, Julie A.; Chajes, Veronique; Katzke, Vna; Johnson, Theron; Santucci de Magistris, Maria; Krogh, Vittorio; Amiano, Pilar; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Redondo-Sánchez, Daniel; Huerta, José María; Tjønneland, Anne; Pokharel, Pratik; Jakszyn, Paula; Tumino, Rosario; Ardanaz, Eva; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Winkvist, Anna; Hultdin, Johan; Schulze, Matthias B.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gunter, Marc J.; Huybrechts, Inge; Scalbert, Augustin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-08)
      Background & aims: Circulating levels of acylcarnitines (ACs) have been associated with the risk of various diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes. Diet and lifestyle factors have been shown to influence AC concentrations but a better understanding of their biological, lifestyle and metabolic determinants is needed. <p><p>Methods: Circulating ACs were measured in blood by targeted (15 ACs) and ...
    • Lifestyle correlates of eight breast cancer-related metabolites: a cross-sectional study within the EPIC cohort 

      His, Mathilde; Viallon, Vivian; Dossus, Laure; Schmidt, Julie A.; Travis, Ruth C.; Gunter, Marc; Overvad, Kim; Kyrø, Cecilie; Tjønneland, Anne; Lécuyer, Lucie; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Johnson, Theron; Katzke, Verena; Schulze, Matthias B.; Masala, Giovanna; Sieri, Sabina; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Macciotta, Alessandra; Boer, Jolanda M. A.; Monninkhof, Evelyn; Olsen, Karina Standahl; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Ardanaz, Eva; Vidman, Linda; Winkvist, Anna; Heath, Alicia K.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Huybrechts, Inge; Rinaldi, Sabina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-10)
      Background: Metabolomics is a promising molecular tool for identifying novel etiological pathways leading to cancer. In an earlier prospective study among pre- and postmenopausal women not using exogenous hormones, we observed a higher risk of breast cancer associated with higher blood concentrations of one metabolite (acetylcarnitine) and a lower risk associated with higher blood concentrations of ...
    • A metabolomic study of red and processed meat intake and acylcarnitine concentrations in human urine and blood 

      Wedekind, Roland; Kiss, Agneta; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Viallon, Vivian; Rothwell, Joseph A; Cross, Amanda J.; Rostgaard-Hansen, Agnetha Linn; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Jakszyn, Paula; Schmidt, Julie A; Pala, Valeria; Vermeulen, Roel; Schulze, Matthias B; Kühn, Tilman; Johnson, Theron; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Peppa, Eleni; La Vechia, Carlo; Masala, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Wittenbecher, Clemens; de Magistris, Maria Santucci; Dahm, Christina C; Severi, Gianluca; Romana Mancini, Francesca; Vainio, Elisabete Weiderpass; Gunter, Marc J.R.; Huybrechts, Inge; Scalbert, Augustin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-03)
      <p>Background - Acylcarnitines (ACs) play a major role in fatty acid metabolism and are potential markers of metabolic dysfunction with higher blood concentrations reported in obese and diabetic individuals. Diet, and in particular red and processed meat intake, has been shown to influence AC concentrations but data on the effect of meat consumption on AC concentrations is limited. <p>Objectives - ...
    • Methodological issues in a prospective study on plasma concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and pancreatic cancer risk within the EPIC cohort 

      Gasull, Magda; Pumarega, José; Kiviranta, Hannu; Rantakokko, Panu; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Bergdahl, Ingvar A.; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Goñi, Fernando; Cirera, Lluís; Donat-Vargas, Carolina; Alguacil, Juan; Iglesias, Mar; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Johnson, Theron; Kühn, Tilman; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Verschuren, Monique; Vermeulen, Roel; Rylander, Charlotta; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; Molinuevo, Amaia; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Sund, Malin; Key, Tim; Ye, Weimin; Jenab, Mazda; Michaud, Dominique; Matullo, Giuseppe; Canzian, Federico; Kaaks, Rudolf; Nieters, Alexandra; Nöthlings, Ute; Jeurnink, Suzanne; Chajes, Veronique; Matejcic, Marco; Gunter, Marc; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Agudo, Antoni; Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Duell, Eric J.; Vineis, Paolo; Porta, Miquel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-23)
      <i>Background</i> - The use of biomarkers of environmental exposure to explore new risk factors for pancreatic cancer presents clinical, logistic, and methodological challenges that are also relevant in research on other complex diseases.<p> <p><i>Objectives</i> - First, to summarize the main design features of a prospective case-control study –nested within the European Prospective Investigation ...
    • A new pipeline for the normalization and pooling of metabolomics data 

      Viallon, Vivian; His, Mathilde; Rinaldi, Sabina; Breeur, Marie; Gicquiau, Audrey; Hémon, Bertrand; Overvad, Kim; Tjønneland, Anne; Rostgaard-Hansen, Agnetha Linn; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Lecuyer, Lucie; Severi, Gianluca; Kaaks, Rudolf; Johnson, Theron; Schulze, Matthias B.; Palli, Domenico; Agnoli, Claudia; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosaria; Ricceri, Fulvio; Monique Verschuren, Verschuren; Engelfriet, Peter; Onland-Moret, Charlotte; Vermeulen, Roel; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Urbarova, Ilona; Zamora-Ros, Raul; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Ardanaz, Eva; Melander, Olle; Ottoson, Filip; Vidman, Linda; Rentoft, Matilda; Schmidt, Julie A.; Travis, Ruth C.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Johansson, Mattias; Dossus, Laure; Jenab, Mazda; Gunter, Marc; Bermejo, Justo Lorenzo; Scherer, Dominique; Salek, Reza M.; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Ferrari, Pietro (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-17)
    • Osteoprotegerin and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor subtype: A nested case-control study in the EPIC cohort 

      Fortner, Renée T.; Sarink, Danja; Schock, Helena; Johnson, Theron; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Affret, Aurelie; His, Mathilde; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Naska, Androniki; Orfanos, Philippos; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Mattiello, Amalia; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Peeters, Petra H.M.; van Gils, Carla H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Lund, Eiliv; Quirós, J. Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Dorronsoro, Miren; Key, Tim; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Rinaldi, Sabina; Dossus, Laure; Gunter, Marc; Merritt, Melissa A.; Riboli, Elio; Kaaks, Rudolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-08)
      Background:<br>Circulating osteoprotegerin (OPG), a member of the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANK) axis, may influence breast cancer risk via its role as the decoy receptor for both the RANK ligand (RANKL) and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). Circulating OPG and breast cancer risk has been examined in only one prior study.<br>Methods:<br>A case-control ...
    • Plasma concentrations of advanced glycation end-products and colorectal cancer risk in the EPIC study 

      Aglago, Elom K.; Schalkwijk, Casper G.; Freisling, Heinz; Fedirko, Veronika; Hughes, David J.; Jiao, Li; Dahm, Christina C.; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Katzke, Verena; Johnson, Theron; Schulze, Matthias B.; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Masala, Giovanna; Sieri, Sabina; Simeon, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Macciotta, Alessandra; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; Skeie, Guri; Gram, Inger Torhild; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Jakszyn, Paula; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Barricarte, Aurelio; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Mayén, Ana-Lucia; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gunter, Marc J.; Heath, Alicia K.; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-29)
      Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are a heterogeneous group of compounds formed by the non-enzymatic reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars, or dicarbonyls as intermediate compounds. Experimental studies suggest that AGEs may promote colorectal cancer, but prospective epidemiologic studies are inconclusive. We conducted a case–control study nested within a large European cohort. Plasma ...
    • Prediagnostic Blood Selenium Status and Mortality among Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Western European Populations 

      Baker, Jacqueline Roshelli; Umesh, Sushma; Jenab, Mazda; Schomburg, Lutz; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Marie-Christine, Boutron-Ruault; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Katzke, Verena; Johnson, Theron; Schulze, Matthias B.; Masala, Giovanna; Agnoli, Claudia; Simeon, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Bas; Gram, Inger Torhild; Skeie, Guri; Bonet, Catalina; RodrÍguez-Barranco, Miguel; Houerta, José María; Gylling, Björn; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Aglago, Elom; Freisling, Heinz; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Cross, Amanda J.; Heath, Alicia K.; Hughes, , David J.; Fedirko, Veronika (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-22)
      A higher selenium (Se) status has been shown to be associated with lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), but the importance of Se in survival after CRC diagnosis is not well studied. The associations of prediagnostic circulating Se status (as indicated by serum Se and selenoprotein P (SELENOP) measurements) with overall and CRC-specific mortality were estimated using multivariable Cox proportional ...
    • Prospective evaluation of 92 serum protein biomarkers for early detection of ovarian cancer 

      Mukama, Trasias; Fortner, Renée Turzanski; Katzke, Verena; Hynes, Lucas Cory; Petrera, Agnese; Hauck, Stefanie M.; Johnson, Theron; Schulze, Matthias; Schiborn, Catarina; Rostgaard-Hansen, Agnetha Linn; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Pérez, María José Sánchez; Crous-Bou, Marta; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Amiano, Pilar; Ardanaz, Eva; Watts, Eleanor L.; Travis, Ruth C.; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Grioni, Sara; Masala, Giovanna; Signoriello, Simona; Tumino, Rosario; Gram, Inger Torhild; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Sartor, Hanna; Lundin, Eva; Idahl, Annika; Heath, Alicia K.; Dossus, Laure; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kaaks, Rudolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-14)
      BACKGROUND: CA125 is the best available yet insufficiently sensitive biomarker for early detection of ovarian cancer. There is a need to identify novel biomarkers, which individually or in combination with CA125 can achieve adequate sensitivity and specificity for the detection of earlier-stage ovarian cancer.<p> <p>METHODS: In the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition ...
    • Receptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand, osteoprotegerin, and risk of death following a breast cancer diagnosis: results from the EPIC cohort 

      Sarink, Danja; Schock, Helena; Johnson, Theron; Chang-Claude, Jenny; Overvad, Kim; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Arveux, Patrick; Fournier, Agnès; Kvaskoff, Marina; Boeing, Heiner; Karakatsani, Anna; Trichopoulou, Antonia; La Vecchia, Carlo; Masala, Giovanna; Agnoli, Claudia; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; van Gils, Carla H.; Peeters, Petra H.M.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Agudo, Antonio; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Huerta, José María; Ardanaz, Eva; Gil, Leire; Kaw, Kay Tee; Schmidt, Julie A.; Dossus, Laure; His, Mathilde; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-22)
      <b>Background</b><br> Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANK)-signaling is involved in tumor growth and spread in experimental models. Binding of RANK ligand (RANKL) to RANK activates signaling, which is inhibited by osteoprotegerin (OPG). We have previously shown that circulating soluble RANKL (sRANKL) and OPG are associated with breast cancer risk. Here we extend these findings to ...
    • Vitamin D-related genes, blood vitamin D levels and colorectal cancer risk in Western European populations 

      Fedirko, Veronika; Mandle, Hannah B.; Zhu, Wanzhe; Hughes, David J.; Siddiq, Afshan; Ferrari, Pietro; Romieu, Isabelle; Riboli, Elio; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; van Duijnhoven, Fränzel J.B.; Siersema, Peter D.; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Perduca, Vittorio; Carbonnel, Franck; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Kühn, Tilman; Johnson, Theron; Krasimira, Aleksandrova; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Makrythanasis, Periklis; Thanos, Dimitris; Panico, Salvatore; Krogh, Vittorio; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Skeie, Guri; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Sala, Núria; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sánchez, María-José; Quirós, Ramón; Amiano, Pilar; Gylling, Björn; Harlid, Sophia; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Heath, Alicia K.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Aune, Dagfinn; Freisling, Heinz; Murphy, Neil; Gunter, Marc J.; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-20)
      Higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25(OH)D) have been found to be associated with lower risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in prospective studies. Whether this association is modified by genetic variation in genes related to vitamin D metabolism and action has not been well studied in humans. We investigated 1307 functional and tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; individually, ...